MS Studies Chap. 3 review

What was the first European nation to explore the area that would one day be Mississippi?

• Spain

• France

• England

• United States

Which explorer landed in Florida and began to march northwest, finally reaching Mississippi? He hoped to find gold and other riches.

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Marquette

• Sieur de La Salle

• Sieur d’Iberville

• Sieur de Bienville

Which explorer was the first European to see the Mississippi River?

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Marquette

• Sieur de La Salle

• Sieur d’Iberville

• Sieur de Bienville

Which explorer heard tales of a “great river that lost itself in the sea” and hoped this river would lead from Canada to the Pacific Ocean?

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Marquette

• Sieur de La Salle

• Sieur d’Iberville

• Sieur de Bienville

Which explorer reached the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1682 and called the area “Louisiana”?

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Marquette

• Sieur de La Salle

• Sieur d’Iberville

• Sieur de Bienville

Which explorer landed at Ship Island in 1699 and built a fort on the east side of Biloxi Bay?

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Marquette

• Sieur de La Salle

• Sieur d’Iberville

• Sieur de Bienville

Which explorer was governor of the Louisiana Province and in 1716 built a fort at modern-day Natchez?

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Marquette

• Sieur de La Salle

• Sieur d’Iberville

• Sieur de Bienville

Which fort built by the French was the first permanent European settlement in Mississippi and would one day become Ocean Springs?

• Fort Maurepas

• Fort Rosalie

• Fort Nogales

• Chickasaw Bluff

Which fort built by the French was the major trade center of the Natchez District and one day would become the city of Natchez?

• Fort Maurepas

• Fort Rosalie

• Fort Nogales

• Chickasaw Bluff

Which fort built by the Spanish in 1791 gave Spain effective control over the lower Mississippi River and its tributaries?

• Fort Maurepas

• Fort Rosalie

• Fort Nogales

• Chickasaw Bluff