French Claims

New France existed on a map long before anyone from France set foot in the ______.

In 1763, there were ________________________ colonists in all of New France.

_________________sailed up the St. Lawrence River as far as what is now Montreal.

René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, came to New France in 1666 to make his _____________.

_________________________wanted to protect France’s claims in North America

• King Louis XV

• King Louis XII

• King Louis XVI

• King Louis XIV

Both Spain and France had an economic interest in the ___________ whose lands they claimed.

• American Indians

• Indians

• Iroquois

• Algonquian

King Louis XIV decided to approach the ______________________from the south.

• Ohio River

• Hudson River

• Mississippi River

• Colorado River

In 1718, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne founded the city of New Orleans.

• TRUE

• FALSE

French merchants wanted permanent settlements in New Spain.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Louis XIV made French Harbor a proprietary colony, meaning he gave ownership of it to one person.

• TRUE

• FALSE