| A | B |
|---|
| King Francis I | Wanted to find a shortcut to Asia |
| Jacques Cartier | Explored the St. Lawrence River |
| Robert de la Salle | Paddled a canoe down the Mississippi River |
| French came to America for 2 reasons. | To get furs and to teach native Americans how to be Catholics |
| Louisiana | 2 cities - St. Louis and New Orleans |
| French owned more land than the English | but there were less French people than English |
| Native Americans taught the French | How to trap animals, use canoes and make snowshoes |
| England did not want France to own land in America | So they began fighting the French and Indian War in 1754 |
