American Yawp Exam 2024| Questions with Correct Answers
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American Yawp
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American Yawp
Where do the French settle in the New World? - Embraced the shores of the St. Lawrence
River, Newfoundland, and Acadia (Nova Scotia), but gradually expanding to include much of the
Great Lakes region and parts of the trans-Appalachian West.
Who owns Florida? - Spain
Who goes to Florida and what...
American Yawp Exam 2024| Questions
with Correct Answers
Where do the French settle in the New World? - ✔Embraced the shores of the St. Lawrence
River, Newfoundland, and Acadia (Nova Scotia), but gradually expanding to include much of the
Great Lakes region and parts of the trans-Appalachian West.
Who owns Florida? - ✔Spain
Who goes to Florida and what is he looking for? - ✔Ponce de Leon looking for the Fountain
of Youth and ended up settling up a settlement at St. Augustine, Fl.
, What is the oldest continually occupied city in North America (by Europeans)? -
✔St. Augustine, Florida
What are the Spanish looking for in the New World and what do they find? - ✔Invaded
Central and South America looking for riches. Ponce De Leon arrived in La Florida and found
between 150000 and 300000 Native Americans. They ultimately destroyed the powerful Aztec
and Inca cultures.
What Order are the Spanish priest? French? - ✔Comprehensive Order for New
Discoveries (1573) put the responsibilities on the missionaries rather than the soldiers.
Who is looking for Cibola and what does he find? - ✔Francisco Coronado was searching for
the mythical city of Cibola (city of gold). He didn't discover gold, but instead discovered the
Pueblo people in the Southwest.
Which Spaniard travels to the Mississippi River? - ✔Hernan de Soto. He was the first
Spaniard to cross the Mississippi River
What does France want out of the New World? Who do they interact with? - ✔Profit that
the New World could give. They befriended the Indians and created a lively fur trade.
Who is the first French Explorer? - ✔Jacques Cartier
Who is the Father of New France? - ✔Samuel de Champlain
Who is responsible for the French flag flying in Texas? Why? - ✔Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur
de la Salle founded a colony called Fort St. Louis. La Salle was murdered by one of his own
crew. Only 5 of his crew made it back to France in 1687. This presence alerted the Spanish to
send troops to Texas to investigate and permanently occupy in case the French came back. This
is why of the Six Flags over Texas is French.
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