Many Europeans who explored the New World were looking for a Northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean. is this true or false?
2007-03-20 05:53:44 · 11 answers · asked by unknown 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Some were looking for jumbo shrimp.
2007-03-20 06:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by retropink 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some were, some weren't. There actually is a "northwest passage" above northern Canada in the Arctic Ocean, although this is only open briefly and is a legitamate navigation route for anything besides submarines.
The French initially searched for the Northwest passage, but gave up on the idea when they found that the Mississippi didn't flow SW, but nearly straight south. The English, and later the Americans, continued searching for this mythical passage to the east. The "discovery" of the Rocky Mountains ended the search for what most would describe as a northwest passage, although some continued exploring Canada's northernmost coasts.
In short the answer should be true.
2007-03-20 06:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by 29 characters to work with...... 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes they were looking for a north west passage ...
think of it there was not yet a panama channel and it was long way via cape hoorn / magellan straight.
explorers : frobisher , franklin , hudson and more
the search for a northwest passage led to increased exploration of the north american coasts.
however due to arctic climate it was difficult to find a passage and is more or less only possible with ice breakers.
there is also a north east passage from the atlantic to the pacific via the arctic ocean (along the northern coast of russia) . this route was important to some extent during the cold war.
bottom line : true.
2007-03-20 06:43:16 · answer #3 · answered by solarsystemsurfer2005 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At that time those Explores were looking for another route to the Asia and did not know North & South & Central America existed.
2007-03-20 06:48:00 · answer #4 · answered by Scott 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
europeans must have come from pacific route only...then why will they search for passage. false
2007-03-20 06:00:54 · answer #5 · answered by shrikant v 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
false. They searched for a NW passage to INDIA.
2007-03-20 06:07:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is true. That is why they first came here in the first place! Then they found out the land was rich and took it!!
2007-03-20 06:05:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
False. sorry, but they were looking for India...
that's why columbus named the Carribean Islands, as West INDIES( or india)
2007-03-20 21:59:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
True
2007-03-20 07:28:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think its true , because most came to the east coast.
2007-03-20 06:02:25 · answer #10 · answered by Backhoe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