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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat people were the FIRST EUROPEANS to explore lands in southern North America.SpanishFrenchPortugueseNative Americans
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy did French traders first come to North America?To trade goldTo make a fortTo trade beaver fursTo take over Native Americans
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Europeans want to control the Mississippi River?It was an important fishing spotIt was an important trade routeIt gave them water for their crops
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Native Americans and Europeans have in common?They both had gunsThey both lived in citiesThey both had large shipsThey both traded
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the main goal of a missionary?
To spread their religion
To take over new lands
To get animal fur
To trade within your borders
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the first Spanish explorer in to find the Mississippi River?BienvilleLa SalleHernando De SotoKing Louis XIV
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho did La Salle claim the territory of Louisiana for?King GeorgeLouis the GreatQueen LouisaKing Louis XIV
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an example of how French missionaries interacted with Native Americans?They fought each otherMissionaries tried to learn Native American languagesNatives ignored the missionariesMissionaries claimed Native American land
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow did La Salle die?InfluenzaHis men killed himHe drowned in the Mississippi RiverTyphoid Fever
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following events happened FIRST?New Orleans was built on the Mississippi RiverHernando de Soto explored North AmericaThe French set up fur trading posts in New FranceLa Salle claimed the Mississippi River
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat European country was the first to claim the territory of Louisiana?SpainFranceGermanyEngland
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the best example of how the French have influenced our state?The Mississippi River is named after a FrenchmanWe speak French in LouisianaWe are friends with Native AmericansNew Orleans in named after a Frenchman named Duc d'Orleans
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat European country also claimed land in North America (other than the French)?PortugalEngland/BritainItalySweden
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow did Native Americans help French settlers?Taught them to fishGave them better weaponsThey didn't help the FrenchTaught them to farm
- 15. Multiple Choice
Where did Bienvillie choose to establish the city of New Orleans
On low ground
On a crescent of the Mississippi River
In the woods
On a straight part of the Mississippi River
- 16. Multiple ChoiceDid New Orleans become the capital of the French colony?YesNo
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow did Native Americans respond after the French established the town of New Orleans?They were friendlyThey still tradedThey revoltedThey left Louisiana
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following were NOT people of the first French settlement?SoldiersIndian SlavesCraftsmenFarmers
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which colored territory was claimed by the British?PinkGreenOrange - 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich color territory was claimed by the French?PinkGreenOrange
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich color territory was claimed by the Spanish?PinkGreenOrange
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