| Question |
Answer |
| WHY WAS FUR TRADING IMPORTANT IN THE 1500'S? |
EVERYONE WANTED BEAVER HATS AND FURS. |
| WHAT DID THE FRENCH CALL THEIR CLAIMS IN THE NEW WORLD? |
NEW FRANCE |
| WHO WAS FIRST TO EXPLORE THE EAST COAST? |
VERRAZANO |
| WHO IS CALLED THE FATHER OF CANADA? |
JACQUES CARTIER |
| WHY DID THE FRENCH WANT TO FIND THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE? |
THEY WANTED THE WEALTH OF THE EAST. |
| WHO ESTABLISHED THE FIRST FRENCH COLONY? |
SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN |
| WHO WAS THE PRIEST WHO CAME TO QUEBEC TO SPREAD HIS RELIGION? |
MARQUETTE |
| WHO WAS THE FIRST IMPORTANT EXPLORER TO BE BORN IN THE NEW WORLD? |
LOUIS JOLIET |
| WHO FIRST REACHED THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND CLAIMED THE LAND FOR FRANCE? |
LA SALLE |
| WHAT WAS THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE? |
A WATER ROUTE FROM EUROPE TO ASIA THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AMERICAS |
| WHAT STATE IS NAMED AFTER THE FRENCH KING, LOUIS XIV? |
LOUISIANA |
| WHAT TRIBE WAS THE ENEMY TO THE FRENCH AFTER CHAMPLAIN USED FIREARMS AND RAIDED THEIR LANDS? |
IROQUOIS |
| WHAT TRIBE LIVED IN THE TERRITORY ALONG THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED BY JACQUES CARTIER? |
HURON |
| WHAT CITY IS THE FRENCH TERM FOR "ROYAL MOUNTAIN"? |
MONTREAL |
| WHAT CITY NAME IS A HURON TERM FOR "PLACE WHERE THE RIVER NARROWS"? |
QUEBEC |
| WHAT IS A DISEASE CAUSED BY LACK OF VITAMIN C? |
SCURVY |