| A | B |
|---|
| France | country in Europe where the French came from |
| shortcut to Asia | what King Louis wanted to find |
| Canada | land North of the United States |
| St. Lawrence River | important body of water that flows from the Atlantic Ocean to the midwest of the United States |
| New France | the land in America that belonged to France |
| Louisiana | the land around the Mississippi River |
| Mississippi River | the body of water that flows into the Gulf of Mexico |
| to hunt animals for fur | one reason why the French came to America |
| how to trap animals, use canoes, and make snowshoes | what the Native Americans taught the French |
| French and Indian War | fight between England and France in America |
