French Explorers
This explorer was known as "The Father of New France"
Who was Samuel de Champlain?
Describe what the French policy towards the Indians were like
The French wanted to make Indians full citizens of New France. They wanted to convert and trade with them/
A Jesuit priest who accompanied Joliet and worked among the Indians
Who was Father Marquette?
This was France's Main rival
Who are the English?
This is the biggest city in Indiana
What is Indianapolis?
This explorer named the St. Lawrence river and the Gulf of St. Lawrence after he discovered it.
Who was Jacques Cartier?
What was the English policy toward the Indians?
The English looked upon the Indians as outsiders who could never be a part of their society
a Jesuit missionary priest and martyr
Who was Isaac Jogues
Traditional Indian foes (enemies) of the French
Who are the Iroquois?
This is the geography of central Indiana
What is the plains
He was in charge of the French expedition to explore the Mississippi River
Who was Louis Joliet
this is the name of the territory the La Salle claimed for France.
Louisiana, after the king
The ceremonial pipe of the North American Indians
What is a Calumet
If this country had kept its Armada, the French would not have been able to colonize.
What is Spain?
This is the geography of southern Indiana
What is lowlands/hills?
His title was Sieur de La Salle, and he settled the Mississippi river
Who was Robert Cavalier
This is why the English did not settle along the country of the Mississippi River
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
The act of carrying boats and goods overland between navigable waters
What is a portage?
point or line where two things join, such as two rivers
What is a juncture?
What is the Moraine/Lake region
He discovered and named the falls of St. Anthony in Minnesota
Who was Louis Hennepin
This was who discovered the Mississippi River? (for the Spanish)
Who was De Soto
This is why priests go along with the French explorers on their expeditions
What is to convert the Indians
This is why the French explored the Mississippi River
Why is that they were interested in finding an all-weather route to France because the St. Lawrence river froze in the winter
This is the smallest geographical region in Indiana (located south of Fort Wayne)
What is the swamp?