 What geographic feature was at the heart of the Louisiana Territory?  Ohio River  Appalachian Mountains  Mississippi River  Hudson Bay

 Mississippi River

 France was a threat to the thirteen colonies for all of the following reasons except  France’s strong alliances with the Indians  The British difficulty in defending its scattered settlements  The large French settlements on the Ohio River  The failure of the colonies to present a united front

 The large French settlements on the Ohio River

 Why did the Iroquois ally with the British?  The British governors had treated them fairly  British trappers had made friends with the Indians  The Iroquois feared the growth of French power  The Iroquois’ enemy had joined the French

 The Iroquois’ enemy had joined the French

 Under the Treaty of Utrecht, Britain gained territory in all of the following regions except  Eastern Canada  Louisiana  The West Indies  Gibraltar

 Louisiana

 What did the French call the territory they claimed along the Mississippi River?

 Louisiana

 A) La Salle  B) Louis Joliet  C) Jacques Marquette  D) Comte de Frontenac  ___ French priest who explored the upper Mississippi River.

 C) Jacques Marquette

 A) La Salle  B) Louis Joliet  C) Jacques Marquette  D) Comte de Frontenac  ___ Frenchman who explored the entire length of the Mississippi River

 A) La Salle

 B) Louis Joliet  C) Jacques Marquette  D) Comte de Frontenac  ___ resourceful French commander during King William’s War

 D) Comte de Frontenac

 A) La Salle  B) Louis Joliet  C) Jacques Marquette  D) Comte de Frontenac  ___ French trapper who explored the upper Mississippi River

 B) Louis Joliet