French and Native Americans Flashcards
What were the places called where the French and Native Americans traded goods?
Trading Posts
What are some of the things the French learned from the Native Americans?
They learned how to build birch bark canoes and also snowshoes. They lerned about the Mississippi River.
Jolliet and Marquette began exploring the Mississippi River in the hopes that it was what?
The Northwest Passage.
Why did Robert LaSalle explore the Mississippi River? What was he trying to find?
The mouth.
What area or areas did LaSalle claim for France?
He claimed the Mississippi River and all of the river tributaries.
What was the area that LaSalle claimed named?
Louisiana
A stream or river that flows into a larger river is called a ______?
Tributary
What was the cause of the French and Indian War?
Both parties wanted control over the land that was called the Ohio River Valley
What two factors helped the British begin winning battles in the late 1750’s?
Iroquois helped and Britain sent over more soldiers to help.
After the French and Indian War, how did claims on land change? (Be specific with which countries now had claim on which areas, which country lost land).
France no longer had land.
Britain controlled all land east of the Mississippi River.
Native Americans had land between Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River.
Spain had all land west of the Mississippi River.
Why did the King pass the Proclamation of 1763 and what did it say?
Why - Because Britain did not want to continue battling Native Americans who were angry about colonists trying to move in on their territory.
What - The Proclamation of 1763 said the “colonists were no longer allowed to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mountains”.
