| A | B |
| John Cabot obstacles | No maps, unknown territory |
| Northwest passage | water route through N. Amer. to Asia |
| Captain John Smith | Jamestown, "no work, no food" |
| John Cabot accomplishments | Explored the east coast of N. America |
| Jacques Cartier accomplishments | Explored E. Canada & the St. Lawrence River |
| Jacques Cartier obstacles | NW. passage did not exist. sick crew |
| Henry Hudson accomplishments | explored the Hudson River/bay in what is now NY |
| Like "gold" to the French | Fur trade with Native Americans |
| France claimed- | much of Northern N. America where Canada is today |
| Spain claimed- | Sw part of what is now the US. Florida, central Amer. (mexico) |
| England claimed- | Small area of land along the eastern coast (Atlantic Ocean) |
| Squanto | helped the pilgrims survive |
| Pilgrims | Came from England looking for religous freedom |
| Tobacco | Like "gold" to the English |
| cash crop | grown to sell and make a profit |
| Life in Jamestown | Very hard |
| Did not really exist | Northwest passage |