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LaSalle Pt.1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Rene-Robert Cavelier's birthplace?

a)

Paris

b)

Rouen

c)

La Fleche

d)

Montreal

2.

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

a)

1669

b)

1670

c)

1667

d)

1660

3.

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

a)

Sulpician Priest

b)

Sieur de la Salle

c)

Lord of the Manor

d)

Governor of New France

4.

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

a)

Rene de Brehant de Galinee

b)

Daniel de Remy de Courcelle

c)

Adrien Jolliet

d)

Francois Dollier de Casson

5.

What did La Salle suspect the Ohio River might be?

a)

A trade route to India

b)

A shortcut to the Atlantic

c)

The fabled Northwest Passage

d)

A path to the Gulf of Mexico

6.

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

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Lake Erie

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Lake Ontario

7.

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

a)

Francois Dollier de Casson

b)

Adrien Jolliet

c)

Daniel de Remy de Courcelle

d)

Jean Pere

8.

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

a)

Continue to Lake Superior

b)

Return to Montreal

c)

Abandon the search for the Ohio River

d)

Explore the Gulf of Mexico

9.

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

a)

Lachine

b)

New France

c)

La Salle

d)

La Fleche

10.

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

a)

Rene de Brehant de Galinee

b)

Adrien Jolliet

c)

Daniel de Remy de Courcelle

d)

Jean Pere