French #1
Who was the man who found the land for what would now be Canada?
Jacques Cartier
(pronounced johck cahr tee ayy)
What company sent someone to find the Northwest Passage in 1608?
The Dutch East India Company Co.
Who lead a bunch of people into the mouth of the Mississippi River?
Robert de La Selle
What did Henry Hudson find instead of the Northwest Passage?
A rich fur trading post.
Did the Northwest Passage exist?
No.
In the 1560s, the French created a settlement in what is now Florida. Who (or what) destroyed it?
The Spaniards.
Who did the Dutch East India company send in 1608?
Henry Hudson.
Who was the king of France?
Louis XIV.
Why did Henry Hudson turn back and go away?
The water was way too shallow.
Were the riches that Jacques Cartier found later on life actually riches or pointless rocks?
Pointless rocks with no meaning. :(
Why did the French come back to America for in the late 1560s after their settlement got destroyed?
"They were still interested in their resources, so the ended up coming back. Rugged outdoorsmen came too, to buy animal furs, which were very valuable in Europe back in those days."
Who had a river named after them?
Henry Hudson.
What does the XIV in Louis XIV stand for in roman numerals?
14
What did the shareholders and settlers wanna become rich with?
The shareholders and the settlers wanted to be rich via the colony of New Netherlands.
What was the Northwest Passage supposed to be in the first place?
A shortcut to Asia.
Who was the first to create a fur trading post in Quebec in 1608?
Samuel de Champlain.
"They sent an English sailor named Henry Hudson to find a route, on behalf of the Dutch East India Company co. He founded the Hudson River. He entered the mouth of said river, to what is now.....
NY, New York!
What did Louis XIV send all those soldiers out for?
Who/what wanted to be rich via the New Netherlands colony?
Most shareholders at the time did.
Where did the French create their settlements, in the 1560s?
What is now Florida, as of 2018....Well, All years after 1845.
When did Jacques Cartier find what would now be Canada?
The 1530s.
How many people lived in the New Netherlands by the 1660s?
Over 9,000 people.
haha over 9000
What did Jacques Cartier think he found?
Riches like diamonds, gold, and copper, etc.
Samuel de Champlain formed a fur trading post in what state capitol?
Quebec is the capitol of Canada.