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DIRECTIONS:  After viewing and analyzing MAP 3, read and respond to each of the
following questions.  Remember to use complete sentences as well as correct spelling
and punctuation in your answers.

1. According to the map kay, what symbols are used to represent French and English
    forts?
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2. What type of line is used to represent the route taken by Robert Cavalier de La Salle?
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3. Why do you think Marquette and Joliet turned back when the reached the Arkansas
    River?
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4. When did La Salle reach the Gulf of Mexico?
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5. What river valley, other than the Mississippi River Valley did La Salle Explore?
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6. As a result of the explorations of Marquette, Joliet and La Salle, what could the French
    claim in North America?
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7. Why do you think the French built a line of forts stretching southwest from Fort
    La Presentation to Fort Duquesne?
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