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Chap 4.4
Dutch and French Colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Diversity | A variety of people in a group. |
| Tolerance | Respecting beliefs that are different from one's own. |
| Missionary | A person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs. |
| Jacques Marquette | A missionary in New France. He traveled down the Mississippi River to set up missions |
| Louis Jolliet | An explorer. He thought the Mississippi River might lead to the Pacific Ocean. |
| Robert La Salle | An explorer. He claimed the Mississippi River and all the land around it for France. He named it Louisiana after King Louis XIV. |
| What made the population of New Netherland diverse? | New Netherland welcomed all settlers no matter what country they came from or what religion they practiced. |
| Peter Stuyvesant | Governor of New Netherland. He did not want settlers with different religious beliefs in the colony. |
| Why was it easy for England to take control of New Amsterdam? | The settlers of New Amsterdam were so unhappy with Stuyvesant, that they refused to fight against the English. |
| What did the English rename New Amsterdam when they took over? | New York |
| Why did so few settlers live in New France? | The climate was cold and made if difficult to farm. |
| What reasons did Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet have for exploring the Mississippi River? | Marquette was setting up missions and Jolliet thought the river might lead to the Pacific Ocean. |
| How did the traders of New France get fur to sell to Europeans? | The traders traded with the Indians. The traders gave the Indians beads, tools, pots, knives, and cloth in exchange for fur. |
| Samuel Champlain | A french fur trader, who fought with the Huron and Algonquin against their enemies. |
| Who did the French fur traders form a partnership with? | The Huron and Algonquin |
| Iroquois | A group of five American Indian nations. |
| Who were the Huron and Algonquin at war with? | Iroquois |
| Peter Minuit | He bought Manhattan Island from the Manhates Indians and started a settlement there called New Amsterdam. |
| Why did the Dutch West India Company look for settlers from other countries to settle in New Netherlands? | Because few people from the Netherlands wanted to move across the Atlantic. |
| New France | In Canada. Missionaries went there to teach religion. |
| New Amsterdam | Founded by Peter Minuit. Had a very diverse group of people living there. |
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