French took the lead in colonizing the upper Midwest region. From the early 16th century on, French soldiers, missionaries and fur traders left their slight mark upon the St. Lawrence Valley, the upper Great Lakes and points west. For the early French explorers, the more continent they discovered the more their hopes were frustrated. They had hoped that the vast St. Lawrence-Great Lakes waterway was part of the Northwest passage to the world of the Orient. The French presence was asserted by a network of forts, trading post and. Missions Darding the lake and river roots traversing the continental interior. 1. Based on your text and this reading, Why was land near water so important for French settlers? A. Settlers relied on water routes for transportation. B. Settlers use water route to hunt for food. C. Settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for the crops. (D.) Settlers continued to look for a Northwest passage across the continent. 2. What was one major similarity that Spanish, Dutch, French, and English settlements had in common relative to the relations with Native Americans? A. All relied on Native Americans for fur trading. B. All respected their way of life and religious beliefs. C. All establish missions were native Americans could live and work. (D. ) All believed they were superior to Native Americans. 3. Which of the following were effects of Pizarro's and Cortes's defeat of native Americans, Select two that apply. A. Settlement and colonization Florida under Spanish rule (B.) Inspiration for other Europeans to begin explorations and settlement (C.) Settlement and colonization in the southwest under Spanish rule D. fighting between the Spanish and French

1.A?

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I agree with your answers to #2 and #3, but not to #1.

#1:B

#2:A
#3:D

Aaron the answer to number 1 is C

A is the best answer or #1, yes. :)

So land near water was so important for French settlers because settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for their crops hard to tell johnny

Thanks reed

Johnny is wrong. The French voyageurs/traders did not establish settlements as in yeoman farmers. They established forts and missions. The forts were to protect their trade routes; the missions to convert the natives to Christianity. Of course, some crops were necessary to support the forts and missions, but settlement of the Great Lakes region and points west was not the goal of the voyageurs.

which was not an effect of fur trading on the midwest

Officer troy is correct

I think for 2. is A

1. D 2. D 3. B C

It is true that all the Europeans who explored the Americas were looking for a passage to the Pacific Ocean, but that was not the primary reason the French explorers and traders first settled along waterways.