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Other Settlements Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World:


Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians:


Describe French Exploration of the New World:


Describe French founding of New Orleans:
1682, Robert de la Salle, when got to the gulf of Mexico claimed land around the Miss river Basin for France and establish port city of New Orleans.

Describe Dutch Exploration in North America:
1614, Dutch had formed permanent settlement at Fort Nassau called New Netherlands. In 1664 English rivals to the Dutch forced Dutch to give up colony which was renamed New York.

Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania:
Began as a debt paid by King Charles to Quaker William Penn the land as a proprietary colony. The colony soon peospered because of fertile soil, navigable rivers ect.