LA History Unit 3, 3rd Grade

Source 1

After LaSalle claimed LA for France in 1682, most French settlers came to Louisiana as fur trappers. Most of the fur trade took place along the Mississippi River.

Based on Source 1, why did the French settlers come to the Louisiana Territory?

• To find gold and silver during the gold rush

• To grow crops in Louisiana's warm climate

• LaSalle was giving away free land for farming along the Mississippi River

• The opportunity to make money in the fur trade along the Mississippi River

DeSoto was a Spanish explorer who discovered the Mississippi River while exploring Louisiana. While in Louisiana, DeSoto's group let new plants and animals go into the Louisiana lands. DeSoto decided to leave Louisiana because of the harsh climate, geography, and because ________________________.

• he could not find gold and silver

• the first city he created was very poor

• he could not find any natural resources of value

• he wanted to keep the land for the Spanish king

Many different flags have flown over Louisiana since it was established. Why?

• There were many different Native American tribes who took ownership of LA and hung different flags

• Mardi Gras requires three different flags of purple, green, and gold

• Many different countries have owned, or claimed control of, Louisiana over the years

• The French living in Louisiana argued about which flag to use that would honor the French king Louis XIV

Timeline of Colonial Louisiana History: French Control

1682 LaSalle found the mouth of the Mississippi River and claimed all the lands drained by the Mississippi River for France. To honor the French King, LaSalle named his claim Louisiana after king Louis XIV.

1699 Iberville established a temporary colony at Ship Island after arriving on Louisiana's Gulf coast. He also named the mouth of the Mississippi River Point Mardi Gras

1700 Iberville and Bienville chose a sight to build Fort Mississippi

Based on the timeline, what was the most important thing Iberville did for his country, France?

• Naming the Mississippi River's mouth

• He was the first Spanish explorer to chose a sight to build a fort

• building the first colony

• He brought the first Spanish settlers to Louisiana

Timeline of Colonial Louisiana History: French Control

1682 LaSalle found the mouth of the Mississippi River and claimed all the lands drained by the Mississippi River for France. To honor the French King, LaSalle named his claim Louisiana after king Louis XIV.

1699 Iberville established a temporary colony at Ship Island after arriving on Louisiana's Gulf coast. He also named the mouth of the Mississippi River Point Mardi Gras

1700 Iberville and Bienville chose a sight to build Fort Mississippi

Based on the timeline, who was the most significant explorer for the French King?

• LaSalle, because he claimed the Louisiana Territory for France which gave the French King control of the area

• Bienville, because building a sight for Fort Mississippi brought a lot of money to the French King

• Iberville because naming the mouth of the Mississippi River was vital to trade

• Iberville because no one else arrived at Louisiana's Gulf coast except for him

Timeline of Colonial Louisiana History: French Control

1682 LaSalle found the mouth of the Mississippi River and claimed all the lands drained by the Mississippi River for France. To honor the French King, LaSalle named his claim Louisiana after king Louis XIV.

1699 Iberville established a temporary colony at Ship Island after arriving on Louisiana's Gulf coast. He also named the mouth of the Mississippi River Point Mardi Gras

1700 Iberville and Bienville chose a sight to build Fort Mississippi

Why was the claiming of Louisiana by LaSalle in 1682 so important?

• He was the only person capable of establishing colonies in Louisiana.

• He shaped Louisiana's history as a French settlement bringing in a culture of people: language, foods, religion, etc.

• LaSalle was the person who invented trade. Without him, there would be no trade on the Mississippi River today.

• LaSalle was a great warrior in France.

Timeline of Colonial Louisiana History: French Control

1700 Iberville and Bienville chose a sight to build Fort Mississippi

1701 The Louisiana colony was led by Bienville

1718 New Orleans was founded or established by Bienville

Based on the timeline, what are two things Bienville accomplished?

• began the urban city of New Orleans

• caused a civil war with the Spanish colony

• was leader of Louisiana in 1701

• claimed Louisiana for France in 1682

Creoles are the descendants of settlers in the New World. For example, colonists settled in Louisiana after leaving their country. The children of these settlers were born in the New World. These children, or descendants, were called Creoles.

Which three groups of settlers had children known as Creoles?

• French

• Russian

• Native American

• Spanish

• African

The Acadians lived in Nova Scotia, Canada for 150 years. The British King exiled the Acadians, burned their homes, and placed them on ships setting off for lands the Acadians were unfamiliar with. Many places did not let the Acadians in. Many Acadians died and were separated from their families. This time period when the Acadians were expelled or exiled from Nova Scotia is known as The Great Upheaval, The Great Migration, or ____________________________.

• Kallie Salloom Rue

• Laissez les bons temps rouler

• le grand d' rangement

• The Trail of Tears

After the le grand d' erangement, the Acadians were finally allowed to settle in Louisiana. The Acadians affected the culture of Louisiana when they settled in the swamps.

How was the culture of Louisiana affected by the Acadians?

• The Cajun culture spread all along southern Louisiana

• The Cajun culture spread throughout northern Louisiana

• Zydeco music, with its washboards, fiddles, and accordions, became a famous style of Cajun music in south Louisiana.

• The Acadians created their own style of Jazz music, and they created the famous dish called Gumbo.