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DIRECTIONS:  After viewing and analyzing MAP 1, read and respond to each of the following questions.  Remember to use complete sentences as well as correct spelling and punctuation in your answers.
 

1. Jacques Cartier made two voyages to the New World for the French.  What
    were the dates of those voyages?
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2. What was the date of Giovanni da Verrazano's voyage to the New World?
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3. From what port city in France did both Cartier and Verrazano sail?
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4. What was the westernmost point reached by Cartier during his exploration of the
    New World?
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5. According to the map, how far south do you think Verrazano traveled along the
    east coast of North America?
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6. What do you think was the original purpose of Cartier's and Verrazano's voyages
    to the New World?
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7. As a result of Cartier's and Verrazano's voyages to the New World, what were the
    French able to claim?
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