Chapter 5.3 A Challenge from France

During the 1600s, what country established colonies in North America?

• England

• France

• Netherlands

• All of the above

Who was the first French explorer to enter the area of present-day Texas?

• René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle

• Jean-Baptiste Talon

• Hernando de Soto

• Luis de Moscoso

What does the name Louisiana come from?

• French King, Louis XIV

• Luis de Almada from Mexico

• it was the first explorer to get there

• it was the first child to be born there

What is a privateer?

• the captain of the ship

• the general of the army

• government-sponsored pirate ship that prey on the ships of other countries.

• an official who rules other areas in the King or Queen’s name

La Salle returned from France to settle a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Since he was not a very skilled navigator, he missed the mouth of the Mississippi by how many miles?

• 200 miles

• 300 miles

• 400 miles

• 500 miles

What was the name of La Salle’s settlement?

• Fort St. Mary

• Fort Bliss

• Fort St. Louis

• Fort Brown

What happened to La Salle’s last ship La Belle?

• he sold it

• it was destroyed by fire

• it wrecked in a violent storm

• it was stolen

After losing his last ship and running out of supplies, La Salle decided to walk to the nearest French settlement, which was located how far from Fort St. Louis?

• 200 miles

• 300 miles

• 1200 miles

• 1500 miles

When La Salle left to the nearest French settlement, the remaining residents were killed by the Karankawa tribe, except for how many children?

• 3 children

• 4 children

• 5 children

• 6 children

The French never did really settle in Texas, but French trading activity in the area continued into the early 1800s.

• TRUE

• FALSE