Early American Settlements

Front

Who built the first permanent settlement in the Americas for France?

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Samuel De Champlain

Front

The settlement was named what?

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Port Royal

Front

Who usually traveled with fur traders to convert natives to Christianity?

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Catholic Missionaries

Front

What river is known as the “Father of Waters?”

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Mississippi River

Front

Louisiana was named in honor of which king of France?

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King Louis XIV

Front

What settlement was built at the mouth of the Mississippi River?

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New Orleans

Front

Who was the Dutch explorer that led a group of settlers up the Hudson River and settled on Manhattan Island?

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Peter Minuit

Front

New Netherlands is now known as what?

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New York

Front

Who was given a charter by King James I to settle in North America?

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Virginia Company of London

Front

What was the first permanent English settlement in the United States?

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Jamestown