Chapter 2 Europeans Establish Colonies Section 2 the
Chapter 2 “Europeans Establish Colonies” Section 2 “the French Empire” Page 40 -43
1. • The children of French fathers and Native American mothers
Metis
2. • French Fur traders
Coureurs de bois
3. • A hypothetical water route to Asia
Northwest Passage
4. • The first permanent European settlement in Canada
Quebec
5. • French explorer who founded Quebec
Samuel de Champlain
6. • The French used Louisiana mainly as a • A) farming colony • B) fishing ground • C) trading post • D) Military base
D) Military base
7. • The French came to Americans primarily to • A) look for gold and riches • B) convert the Indians to Christianity. • C) challenge Spanish domination • D) profit from the fur trade
D) profit from the fur trade
8. • For which reasons did New France grow slowly? • A) conflict with the Huron, poor fishing • B) conflict with the Spanish colonies, poor soil. • C) conflict with the Iroquois, poor climate • D) conflict with English colonies, poor
C) conflict with the Iroquois, poor climate
9. • For which reason was Quebec founded in 1608? • A) to protect the Iroquois • B) to store trade goods • C) to repel rivals of French traders • D) to support missionaries.
C) to repel rivals of French traders
10. Unlike the Spanish, the French • A) needed Native Americans to work for them. • B) used force to seize gold and other resources from Native Americans • C) did not intimidate or enslave Native Americans • D) did not build forts on native American
C) did not intimidate or enslave Native Americ
11. Robert de La Salle is noted for A)Finding the Northwest Passage B)Exploring the St. Lawrence River C)Claiming for French the land around the Mississippi River. D)Leading a Jesuit mission in New France.
C) did not intimidate or enslave Native Americans
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