Section 2 French Exploration and the Louisiana Province, 1673-1763

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TTW open class with PBO, Objectives, Standards. Followed by an informal assessment with lesson specific TDQs. TSW respond by using complete sentences, evidence frames, transitional phrases, and accountable talk. TTW transition students to activity/lesson for the day.  Students will be directed to join the Formative educational app. TTW model instructional strategies - Think Aloud, READ STOP THINK, SWLS. TTW provides specific instructions, expectations, behavior, and what the assignment should look like at the end of the allotted time.

Section 2 French Exploration and the Louisiana Province, 1673-1763

Last updated about 3 years ago

24 questions

Instructions

TTW open class with PBO, Objectives, Standards. Followed by an informal assessment with lesson specific TDQs. TSW respond by using complete sentences, evidence frames, transitional phrases, and accountable talk. TTW transition students to activity/lesson for the day.  Students will be directed to join the Formative educational app. TTW model instructional strategies - Think Aloud, READ STOP THINK, SWLS. TTW provides specific instructions, expectations, behavior, and what the assignment should look like at the end of the allotted time.

Introduction


1.  During the early years of the European period, France established settlements in what is now Canada, but the French were more interested in finding a shortcut across the New World to the riches of the Orient than they were in establishing colonies. After hearing Indian tales about a great river that “lost itself in the great sea,” the French governor of Canada sent Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet to find and explore that river. They soon found the river that the Indians called the “Mississippi.” When, in July 1673, the Marquette and Joliet expedition reached an unnamed river that is now known as the Arkansas, they realized that they were on the river of de Soto, which was well known to them and to other European explorers.   Although the river flowed south to Mexico, not west to China, Marquette and Joliet returned to Canada with a glowing description of both the trading potential and the strategic importance of this river. European nations were just beginning to understand how large North America was, and the French quickly realized that control of the Mississippi River would open a vast trade area. Just as important was their realization that the great river could serve as a barrier to block
the western expansion of the English colonies
from the Atlantic Coast

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LaSalle's Expedition

2.  As we learned in Chapter 2, a French expedition under René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La
Salle, reached the mouth of the Mississippi River
on April 9, 1682. To celebrate this momentous
occasion, La Salle held a formal and elaborate ceremony. His men put on fresh uniforms and
lined up with their muskets in hand. First, they
sang some French songs. Then they fired several
volleys with their muskets while shouting, “Long
live the King!” La Salle then planted the flag of
France in the southern soil. He proclaimed in a
loud voice that all the lands and tributaries of
this mighty river belonged to Louis XIV, King of
France. In honor of the king, this vast land area
was named the Louisiana Province.

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3.  La Salle’s next major undertaking was to
establish a settlement at the mouth of the river.
This would give France control over much of the
interior of this great continent. After returning
to France for more supplies and men, La Salle
sailed back toward the mouth of the river by
way of the Caribbean Sea. Unfortunately, he
could not locate the mouth of the river and
sailed too far west. He landed on the
Texas coast. In the meantime, Henri de Tonti, La
Salle’s second in command, was waiting for La Salle at the mouth of the river.

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What was LaSalle next goal?

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Who was La Salle's second in command?

4.  Unaware that La Salle had sailed too far west, Tonti grew impatient and returned to Canada. On his way back up the river, Tonti left a letter with the Taensa tribe telling La Salle that he had returned to Canada. La Salle, realizing that he had sailed too far west, began walking through the southern wilderness in search of the Mississippi River. His rebellious crew, which had given him trouble from the very beginning of the voyage, assassinated their captain. They buried him in the forest and walked back to the French
settlement in Canada.

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Carefully read paragraph 4, in your analysis, what eventually happened to LaSalle?

The Significance of the Mississippi River

5.  It soon became apparent to the governments of France, Spain, and England that the Mississippi River would be a crucial factor in the success 
of their colonial enterprises. Consequently, all three nations attempted to occupy and control that lengthy waterway. Each nation tried to establish a permanent settlement near the mouth of the river, but only the French were successful. Spain did establish a settlement at Pensacola and claimed possession of Florida and parts of the Gulf Coast. English ships did not arrive at the mouth of the Mississippi River until France had already firmly established her claim to that area.

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6.  One of the important sites founded by the French in the New World was New Orleans, a port they established in 1718 near the mouth of the Mississippi River. Up the river from New Orleans was another French river town—called Natchez—which had been established in 1716 as the first permanent settlement on the Mississippi River. During the European period,
all three of the great powers of Europe would control Natchez and the area that now comprises Mississippi.

