Ch. 3 Lesson 4 The French and Dutch in North America

Front

A mythical shortcut by water from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean is known as _____________________.

Back

Northwest Passage

Front

The buying and selling of products on a large scale is known as

Back

commerce

Front

An organized group of people taking a journey for a purpose is a(n)

Back

expedition

Front

A store set up in a distance place to allow trade to take place is known as a

Back

trading post

Front

The system by which a group makes, uses and shares or distributes goods and services is called a(n)

Back

economy

Front

A settlement far away from the country that rules it is called a(n)

Back

colony

Front

The French claimed land in what is now Canada and the northeastern United States calling it _________.

Back

New France

Front

_________________ claimed this land for France when he explored the St. Lawrence River area in the early 1500s.

Back

Jacques Cartier

Front

French merchants wanted the wealth that came from the ________ trade.

Back

fur

Front

The Dutch called their new colony in North America _______________.

Back

New Netherland