What was a trading post that became Indiana's first permanent European settlement?
Vincennes
What led to the French and Indian War?
Claim to land
What is the name of a person who spreads religious beliefs and practices?
missionary
How were the reasons the British had for settling North America different from those of the French?
The British wanted to own the land
Why did Lasalle travel to what to what is now Indiana?
1. Claim the land for France.
2. Find a route from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
3. He wanted to expand the fur trade.
What was the purpose of the meeting at Council Oak?
Defeat the Iroquois
Why did the fur trade in North America grow in the late 1600's?
The fur prices were really high
Who did the French support during the Revolutionary War?
The colonists
In what way did the British settlers treat the Native Americans differently from the way the French did?
British cleared the land for farming
Describe George Rogers Clark's army.
Small, frontier men and farmers
What is a written agreement between nations or groups of people?
Treaty
What is an order from a leader to the citizens?
Proclamation
What did Lasalle name the Mississippi River Valley?
Louisiana
What word is a French word that means traveler?
Voyager
(BLANK) and (BLANK) describe the arrival of the French in Indiana.
Gentle invasion