Follow these steps: Objective; I will be able to examine multiple sources to evaluate in a written response, how the contributions and legacy of French exploration have contributed to Louisiana’s identity as a state today Bell Question: Page 41:What conclusions can be made about France’s view on Religion? How will LaSalle’s claim to Louisiana eventually lead to conflict between Native Americans and the French? Open my website: eguastella.com

Objective; I will be able to examine multiple sources to evaluate in a written response, how the contributions and legacy of French exploration have contributed to Louisiana’s identity as a state today On my Websire, Click 8th LA History, Unit 2, Topic 2 Scroll to Image of Lasalle Claiming Louisiana, and document Diary of Jacques of Metairie Discuss with your partner and Answer on page 42 the following questions (Use conversation stems) 1. Why Does LaSalle want Louisiana for France? 2. What Conclusions can be made about France’s views on religion based on the previous 2 documents? 3. How do French Citizens view their king, King Louis XIV? 4. Provide evidence from the documents to support your answer. 5. How do French explorers view Native Americans? Provide evidence from the documents to support your answer. 6 . How Will LaSalle’s Claim to Louisiana eventually lead to conflict between Native Americans and the French? You have 20 Minutes

Scroll to the North America Map in 1748 Objective; I will be able to examine multiple sources to evaluate in a written response, how the contributions and legacy of French exploration have contributed to Louisiana’s identity as a state today Scroll to the North America Map in 1748 Discuss with your partner and Answer on page 42 the following questions (Use conversation stems) What areas do the French claim on this Map? How would you characterize the size of the French claim? If LaSalle claimed all the lands which waters drain into the Mississippi River, what is the extent of France’s claim in the new world? (10 Minutes) Discuss with your partner and Answer on page 42 the following questions (Use conversation stems) Why did LaSalle have representatives of the Catholic Church with his expedition? Why was the Ceremony to claim Louisiana for France held at the mouth of the Mississippi River? What did France hope to gain economically and politically with the acquisition of Louisiana? What do the 2 documents tell you about the power of King Louis XIV? How were the Native Americans living along the Mississippi River going to be affected after LaSalle claimed Louisiana for France? (10 Minutes)

After the King and his ministers find out about the tragedy of LaSalle’s final expedition, they become worried that France could lose Louisiana because France did not have a fort at the mouth of the Mississippi River to protect their lands from the Spanish and British.

Objective; I will be able to examine multiple sources to evaluate in a written response, how the contributions and legacy of French exploration have contributed to Louisiana’s identity as a state today Read the sections on French Explorations in Canada and Missionaries, Fur Traders, and Native Americans in New France from Early explorations of Louisiana Complete box 7 on the timeline about French Settlers settling in Canada Read French Colonial Louisiana and read the sections on the First French Settlements Complete box 8 on the timeline about Iberville setting up the first settlement in Biloxi Complete box 9 about the colony being short on supplies, dependent on Native Americans (15 Minutes)

Life in French Louisiana was extremely difficult Life in French Louisiana was extremely difficult. Iberville was not able to set up a colony on the Mississippi River like he had hoped to, so the French were settled in modern day Biloxi, MS. The Colonists lacked supplies, and they had not set up a great trading network with Native Americans for furs. This Directly impacted the economy of the colony since they needed a settlement at the mouth to secure a better network for furs. Eventually, Bienville is able to set up a settlement on the Mississippi River. In the next document you will see the term “fine crescent”, it means a natural bend in the river where there is a high ground.

Read the sections “Later Career” in Jean Baptiste LeMoyne, Sieur de Bienville Analyze the Early Map of New Orleans 1728 We now have an understanding of French Exploration of Louisiana and the Challenges faced by early colonists. Consider the contributions and legacy of French exploration on Louisiana. How has the French exploration of Louisiana contributed to our identity as a state?

Assessment: Minor TO BE TURNED IN Using all of the sources in this Topic, and your knowledge of Social Studies, examine how the French exploration of Louisiana has contributed to our Identity as a state

Using all of the sources in this Topic, and your knowledge of Social Studies, examine how the French exploration of Louisiana has contributed to our Identity as a state Dimension: Content Score Description 4 The student’s response: • Reflects thorough knowledge by incorporating ample, focused factual information from prior knowledge and the sources; • Contains accurate understandings with no errors significant enough to detract from the overall content of the response; • Fully addresses all parts of the prompt. 3 The student’s response: • Reflects general knowledge by incorporating adequate factual information from prior knowledge and the sources; • Contains mostly accurate understandings with minimal errors that do not substantially detract from the overall content of the response; • Addresses all parts of the prompt. 2 The student’s response: • Reflects limited knowledge by incorporating some factual information from prior knowledge and the sources; • Contains some accurate understandings with a few errors that detract from the overall content of the response; • Addresses part of the prompt. 1 The student’s response: • Reflects minimal knowledge by incorporating little or no factual information from prior knowledge and the sources; • Contains few accurate understandings with several errors that detract from the overall content of the response; • Minimally addresses part of the prompt. 0 The student’s response is blank, incorrect, or does not address the prompt. Dimension: Claims Score Description 4 The student’s response: • Develops a valid claim that effectively expresses a solid understanding of the topic; • Thoroughly supports the claim with well-chosen evidence from the sources; • Provides a logically organized, cohesive, and in-depth explanation of the connections, patterns, and trends among ideas, people, events, and/or contexts within or across time and place. 3 The student’s response: • Develops a relevant claim that expresses a general understanding of the topic; • Supports the claim with sufficient evidence from the sources; • Provides an organized explanation of the connections, patterns, and trends among ideas, people, events, and/or contexts within or across time and place. 2 The student’s response: • Presents an inadequate claim which expresses a limited understanding of the topic. • Includes insufficient support for the claim but does use some evidence from the sources; • Provides a weak explanation of the connections, patterns, and trends among ideas, people, events, and/or contexts within or across time and place. 1 The student’s response: • Does not develop a claim but provides evidence that relates to the topic, OR Develops a substantially flawed claim with little or no evidence from the sources; • Provides a vague, unclear, or illogical explanation of the connections among ideas, people, events, and/or contexts within or across time and place. 0 The student’s response is blank, incorrect, or does not address the prompt.