La Salle Sets Sail - Cobblestone Sept 2015

La Salle was 23 years old when he left (a)   in 1667.

When La Salle first arrived in ​ (a)   he worked as a ​ (b)   and ​ owned land.

• Canada
• America
• fur trader
• missionary

What made La Salle curious to explore to find a passage to China? Use text evidence in your answer.

Reorder the following:

• La Salle wanted to find a passage to China

• La Salle left Canada to find the Misi-Sepe.

• La Salle left Montreal on July 6.

• La Salle bought equipment, supplies and goods.

• La Salle asked the Canadian governor for permission

When La Salle set sail for the Mississippi river the first time he was

• 25 years old

• 23 years old

• 26 years old

• 29 years old

After his first attempt to find the Mississippi, how many years did it take for him to return to Montreal?

• four years

• six years

• two years

• five years

Match the following about La Salle's second trip to find the Mississippi:

• Italian soldier

• La Salle wanted to

• protect France's claim to land

• La Salle became friends with

• Iron Claw for a right hand

• Tonti was an

• build forts

• Building forts would

• Frontenac

• Tonti had an

When did La Salle start his second expedition to find the Mississippi river?

• 1679

• 1673

• 1776

• 1667

Using text evidence, describe what Crevecoeur was and why it was built.

Why did La Salle travel back to Montreal for a second time?

• get more supplies

• to meet with Tonti

• to build more forts

• he found the Mississippi river