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WorksheetsLaSalle Pt.1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
