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How did the search for the northwest passage lead to the founding of the north American colonies?
The search for the Northwest Passage drove most of the early explorers, it was why so many voyages were financed even when little gold and silver was being returned. The information brought back by those voyages was used to found many North American Settlements and Colonies.
Who were the first explorers of North American?
The Vikings were the first non-native explorers.
Where did the Native Americans of the Pacific northwest come from?
The pacific northwest
Who were the first white explorers to cross American continent?
Lewis and clark
What kinds of art did the American Indians of pacific northwest do?
they had symbolism art and there were a lot of small animals in each painting
What were explores searching for during their explorations of the north American coast?
A Northwest Passage to Asia
What were explorers searching for during the exploration of the North American coast?
A Northwest Passage to Asia
Who were the two french explorers that searched for the northwest passage?
They weren't french, they were American. The answer is Lewis and Clark.
Which Native American group did NOT live in the Northwest Coast area before the arrival of European explorers?
The Native American group that did not live in the northwest coast area before the arrival of European explorers were the Pueblo people. The Pueblo people are and were located in the Southwestern United States.
Why did the Hudson Bay explorers come to Canada?
they came to canada to find the northwest passage.
How did the term northwest passage come to exist?
The merchants and explorers interested in the trading industry in Asia were looking for a passage through North America that was literally directed Northwest that would take them to Asia.
What were explorers looking for the northwest passage?
A route to the west
Where did early explorers and settlers of Anglo American come from?
Modern Day Western Europe,
Where did early explorers and settlers of Anglo-American come from?
Modern Day Western Europe,
Which explorers looked for the northwest passage?
There were many explorers searching for the Northwest Passage, beginning with John Cabot in 1497. Sir Robert McClure would not discover the actual Northwest Passage until 1851.England, France, and the Netherlands hoped to discover a northwest passage.
What was primary object of Spanish explorers in northwest?
The Spanish explorers wanted to find gold, silver and power.
Why were explorers looking for a northwest passage?
Explorers were looking for a northwest passage for a water route to asia. There were many other beliefs about other water passages like the strait of anian
