European Explorers

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What was Hernando de Soto looking for?

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Gold

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The Native Americans ____________ de Soto and his men.

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welcomed them

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Why did some of the Native Americans get mad at de Soto?

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de Soto mistreated them.

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A French explorer helped the French claim what is now: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida

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Mississippi

Front

Robert La Salle was a French explorer who claimed the Mississippi River valley for

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France

Front

The French traded with Native Americans for

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furs

Front

Which statement is NOT true of the British in North America?
Options:
They were interested in the fur trade.
They had no interest in settling land.
they wanted to control the Mississippi river.
They made Native Americans mad.

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They had no interest in settling land.

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Which phrase describes the movement of British settlers in North America? Options: northward from the Gulf of Mexico, southward from the Great Lakes region, westward from the Atlantic coast, eastward from the Pacific coast

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westward from the Atlantic coast

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Whom did the British settlers encounter as they moved into the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys? Options: Spanish conquistadors, French fur traders, American settlers, British Soldiers

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French fur traders

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The French and Indian War was known by that name because

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many Native Americans fought on the side of the French.