How much do you know about the first Europeans in North America? Read the questions and find the correct answers. Then tell the class how North America was explored in the 17th century. 1 Which territories did the 2 3 Spanish explore? a) Louisiana b) Florida and Mexico 4 Where did the English settle colonies? a) on the west coast b) on the east coast How did the French get to Canada? a) by the Colorado River b) by St Laurence River 5 6 What was the name of the first European who sailed down the Mississippi River? a) Thomas Jefferson b) Robert de la Salle 7 How did Louisiana get its name? a) after the British King b) after the French King 8 Who threw the' French out of Canada? a) the Spanish b) the English 9 Who won the War of Independence against Great Britain? Where did the new independent country, the USA, stretch? a) on the east side of the Who sold Louisiana to the USA? a) the French a) the Spanish b) the English colonists Mississippi b) on the west side of the Mississippi b) the Spanish 10 11 12 What did William Clark explore? a) the Yellowstone River b) the territory on the west side of the Mississippi What was the name of the US President who sent the expedition to the other side of the Mississipi? a) Lincoln b) Jefferson What did the expedition show? a) Luisiana was a good land for living b) Luisiana was a useless land for people