. A history of the United States. rother, founded New Orleanson a plain which was fairly dry, though surrounded by embankment, or levee, was built around the littlesettlement to protect it from river floods. Already thesettlements of the Ilhnois country had been placed under thegovernor of the new colony at the mouth of the Orleans became the chief market, being much more easilyreached than Montreal or Quebec. The men of the Ilhnoiscountry loaded their furs, flour, and pork on wide, flat bargesand floated down to New Orleans. The journey homewardwas much more difficu
. A history of the United States. rother, founded New Orleanson a plain which was fairly dry, though surrounded by embankment, or levee, was built around the littlesettlement to protect it from river floods. Already thesettlements of the Ilhnois country had been placed under thegovernor of the new colony at the mouth of the Orleans became the chief market, being much more easilyreached than Montreal or Quebec. The men of the Ilhnoiscountry loaded their furs, flour, and pork on wide, flat bargesand floated down to New Orleans. The journey homewardwas much more difficult, hundreds of miles against the cur-rent. They took back sugar, rice, cotton, tobacco, and articlesfrom France. QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES 109 By the close of the first two or three decades of the eigh-teenth century it looked as if the French had outstripped theEngHsh in the discovery and occupation of the MississippiValley, the broadest and richest region within what is nowthe United States. The question was, could they hold it?. New Orleans in 1718 QUESTIONS 1. Why was it so long after the early settlement of America before therivalry of the French and English became keen? Where did the two peoplesfirst come into conflict? Why? 2. How did the French found colonies in America? 3. What rights had French seigniors over the colonists on their lands? 4. What part did the Jesuits and traders have in the spread of Frenchsettlements? 5. Why did France have difficulty in obtaining farmers to cultivate the soilof Canada? How did the wood-rangers live? In what two ways did theFrench people carry on the fur trade with the Indians? 6. What French minister was much interested in the French colonies?WTiat did he instruct the manager or intendant of the colonies to do? 7. Why did the English form the Hudson Bay Company? What was theoutcome of the struggle between the French in Canada and the Hudson BayCompany? 8. Why did both the French and the English try to win the friendship ofthe Iroquoi
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