Worksheet # 18 Questions Home

Pioneer Jacques Cartier Cod Northwest Passage Acadia

Lasalle Marquette & Joliet Cree Verranzano Pelt

1) The hoped-for water route to reach China and the East Indies that explorers

looked for in North America: ______________________.

2) French explorer who first navigated the St. Lawrence river looking for

answer (1): ___________________.

3) The large tribe of Canadian Indians that were met along the way: _______________.

4) An Italian explorer who sailed for the French king:_______________.

5) Someone who is the first to explore and go live in unsettled places: ____________.

6) A fish in great supply in the waters of the North Atlantic: _______________.

7) Priest and Explorer who sailed the Mississippi river to scout territory and

convert Indians to Catholicism for the French king: _________________.

8) One of the first major French settlements in Canada: _______________.

9) The French explorer who first reached the mouth of the Mississippi river at

New Orleans: _________________.

10) The skinned fur of an animal: ______________.

Thought Question: How did the French colonies in North America differ from the

Spain’s conquests in the South?