6.1 French Explorers of Louisiana

Chosen to lead the expedition of colonizing Louisiana...

• Bienville

• Iberville

• Sieur de La Salle

• Hernando De Soto

This explorer hoped to find a water route to China & ended up claiming the Mississippi River & surrounding land in the name of King Louis XIV...

• La Salle

• De Soto

• Bienville

• Iberville

The starting point for a system of vertical lines that measure horizontal distance around the Earth...

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

What was Spain's primary reason for exploring the New World?

• Making allies

• Finding gold & silver

• Growing cash crops

Considered to be the "Father of Louisiana"...

• Bienville

• Iberville

• La Salle

• De Soto

Which Native American tribe caused trouble for Bienville & Iberville?

• Chickasaw

• Coushatta

• Tunica Biloxi

• Chitimacha

What was the first French settlement along the Gulf Coast?

• Ship Island

• Natchitoches

• New Orleans

• Fort Maurepas

French trade item found in Canada...

• Spices

• Silks

• Fur

True or False: The Iroquois tribe told tales of a "Great River" that connected to an ocean.

• False

• True

Who was the first European to explore the Mississippi River?

• Iberville

• Henri de Tonti

• De Soto

• Bienville