Louisiana's Early Explorers

Louisiana has had different flags since its discovery in 1519. What is the most likely reason Louisiana has had so many different flags?

• The people of Louisiana could not decide on what flag to have.

  
  

• Louisiana was controlled by many different countries.

  
  

• Each flag represented different Mardi Gras parades.

  
  

• Each of the different flags represented the new people that migrated to Louisiana.

  
  

Which statement best describes how Hernando De Soto helped shape the history of Louisiana?

• His group settled Louisiana's first city and named it Natchitoches.

• His group took away many of Louisiana's natural resources.

• His group wanted to find gold and silver.

• His group were the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River.

What significant contribution was made by LaSalle?

• He claimed the Louisiana territory for France and gave it its name.

• He named the Louisiana territory after himself.

• He won the war of 1812.

• He purchased Louisiana from France.

Which of the following best explains why La Salle explored and discovered Louisiana?

• He wanted to find new lands for his King.

• He was a farmer and needed more land to farm.

• He wanted to make money trading furs.

• He wanted to make Native Americans speak French and Spanish.

This was the Spanish explorer who first discovered the Mississippi River in 1542.

• LaSalle

• Bienville

• Iberville

• DeSoto

New Orleans was named for the Duke of Orleans. Who founded the city of New Orleans?

• Bienville

• LaSalle

• King Louis XIV

• DeSoto

Which one is NOT a reason that the Spanish chose not to settle in the Louisiana area in 1542?

• harsh climate

• the food was awful

• the wildlife

• the geography was bad

What do you call people who search lands for another country?

• settlers

• explorers

• immigrants

• slaves

DeSoto saw it first. LaSalle followed it. Bienville built a city on it. What is it?

• Louisiana

• Native Americans

• The Acadians

• The Mississippi River

What country did Robert LaSalle represent when he explored?

• Germany

• France

• Spain

• Portugal