Chapter 4 lesson 4 SS
_______, _________, and ________ lived in the forests on North American. French fur-trappers sold these pelts to French merchants to sell to Europeans for a profit.
Beaver, fox and otter
Samuel de _________ fought with the Huron and Algonquin against their enemies, the Iroquois, a group of 5 American Indian nations.
Champlain
What two Indian groups did the French have an alliance (partnership) with?
Huron and Algonquin
Peter Minuit bought _____ in present day New York from the Manhates Indians for about $24 and a few trinkets.
Manhattan Island
Jacques ______ a missionary in New France, who traveled down the Mississippi River by canoe to set up missions.
Marquette
Manhattan Island was originally named ___________, was the capital of the New Netherland Territory.
New Amsterdam
In the 1600s, the French claimed land in present-day Canada, which they called ______________.
New France
New Amsterdam was renamed ____________ by the British in honor of the ____________.
New York; Duke of York
Who was the governor of New Netherland?
Peter Minuit
_________, a harsh man (peg-leg) who made was that angered colonists was the governor of New Netherland. The didn't want people from different countries and different religions in New Netherland.
Peter Stuyvesant
Why did the French and Indians trade with each other?
The French had items the Indians needed and the Indians had fur pelts that the French woulds sell to Europeans.
What did the French and Indians trade with each other?
The Indians traded furs to the French for beads, tools, pots, knives, and cloth.
How did the Dutch colony of New Netherland become an English colony without a single shot fired?
The settlers were so unhappy with Peter Stuyvesant that they refused to fight the British.
Why were missionaries from France sent to New France?
They taught people about Catholicism.
What was the main economy in New France?
fur trade and fishing trade
Robert ______ claimed the Mississippi River and all the land around it for France in 1682.
La Salle
The ____________ was an important trading companion the Netherlands that looked for people to settle in New Netherland from other countries no matter what country they came from or what religion they practiced.
Dutch West India Company
Why were most of the settlers not farmers?
Its cold climate made it difficult to farm.
Louis _______, an explorer, joined him because he thought the Mississippi River might lead to the Pacific Ocean.
Jolliet