LaSalle Pt.1

What was Rene-Robert Cavelier's birthplace?

• Paris

• Rouen

• La Fleche

• Montreal

In what year did Rene-Robert Cavelier leave the Jesuit Order?

• 1669

• 1670

• 1667

• 1660

What title did Rene-Robert Cavelier receive upon purchasing land in New France?

• Sulpician Priest

• Sieur de la Salle

• Lord of the Manor

• Governor of New France

Who was the Governor of New France that granted La Salle permission to explore the Ohio River?

• Rene de Brehant de Galinee

• Daniel de Remy de Courcelle

• Adrien Jolliet

• Francois Dollier de Casson

What did La Salle suspect the Ohio River might be?

• A trade route to India

• A shortcut to the Atlantic

• The fabled Northwest Passage

• A path to the Gulf of Mexico

Which lake did the explorers reach on August 2nd during their expedition?

• Lake Superior

• Lake Erie

• Lake Michigan

• Lake Ontario

What was the name of the French adventurer the explorers met who had been searching for copper mines?

• Francois Dollier de Casson

• Adrien Jolliet

• Daniel de Remy de Courcelle

• Jean Pere

What decision did the Sulpician missionaries make after hearing tales from Adrien Jolliet?

• Continue to Lake Superior

• Return to Montreal

• Abandon the search for the Ohio River

• Explore the Gulf of Mexico

What was the final name given to La Salle's former seigniory, mocking his failure to find a route to China?

• Lachine

• New France

• La Salle

• La Fleche

Who joined La Salle's expedition as a novice astronomer and mathematician?

• Rene de Brehant de Galinee

• Adrien Jolliet

• Daniel de Remy de Courcelle

• Jean Pere