1. Race for Empires

2. I. England A.Northwest Passage 1.John Cabot - basis for England’s claimed lands in N. America 2.Henry Hudson - searched north (Canada) Hudson Bay is named after him B.Colonies 1.charter - permission to start colony 2.Sir Walter Raleigh a)Sent expedition to set up Virginia b)2nd expedition to Roanoke - “lost colony”

3. II. France A.Northwest Passage 1.Jacques Cartier 2.Sailed down St. Lawrence River to Montreal 3.Areas claimed for France B.Samuel de Champlain 1.Followed same path as Cartier 2.Founded Quebec 3.Set up as a fur trading post

4. II. France (cont.) C.Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette 1.French Missionaries 2.Searched for Mississippi River 3.Travelled as far south as Arkansas D.Robert de La Salle 1.Followed MS River to Gulf of Mexico 2.Claimed land for France name after King Louis XIV... Louisiana!

5. II. France (cont.) E.Other French Trading Outposts (Fur!) 1.Detroit (MI) 2.New Orleans (LA) 3.St. Louis (MO) F.Relations w/ Native Americans 1.Close ties - for the fur trade 2.Many learned the Indians’ languages 3.Married into different tribes

6. III. Dutch A.New Netherlands 1.Area of present day NY, NJ, CT, and DE 2.Island of Manhattan a)Bought by Peter Minuit for about $24! b)Minuit then established the city of New Amsterdam... New York!