France took the lead in colonizing the Upper Midwest region. From the early sixteenth 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 a Northwest Passage to the wealth of the Orient. The French presence was asserted by a network of forts, trading posts and missions dotting the lake and river routes traversing the continental interior. —Library of Congress Question Use the excerpt to answer the question. Based on your text and this reading, why was land near water so important for French settlers? (1 point) Responses Settlers relied on water routes for transportation. Settlers relied on water routes for transportation. Settlers used water routes to hunt for food. Settlers used water routes to hunt for food. Settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for their crops. Settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for their crops. Settlers continued to look for a Northwest Passage across the continent.
Settlers relied on water routes for transportation.
What is The Mayflower Compact? (1 point) Responses a long-term treaty for trade routes with the Dutch Tea Company a long-term treaty for trade routes with the Dutch Tea Company a formal method to establish systematic order among the Pilgrims a formal method to establish systematic order among the Pilgrims an economic agreement to freely make and sell goods to the British an economic agreement to freely make and sell goods to the British a formal agreement by the Pilgrims to abide by "just and equal laws" drafted by leaders of their own choosing a formal agreement by the Pilgrims to abide by "just and equal laws" drafted by leaders of their own choosing
Based on the excerpt, the reason why land near water was important for French settlers was because they relied on water routes for transportation.
Based on the excerpt, the answer to the question "why was land near water so important for French settlers?" is: Settlers relied on water routes for transportation.
To arrive at this answer, we can infer that the French settlers relied on water routes for transportation based on the mention of the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes waterway in the text. The French used this waterway system to explore and establish their presence in the Upper Midwest region. Additionally, the text mentions a network of forts, trading posts, and missions dotting the lake and river routes, further emphasizing the importance of these water routes for the French settlers.