Louisiana's Early Explorers

Where was Robert LaSalle from?

• Mexico
• Spain
• New Orleans
• France

What is the purpose of a timeline?

• to show how explorers came to Louisiana
• to show events and the order in which they happen
• to explain why Louisiana was colonized

Who were the first inhabitants of Louisiana

• The Spanish

• The Native Americans

• The French

• The British

Which EXPLORER named Louisiana?

• Pocahontas

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Robert La Salle

Which two counties traded control of Louisiana between 1500-1800?

• France and Spain

• France and the United States

• Spain and Great Britain

• Great Britain and France

When comparing Louisiana to now, when it was discovered it was....

• smaller

• bigger

• the same

What does it mean to have a "Gumbo of Cultures"?

• Gumbo is a dish with rice, chicken, and sausage.

• The culture is not unique

• There are many different groups of people

• Louisiana people like to eat gumbo

Why did so many countries want Louisiana for themselves?

• The Mississippi River was a great trade route

• The Mississippi River was a great place for fish

• The land was huge

• They didn't really want it

Why has Louisiana's flag changed so much?

• The couldn't decide which one they liked best.

• Every time someone lost a war, it changed.

• It hasn't changed.

• It changed to represent the countries that owned it.

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.