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In paragraph 6, list the site established by the French and established date

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Natchez was established when? Why is the information significant?

Maurepas on Biloxi Bay

7.  After La Salle’s failure to establish a settlement
at the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1686, the
French government sent Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur 
D'Iberville, to locate the Mississippi River and establish a French colony there. Iberville’s expedition 
landed at Ship Island on February 10, 1699. Three
days later, Iberville and a small detachment went
ashore. They met a band of Biloxi Indians, who later
took them to their village a few miles inland on the
Pascagoula River.

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Carefully read paragraph 7, give an analysis of the information.

8.  For the next several weeks, Iberville and his
younger brother, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de
Bienville, explored the Gulf Coast looking for the
mouth of the Mississippi. Finally, on March 2, 1699, they found a river they believed to be the Mississippi.
After sailing up the river for several days, they arrived
at an Indian village where they were greeted as if they had been expected. It was the Taensa village where Tonti had left the letter for La Salle fourteen years earlier. Iberville was then certain that he had found the Mississippi, but he decided that the swampy riverbanks were not a suitable location for a colony. He went back to the Gulf Coast and built Fort Maurepas on the east side of Biloxi Bay.  It served 
as the capital of the Louisiana Province for a brief time.

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Section 2 French Exploration and the Louisiana Province, 1673-1763

Section 2 French Exploration and the Louisiana Province, 1673-1763

What was LaSalle next goal?

Who was La Salle's second in command?

Carefully read paragraph 4, in your analysis, what eventually happened to LaSalle?

In paragraph 6, list the site established by the French and established date

Natchez was established when? Why is the information significant?

Carefully read paragraph 7, give an analysis of the information.

According to paragraph 1, who sponsored the expedition to explore the river?

Who were the two explorers that led the expedition?

The French were inspired by the description given by the natives, what was the phrase?

The text states Marquette and Joliet reached an unknown river. That location is known today as

After reading/examining paragraph 1, what did the French realize about the Mississippi river?

The French also realized an important fact about the location of the river which could help them to achieve their main goal.

When did LaSalle reach the mouth of the Mississippi River

After LaSalle celebrated his discovery, in whose name did he claim the location?

In paragraph 2, what specifications did LaSalle make when he claimed the location?

This area LaSalle claimed was named?

What was LaSalle next goal?

Who was La Salle's second in command?

Carefully read paragraph 4, in your analysis, what eventually happened to LaSalle?

Carefully read paragraph 5, why is this information relevant?

Read the first sentence, see the highlighted term. Choice the correct response that completes the meaning of the word "apparent"

Read the first sentence, see the highlighted term enterprises. What do you think the term is referring to?

What areas did the Spanish obtain?

In paragraph 6, list the site established by the French and established date

Natchez was established when? Why is the information significant?

Carefully read paragraph 7, give an analysis of the information.

Carefully read paragraph 8, who did Iberville & Bienville encounter?

After reading the paragraph, why did Iberville decide not to establish a colony in that location?

List the name and the location of the fort established by Iberville.

Do you think Iberville made a good decision to build Fort Maurepas on the coast? why or why not?

According to paragraph 1, who sponsored the expedition to explore the river?

Who were the two explorers that led the expedition?

The French were inspired by the description given by the natives, what was the phrase?

The text states Marquette and Joliet reached an unknown river. That location is known today as

After reading/examining paragraph 1, what did the French realize about the Mississippi river?

The French also realized an important fact about the location of the river which could help them to achieve their main goal.

When did LaSalle reach the mouth of the Mississippi River

After LaSalle celebrated his discovery, in whose name did he claim the location?

In paragraph 2, what specifications did LaSalle make when he claimed the location?

This area LaSalle claimed was named?

Carefully read paragraph 5, why is this information relevant?

Read the first sentence, see the highlighted term. Choice the correct response that completes the meaning of the word "apparent"

Read the first sentence, see the highlighted term enterprises. What do you think the term is referring to?

What areas did the Spanish obtain?

Carefully read paragraph 8, who did Iberville & Bienville encounter?

After reading the paragraph, why did Iberville decide not to establish a colony in that location?

List the name and the location of the fort established by Iberville.

Do you think Iberville made a good decision to build Fort Maurepas on the coast? why or why not?