5th - SS Chapter 7 Lesson 2 Flashcards
A stream or river that flows into a larger River.
Tributary
A place where people meet to trade goods.
Trading post
What important skills did the French learn from the Native Americans?
- How to build canoes from birch bark
- How to make snowshoes for walking in deep snow.
- About the Mississippi River
What were the major settlements of New France in 1534?
Quebec and Montreal, in present day Canada
Why did the leaders of New France want control of the Mississippi River?
Control of this river would help they reach new lands where they could build trading posts. They also hoped the river might flow to the Pacific Ocean - the Northwest Passage.
Who were the French explorers who explored the Mississippi River in 1673?
Jacques Marquette, a missionary, and Louis Jolliot, a fur trader
What did Marquette and Jolliet discover about the Mississippi River?
That the river flowed south and was not the Northwest Passage
Who was the French explorer that continued the exploration of the Mississippi River in 1681?
Robert La Salle
When did La Salle reach the Gulf of Mexico?
They reached the Gulf of Mexico in April 1682
La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi River valley and all its tributaries for France. What did he name it?
Louisiana for King Louis XIV of France
Describe the sequence of La Salle’s expeditions.
In the winter of 1681, La Salle’s expedition put their canoes on sleds and dragged them over snow and frozen streams. They began rowing down the Mississippi River in February 1682 and reached the Gulf of Mexico in April of 1682.
Name two French settlements that are now major American cities.
Detroit and New Orleans
In what year was the city of New Orleans founded?
1718
New Orleans was Louisiana’s what from 1722 to 1849?
It was Louisiana’s territorial and later state capital
Why was New Orleans a successful trading post?
It’s ideal location near the mouth of the Mississippi River
