1. which present- day country did the french establish settlements? (page 40)
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1. Which present-day country did the French establish settlements? (page 40)
•Answer: Canada
•2. 2. The Northwest The Northwest Passage is a water Passage is a water route to Asia through route to Asia through the cold waters of the cold waters of present-day Canada.present-day Canada.
•3. The French came . The French came to the Americas to the Americas primarily primarily to profit to profit from the fur tradefrom the fur trade. .
4. What was the first permanent European settlement in Canada? (page 41)
Answer• Quebec
•5. For which reason was Quebec Founded? To repel rivals of French traders.
• 6. Quebec’s location 6. Quebec’s location contributed to its defense by contributed to its defense by being located on the St. being located on the St. Lawrence River. This allowed Lawrence River. This allowed trade and defense of Quebec trade and defense of Quebec because Quebec was located because Quebec was located on a water-way. on a water-way.
• 7. The French treated the Native Americans well because the French did not enslave or intimidate the Native Americans• 8. Samuel de Champlain was the
founder of Quebec. Used Guns to defeat the Iroquois
Answer•9. The reason New France grew slowly was…•The long cold Canadian winter (poor climate);•Afraid of the Iroquois raids (Native American Tribe)
• 10. Define what is meant by coureurs de bois. (page 42)•10. To survive and prosper
in an Indian world, French had to adopt some of the Indians’ ways. Fur traders (French) marry Indian, Native American, women.
•11.What is a metis? (page 42)•Metis: the children of the marriages between French fur traders and Native American women.
•12. The French 12. The French used Louisiana used Louisiana mainly as a mainly as a military base. military base.
•Which city and state did the French found? (page 42)
Answer• State = Louisiana• City = New Orleans
•Like Canada, why was Louisiana struggling to attract colonists? (page 43)
• The economy provided few opportunities beyond trading with the Indians for deerskins or raising tobacco of a poor quality;• Hot climate and swampy landscape
promoted deadly diseases