French Exploration

Question 1

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. The map above traces the journey of __________.

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Jolliet and Marquette

Question 2

Which of the following challenges did La Salle and his colonists encounter when they tried to set up a French colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River? i. They were attacked by the Iroquois. ii. La Salle was killed in a storm on the journey to North America. iii. They overshot their destination. iv. The colonists were plagued by disease and starvation.

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iii. and iv. only

Question 3

Hundreds of French people sought __________ to take back to France.

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fish and furs

Question 4

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Who completed the expedition outlined on the map above?

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La Salle

Question 5

Both Fort St. Jean Baptiste and New Orleans were built to __________.

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protect French claims on land from the Spanish and the British

Question 6

La Harpe recognized that Oklahoma’s economic potential included all of the following resources except __________.

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gold in the rivers

Question 7

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. The French territory claimed on the map above was named after __________.

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King Louis XIV

Question 8

What was the purpose of Jacques Cartier’s third expedition to North America?

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to start a successful colony

Question 9

Which French trade goods were most desired by American Indians?

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fishhooks, knives, and other manufactured items

Question 10

One major contribution of the French Mallet brothers was __________.

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successfully traveling to Santa Fe by way of Oklahoma

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