Colonial Louisiana

______ __________ lived in Louisiana first.

• France

• Africans

• Native Americans

• Spain

The Louisiana State Flag's brown pelican shows...

• power

• peace

• love

• self sacrifice

_________ __ ____ was the first Spanish explorer to discover the Mississippi River.

• Napolean

• Native Americans

• Hernando de Soto

________ __ ______ reached the mouth of the Mississippi River and claimed Louisiana for France.

• Robert La Salle

• Napolean

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Louisiana was named in honor of King Louis.

• True

• False

The first European nation to start colonies in the Louisiana Territory was ______.

• France

• Europe

• Louisiana

• Spain

Jean - Baptiste le Moyne _________ is sometimes called the" father of New Orleans" because he found a good spot on the Mississippi River to build New Orleans.

• Bienville

• Iberville

The advantages of New Orleans location are...

• Easy to trade

• Narrow land for trading

• River's curves help defend enemies from coming

• Easy to trade

Native Americans traded weapons, cloth, glass beads, and other objects with the _________.

• Creoles

• Native Americans

• Europeans

______ arrived in Louisiana in large groups. They shared the unique culture of music, religion, cooking, and more.

• Africans

• Europeans

• Native Americans

• Acadians/Cajuns