Chapter 3 Alabama History Review Game

Hernando de Soto was the first white man to explore the Mississippi River.

• True

• False

In the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Great Britain, the Battle of New Orleans was won by the ____________.

• Great Britain

• France

• United States

• Spain

Which country that settled in the Mobile area gave names to Mardi Gras, azaleas, Bienville Square in Mobile, and many streets?

• Great Britain

• France

• United States

• Spain

The first known explorer of the land we call Alabama was Christopher Columbus.

• True

• False

________________ was the first child of Lachlan McGillivray and Sehoy Marchand, was educated in South Carolina, became the chief of the Creek Nation and fought for America in the Revolutionary War.

• Hernando de Soto

• Don Tristan de Luna

• Alexander McGillivray

• Christopher Columbus

Two members of the committee to write the Declaration of Independence were _____________________ and ___________________.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jeffereson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

The war for freedom and independence from Great Britain was called _____________________.

• The War of 1812

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Spanish War

• The American Revolution

In 1699, explorers from _______ built a fort and settled in the area of Mobile at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff.

• Great Britain

• France

• United States

• Spain

________________ wanted to own land and become wealthy.

• Europeans

• Indians

• Americans

Spanish explorers came to the land that would be called Alabama to find gold.

• True

• False