Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a reason Europeans came to the New World?
a. beautiful farming
b. the promise of gold
c. animal furs that could be bought and sold
d. many diseases like smallpox and measles
d. many diseases like smallpox and measles
a settlement or land region
colony
to be separated or away from others
isolated
La Salle claimed all the land around the Mississippi River for France and called it?
Louisiana
French settlers raised what kind of animals to provide food for them?
Chickens, pigs, and cattle ( meat, milk and eggs)
Who were the first Europeans in Missouri who came to stay?
a. Spanish
b. French
c. Italian
d. English
b. French
a man employed by a fur company to transport fur and goods?
voyageur
soft leather
buckskin
Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette came down what river from the north?
Mississippi
What are some of the things families grew in their gardens?
fresh potatoes, pumpkins, corn, cabbages, peas, carrots, and melons
Who were the first explorers to see the riverbanks of the Missouri River?
a. Louis and Genevieve
b. DeSoto and La Salle
c. Marquette and Jolliet
Marquette and Jolliet
terrible and sad
tragic
person who buys and sells for a living
merchant
What did the French Explorers find that brought them much wealth?
fur
Describe three things Auguste Chouteau did in Missouri?
1st bank in St. Louis, made treaties, served in the government, helped build St. Louis
What was the name of the 2nd permanent French settlement?
a. Ste Genevieve
b. Kansas City
c. St. Louis
d. Laclede
St. Louis
cotton cloth printed with colored pattern
calico
land at the edge of settled places
frontier
What might a Frenchman wear?
bright calico printed cotton shirt with buckskin leather pants and moccasins
What was the lead used for?
bullets, in roofs, and in windows
What was known as "gold" to the French Explorers?
a. Beaver fur
b. elk
c. deer
d. buffalo
a. beaver fur
carrying of boats and goods from one body of water to another
portage
convert
Canoe- like hollowed out log
pirogue
Name the 4 types of boats they used to travel down the river?
Birch Bark
Pirogue
Buffalo Boat
Keelboat