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SS ch.6 sec.1
SS ch.6 sec.1 (quiz 9/13/22) test 9/20/22
| questions | answers |
|---|---|
| Alonso Alvarez Pineda and Hernando De Soto were the first Europeans in Louisiana who were also ___________ ________ | Spanish explores |
| Spain lost interest because there was no _______ or ____ | sliver, gold |
| French explorers Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle wanted to find _____ ______ to Asia but they discovered Louisiana instead | trade routes |
| LaSalle found the _____ of the Mississippi River | mouth |
| 1682 - LaSalle claimed ______________ for France | Louisiana |
| LaSalle tried going back to the settlement in Louisiana but failed because his ___ killed him in 1687 | men |
| Louisiana was named after | King Louis the 14th |
| Twelve years after LaSalle’s death, the French were forced to act on their claim when the ________ built and settled in Pensacola Bay near the Mississippi River | Spanish |
| 1698, Iberville, along with his _______ Bienville, left ________ with four ships | brother, France |
| Iberville est. a settlement on ___ _______ in 1699 | ship island |
| Iberville _____ the mouth of the Mississippi River and est. Point Mardi Gras | found |
| The Gulf Coast (Fort Maurepas) was a more promising location for a settlement than the mouth of the Mississippi River, Why | Fort Maurepas had more sand than water |
| 1699, Iberville ______ _____ to France. Sieur de Sauvole in ______ | went back, charge |
| Bienville continued to _______ the Mississippi River and _________ the languages of Native American tribes. | explore, learned |
| the French had ________ the entire river and _____________ regions and ordered the English to leave. As a result of Bienville’s successful white lie, the spot on the river where this took place is called English Turn *English turn away (lol) | claimed, surrounding |
| 17000 Bienville est. Fort Mississippi 54 _____ above the mouth of the river. | miles |
| 1701, Sauvole ____ and Bienville took _______ | died, command |
| Iberville and Bienville decided to move Fort Maurepas to a new and more favorable site, Why | The soil around Fort Maurepas was too sandy to farm on |
| The new settlement, _____ ______, was located near Mobile Bay. | Fort Louis |
| Iberville in 1702, was drafted into _________ service. He got yellow _____ and died during service. | military, fever |
| Bienville was named _____________ (officer in command)after his brother’s ______ and faced challenges. | commandant, death |
| French ___________ needed food and supplies from France but did't get it | colonists |
| Bienville had disagreements with the person who controls the _______ in the colony | money |
| 1713 a new __________ was appointed. (Bienville was out of rule) | governor |
| 1680 the French were in _________ | Canada |
| French were ___ traders | fur |
| LaSalle thinks he is going to China, Why | because back then they thought the world was flat (like a map) Instead he reaches Louisiana |
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