why was land near water so important for French settlers?(1 point)

Responses

Settlers relied on water routes for transportation.
Settlers relied on water routes for transportation.

Settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for their crops.
Settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for their crops.

Settlers used water routes to hunt for food.
Settlers used water routes to hunt for food.

Settlers continued to look for a Northwest Passage across the continent.

3 answers

The most accurate response would be:

Settlers relied on water routes for transportation.

This is because access to water bodies facilitated trade, movement, and communication for the settlers.

What is The Mayflower Compact?(1 point)
Responses

a formal method to establish systematic order among the Pilgrims
a formal method to establish systematic order among the Pilgrims

a long-term treaty for trade routes with the Dutch Tea Company
a long-term treaty for trade routes with the Dutch Tea Company

a formal agreement by the Pilgrims to abide by "just and equal laws" drafted by leaders of their own choosing
a formal agreement by the Pilgrims to abide by "just and equal laws" drafted by leaders of their own choosing

an economic agreement to freely make and sell goods to the British
an economic agreement to freely make and sell goods to the British
Question 28
Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?(1 point)
Responses

To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold
To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold

To discover a new sea route to Asia
To discover a new sea route to Asia

To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth
To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth

To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean

For the first question about The Mayflower Compact, the correct response is:

a formal agreement by the Pilgrims to abide by "just and equal laws" drafted by leaders of their own choosing.

For the second question about why European explorers searched for the Northwest Passage, the correct response is:

To discover a new sea route to Asia.

These answers reflect the historical significance and motivations behind both the Mayflower Compact and the search for the Northwest Passage.