1. The main
idea of this page is:
Quiz on French Explorers
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1. The main
idea of this page is:
The French took lots of gold and silver from North America.
The French were very bad to the Indians, using them as slaves to catch beaver and other
animals
The French settled parts of the St. Lawrence River Valley and the Mississippi River Valley
from Canada all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.
Most of the Frenchmen who came to the New World were missionaries who built fort-like
missions to protect themselves.
2. The
French first came to America because they wanted to find furs.
True False
3. Cartier
sailed up and down the east coast of America looking for the Westward Passage before
returning to France.
True False
4.
Verranzano called the newly discovered area around Mont Real, New France.
True False
5. The
French claimed most of the St. Lawrence and Mississippi River valleys for themselves.
True False
6. Louis
Joliet was a French missionary.
True False
7. The
French were friendly with an Indian tribe called the Iroquois.
True False
8. LaSalle
was the first Frenchman to reach the Gulf of Mexico.
True False