COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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They believed that gold was located there.
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They were mainly fur trappers and traders.
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They found no eastern coast land available.
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They were farmers who wanted the rich lands.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why were French explorers interested in claiming the Mississippi River and having access to the Great Lakes? They believed that gold was located there.
Detailed explanation-2: -Besides expanding the fur trade, the French wanted to find a river passage across North America (for a trade route to Asia), explore and secure territory, and establish Christian missions to convert Native peoples.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1682, French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle journeyed down the Mississippi River in search of a water route to the Gulf of Mexico.
Detailed explanation-4: -The explorations of Samuel de Champlain, Jacques Marquette, Louis Jolliet, and Renee de LaSalle linked together the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River, opening the interior of North America to European settlement and trade.
Detailed explanation-5: -René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, led two expeditions in search of the Mississippi Rivers outlet to the Gulf of Mexico for France under King Louis XIV.