Focus on the main idea: In the French and Indian Wat, the British, French, and Native American fought for control of a large part of North America. Questions to think about as you read: 1 What caused King Phillip's War? 2 What event helped the English settlers win King Phillip's War? Explain. 3 How did the back country of the Appalachians mountains? 4 Who do you think will battle each other in 1754? Why do you think so? 5 Did the French expect to battle over claims on the Ohio River valley? What makes you think so? 6 What are two different meanings for the word 'mission'? Give examples of how the word is used differently in your reading. 7 Why did Washington bring soldiers to the Ohio River valley in March of 1754? 8. What happened soon after Washington's soldiers defeated a group of French soldiers in 1754? 9 Why were the British trying to capture Fort Durquesne? 10 What happened to Washington when French and Indian forces attacked? Answers to questions: 1. English settlers moved onto land that Native Americans claimed as their own. 2. Metacom was killed. The Native Americans force was most likely weaker without his leadership. 3 The back country had rocky soil, whereas the Ohio River valley had fertile soil. 4 The British, the French, and the Native Americans; they all want control of the Ohio River valley. 5 Yes, the French began building forts to defend the region. 6 George Washington's mission was to help build a British fort. Junipero Serra's missions were buildings for religious worships. 7 To build a fort and to force the French to leave the area. 8 The French attacked and defeated Washington's army at Fort Necessity 9 The French fort was at a strategic spot where the rivers joined. Without it the French could be defeated more easily. 10 Bullets hit his clothes and his horses, but they missed his body. Focus on the main idea: French exploration f the Mississippi River led to new French colonies in North America.
Questions to think about as you read: 1.Give examples of how information from Native Americans helped French traders adapt to North America from meeting the French. 2 How could Marquette tel that the Mississippi River was not the Northwest Passage? 3 How did the time of year affect La Salle's journey down the Mississippi River. 4 Why did the explores fire their muskets when they reached the Gulf of Mexico 5 What do you think happened once the French claimed Louisiana? 6 How was New Orleans's location helpful to the economic growth of New France? Answers to reading questions: 1 French traders learned how to build canoes and make snowshoes; trading posts offered Native Americans opportunities to trade goods with the French 2 They wanted to be friendly with the French. 3 He had to use sleds instead of boats for part of the journey because it was winter. 4 To celebrate claiming the land for France. 5 People probably came from other parts of New France and France to build homes, trading posts, and missions on the land. 6 Goods could easily be shipped to and from the area by way of the Mississippi River. Focus on the Main Idea:
During the 1500's and 1600's New Spain expanded by establishing colonies n Florida and New Mexico Questions to think about as you read: 1 Why did Spain send warships rather that regular sailing ships to Florida? 2 How did founding St. Augustine show that Spain wanted to expand into other parts of the Americas? 3 What facts support the opinion that the Spanish were disappointed when they settled in New Mexico? 4 How did the Spanish settlers solve the problem of New Mexico being unsuitable for farming or mining? 5 Was a hacienda more like a house or a town? Explain. 6 Why do you think the Spanish responded as they did to Juan's message? 7 What caused Native Americans in New Mexico to lose their unity and ultimately their hold on the land? Answers to questions: 1 They expected a battle with the French. 2 Their other settlements were in Mexico, Central America, and South America, far from Florida. By building a settlement in Florida, they expanded into North America. 3 They did not find gold and silver they hoped to find; the land was too hot and dry for farming. 4 They set up sheep and cattle ranches, or haciendas, on the grasslands. 5 A hacienda was more like a town because is had workshops and mills. 6 They felt they had claim to the land. 7 The death of Pope their leader. |
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