French and Dutch Exploration

Question 1

The explorations of Marquette, Jolliet, and La Salle

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helped New France to expand.

Question 2

King Louis XIV of France encouraged people to settle in New France by

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giving away land.

Question 3

One reason that the colony of New Netherland grew slowly was that

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Colonists were more interested in the fur trade than in permanent settlement.

Question 4

Giovanni da Verrazano thought that a large lake he discovered in North America was

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the Pacific Ocean

Question 5

What did Dutch trading companies promise to settlers in New Netherland?

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religious freedom

Question 6

Unlike French settlers in the 1600s, the Dutch at first were not interested in

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permanent settlements

Question 7

In addition to founding the city of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain was the first European to

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explore the Great Lakes

Question 8

The Dutch located trading posts near harbors and rivers, such as the Hudson, in the early 1600s because

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they wanted water access to help transport goods back to Europe.

Question 9

How did the Dutch acquire New Amsterdam?

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They bought it from Indigenous peoples.

Question 10

Which of the following groups was most important in bringing settlers to New Netherland in the 1600s?

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trading companies

French and Dutch Exploration Answers