The European Period

In the chapter preview, who was discussed as the leading explorer to the Far East?

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• De Soto

• LaSalle

What is silk?

• a fabric made from soybeans

• a fabric made from cotton

• a fabric made from an insect

• a fabric made from corn

As Marquette and Joliet discovered the lower Louisiana, they also found these two important rivers.

• Missouri and Tombigbee

• Arkansas and Colorado

• Mississippi and Arkansas

• Mississippi and Ohio

When the French landed in Mississippi in 1699, what was the location of that landing?

• Jackson

• Ship Island

• Vicksburg

• Natchez

What attracted English settlers to the Spanish Natchez District?

• liberal land grants

• no slavery allowed

• low tariffs

• safety from the Indians

A large amount of the settlers in the Natchez District supported which side during the American Revolution?

• Rebels

• Loyalists

• Indians

• Slaves

The art of making maps and charts is known as?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• colonies

• cartography

• New Orleans

Who discovered the Mississippi River?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• colonies

• Marquette and Joliet

• New Orleans

An area of land politically controlled by a distant country is called?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• colonies

• cartography

• New Orleans

Which city was discovered in 1718?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• colonies

• cartography

• New Orleans