Chapter 3 Lesson 4 The French and Dutch in North America – Flashcards
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Who was Jacques Cartier?
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an explorer looking for the Northwest Passage, but instead claimed Canada for France
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Why did the French decide that settling North America, at first, was too much trouble?
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-Cartier found worthless rocks in Canada -the Spaniards destroyed the French settlement in Florida
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What resources were the French interested in?
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animal furs that were greatly prized in Europe
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Who was Samuel de Champlain?
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an explorer and businessman that formed a French trading post in today's Quebec, which was the first successful French settlement in North America
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How did the French interact with the Native Americans?
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-they traded with the local Native Americans and built close relationships with the Huron people -French missionaries tried to convert Native Americans to Christianity -fought with the Iroquois and life became very dangerous
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When did families settle New France?
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once King Louis XIV sent soldiers to deal with the Iroquois in order to establish peace
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Why did the French settlers come to New France?
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to find farmland, establish villages, raise families, and trade furs
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Who was Robert La Salle?
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French explorer that claimed the Mississippi River and its surrounding area, which covered most of North America for France - he called is Louisiana to honor King Louis
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Who was Henry Hudson?
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a Dutch sailor sent to look for the Northwest Passage, but instead found a river, near today's New York, that led to a rich fur-trading area that he claimed for the Dutch and called New Netherland
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How would your describe New Amsterdam?
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-located on today's island of Manhattan -Dutchmen Peter Minuet bought the island from Native Americans -center of a thriving trade -most important settlement of New Netherland
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Why did the Dutch settlers come to New Netherland?
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-it was based on commerce: buying and selling goods -shareholders and settlers hoped the colony would make them rich -take part in the fur trade, farming, crafting furniture and tools, whale hunting
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Who settled New Netherland?
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-settlers from Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and elsewhere -Jewish people -enslaved Africans
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How did the Dutch interact with the Native Americans?
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-the Northern settlers depended on the Native Americans to supply furs and tried to build close relationships -the Southern settlers wanted to take over the Native American land to farm and used violence to settle disagreements with the Native Americans
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What happened when the Dutch and English tried to move west into today's Connecticut and western Massachusetts?
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-conflict, threats of war -the English eventually took over all of New Netherland
