The French in North America
Mississippi River
A major North American river and an important river that New France used to ship resources
Iroquois
A native group to the eastern woodlands. New France and this tribe have conflict over land and resources
How would you explain the relationship between the Native Americans and the French?
Both the French and the Dutch traded with some Native Americans, but both groups of colonists also came into conflict with other Native Americans.
Where did Jacques Cartier explore and claim land for France?
Canada
Europe
France, England, and Spain belong to his continent
Samuel de Champlain
French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
Jacques Cartier
French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
What did King Louis XIV accomplish for New France?
Louis XIV sent soldiers to make the colony safer for settlers.
What river did New France claim for trading purposes?
Mississippi River
North America
New Spain, New France, and English colonies were located in this continent in the mid 1600's
Huron Tribe
The Huron helped the French increase their fur trading business and remained their friends for many years.
What was one result of the opposition of the Iroquois nation to the presence of French settlers in North America?
The Iroquois and French fought frequently. That made life for the French settlers dangerous.
Louisiana
a current U.S. state that was named after King Louis XIV
Great Lakes
a group of five freshwater lakes of the central North America between the United States and Canada; the lakes are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior
Northwest Passage
a mythical shortcut by water from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
Robert da La Salle
floated down the Mississippi in 1682 and founded Louisiana near the Gulf
In the early 1600s, French explorers and traders set up trading posts in present-day Canada. What good was the basis of the trading business they started with the Native Americans?
furs
commerce
the buying and selling of products on a large scale
