Study Guide for Social Studies

In which conflict did France lose all of its land holdings in North America?

• Revolutionary War
• War of Jenkins’s Ear
• French and Indian War
• War of the Spanish Succession

What was the name of the colonists who came to Louisiana from the Canary Islands?

• Acadians
• Cajuns
• Creoles 
• Islenos

What body served as town council and court of law during the Spanish colonial period?

• Balize 
• Cabildo
• Depositiore 
• Superior Council 

During the American Revolution, what did Spanish Governor Gálvez do to prevent supplies from reaching the British fort at Pensacola?

• began a siege 
• organized a strike 
• starting a melee
• arranged a diplomatic ploy

What treaty transferred Louisiana from France to Spain?

• Fontainebleau
• Paris of 1763
• Paris of 1783
• Versailles 

Who was the first Spanish governor of Louisiana?

• Alejandro O'reilly
• Antonio de Ulloa 
• Francisco Bouligny 
• Luis de Unzaga y Amezaga 

Which Spanish governor of Louisiana has been described as a reserved scientist, quiet, low-keyed, and noted scholar?

• Alejandro O’Reilly
• Antonio de Ulloa
• Francisco Bouligny
• Luis de Unzaga y Amezaga

Which explains why the Louisiana colonists were angry with Governor Ulloa?

• He passed a law that ended the slave trade.
• He passed a law that implemented Spanish trade laws.
• He passed a law that restricted travel except for expanding business.
• He passed a law that made the Catholic Church the official church of the colony.

Which explains why the Acadians were evicted from Canada?

• They had entered the country as illegal aliens.
• They sold guns to the Indians to use against the British.
• They openly opposed the British in the French and Indian War.
• They refused to take an oath of Allegiance to the Protestant British king.

Who was the governor of Louisiana during the american revolution?

• Bernardo de Galvez
• Esteban Miro
• Luis di Unzaga y Amezaga 
• Oliver Pollock