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chapter 7 lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where was New France located? | present day canada |
| What were the two major settlements of New France? | Quebec and Montreal |
| What were trading post? | The place where the French and Native Americans met to trade goods. |
| What were some skills that the French traders learned from the Native Americans? | how to build canoes from birch bark and how to make snowshoes |
| Who named the Mississippi River? | Algonquian-speaking Indians |
| What does Mississippi River name mean? | big water |
| Why were the leaders of New France eager to explore the Mississippi River? | it would help the reach new lands |
| What french explorer decided to explore the Mississippi River? | Jacques Marquette |
| Who was his partner in this adventure? | Louis Jolliet |
| At what point did Marquette realize that he was not on the Northwest Passage? | when he realized the river continued to flow slow |
| Who continued the exploration of Marquette and Jolliet? | Robert La Salle |
| Where did this explore reach on his trip? | Gulf of Mexico |
| What did he claim and for whom did he claim it? | The entire Mississippi River valley for France |
| What is a tributary? | stream or river that flows into a larger river |
| What did LaSalle call the new land he found and why? | Louisiana for King Louis XIV of France |
| What city became our state capital in 1718? | New Orleans |
| How did the location of New Orleans help it to grow? | became a busy trading center |
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