Chapter 4
European Settlements
Lesson 2
New France
Pages 150-155
New France
• Quick Summary
• This lesson describes early French
explorations in North America.
Objectives
• Explain where and why the French
explored and settled in North America.
• Describe conflicts the French had with the
English, Dutch, and Spanish.
• Identify French explorers of the Americas
and their contributions.
Review P. 151
• Which areas did the French explore?
• The forests of eastern Canada and the
lands along the St. Lawrence River.
Map p.151
• In what waterway did Champlain travel to
reach Quebec?
• St. Lawrence River (Lake Huron & Lake
Ontario)
Review p. 152
• Why was New France
made a royal colony?
• King Louis XIV hoped
to rebuild the French
empire
Review p. 153
• How did Marquette & Joliet know the
Mississippi River could not be the
Northwest Passage?
• The river flowed south.
Map p. 153
• In what waterways did La Salle travel to
reach the Mississippi River?
• Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake
Michigan, and the Illinois River.
Map p. 154
• What mountain
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ranges border New
France?
The Appalachian
Mountains and the
Rocky Mts.
Review p. 155
• Why was it difficult to settle in Louisiana?
• The settlers faced terrible hardships in the
hot, swampy environment.
La Salle
Summarize Key Content
• The French sought the Northwest
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Passage across the northern United
States and Canada
Competition between European
countries and between Indian groups
nearly ruined trade relationships.
The expedition of Marquette and Joliet
opened the Mississippi R. valley to Fr.
Settlement & proved that the Misiss. R
was not the Northwest Passage.
French explorer La Salle successfully
navigated the Mississ. R, claiming all the
land from the Appalachian Mts. To the
Rocky Mts. For France.
LESSON 2 REVIEW
• CATEGORIZE Name some French
explorers who helped expand New France.
• Cartier, Joliet, Marquette, Champlain, and
La Salle
LESSON 2 REVIEW
• 1 BIG IDEA How did Henry IV get
merchants to build colonies in North
America?
• He said that any merchant who wanted to
trade there must build a colony there.
LESSON 2 REVIEW
• 2 VOCABULARY Explain the difference
between a royal colony and a
proprietary colony .
• A royal colony is ruled directly by a
monarch, cut a proprietary colony is ruled
by an owner, or proprietor.
LESSON 2 REVIEW
• 3 TIME LINE When was Quebec founded?
• in 1608
LESSON 2 REVIEW
• 4 HISTORY Why was the Marquette and
Joliet expedition important to the French?
• 4 It opened the Mississippi R. valley to
French settlement
LESSON 2 REVIEW
• 5 CRITICAL THINKING—Analyze What
were the economic reasons behind the
exploration and settlement of New France?
• French merchants wanted to become rich
from the fur trade.
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