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Chap 4 Les 2
New France
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What good did the French find that was as valuable as gold? | Fur |
| What French explorer began the trade with the Hurons? | Jacques Cartier |
| Who was sent to North America to map the places where beavers were found? | Samuel de Chamnplian |
| What became the first important French settlement in North America? | Quebec |
| Why did the French settlements grow slowly? | There was a civil war in France |
| What is a civil war? | War between two groups in the same country |
| What countries were fighting over the fur trade in the southern coast of New France? | France, Holland, England |
| What is a colony ruled directly by a monarch called? | royal colony |
| What type of boat helped the French navigate in the swallow waters? | birchbark canoes |
| A great river to the west was thought to be the Northwest Passage. What river was it? | Mississippi River |
| Who did the Governor Frontenac send to explore the Mississippi River? | Marquette and Joliet |
| How did the explorers know the Mississippi River could not be Northwest Passage? | It flowed south |
| Why did the French turn back when they reached the Arkansas River? | Feared the Spanish |
| What did the expedition of Marquette and Joliet accomplish? | It opened the trade route in the Mississippi River Valley and built trading posts |
| What was the name of the settlement at the mouth of the Mississippi River that Sieur de la Salle found? | Louisiana |
| Why was it difficult for the Louisiana settlement? | It was hot and swampy |
| What caused the settlement of Louisiana to fail? | La Salle was killed and they had no leader |
| What is a proprietary colony? | A colony owned by a person and that person rules it. |
| What was La Salle's greate contribution? | Claimed all the Mississippi River Valley for France |
| Why were the birchbark canoes valuable to the French? | They could navigate in shallow water and could be carried around waterfalls and rapids. They could also be acrried overland between rivers |
| Where did Marquette and Joliet begin their Mississippi exloration? | Northern Lake Michigan |
| Why was the Marquette and Joliet expedition important to France? | It opened the Mississippi River Valley to French settlement. |
| How did Henry IV get merchants to build colonies in North America? | King Henry IV said that any merchant who wanted to trade in America must build a colony there. |
| What is a plantation? | Large farms |
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