French and Dutch Explore America

Who Explored the Laurence River in Early 1500?

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

• Samuel de Champlain

• Vasco da Gama

Why did the French and Dutch colonized North America? (Select all that apply)

• To get more power for their country

• To profit from fur trade and other resources in the area

• They did not really have an interest in North America.

• To spread religion

Not long after the English started colonies in North America, the Dutch began to settle their own colony called

• New Netherland

• Quebec

• New Amsterdam

• New York

Match the following:

• partners with another country or group

• allies

• giving the whole colony to one person who would own it

• proprietary colony

• desire of a product or good

• supply

• the amount of a good that is offered for sale

• demand

Match the following

• New Sweden

• In 1638, Swedish settlers founded the colony of

• Governor of New Nethreland

• 1626, The Dutch began laying out a town on the south end of Manhattan Island called,

• New Amsterdam

• Peter Minuit

Who set out to find the Mississippi with the help from Native Americans? (Select all that apply)

• Jacques Marquette

• Louis Joliet

• Sieur De la Salle

• New Orleans

Who set out to find the mouth of the Mississippi River?

• Sieur de la Salle

• Jacques Marquette

• Louis Joliet

• Samuel Champlain

This city became Louisiana's capital. Settlers built leaves, or earthen walls to protect the low-lying town from flood water.

• New Orleans

• Seattle

• Lake Charles

• Mississippi

Why did New France grow slowly?

• plantations

• fur trade

• Most French people were not interested in settling in North America

• The harsh winters made it hard for settlers

Why did conflicts with the Dutch affect Native Americans in New Netherland? (select all that apply)

• The Algonquian were nearly wiped out

• The Algonquian grew and became stronger

• A peace treaty had to be signed

• Father of Waters led a riot