3rd Grade Louisiana Facts

What river flows through Louisiana and into the Gulf of Mexico?

• Red River

• Pearl River

• Mississippi River

• Sabine River

What is the capital of Louisiana?

• Baton Rouge

• Lafayette

• Shreveport

• New Orleans

What state borders Louisiana to the east?

• Texas

• Arkansas

• Alabama

• Mississippi

What state borders Louisiana to the north?

• Arkansas

• Texas

• Mississippi

• Alabama

What state borders Louisiana to the west?

• Mississippi

• Arkansas

• Texas

• Alabama

What is located south of Louisiana?

• Texas

• Mississippi

• Gulf of Mexico

• Arkansas

What city in northwestern Louisiana is an important manufacturing and trading center?

• Shreveport

• Lafayette

• Baton Rouge

• New Orleans

What city was Louisiana's first settlement founded in 1714?

• Shreveport

• Natchitoches

• Baton Rouge

• Lafayette

What is the largest city in Louisiana?

• Baton Rouge

• Natchitoches

• Shreveport

• New Orleans

Who led an expedition down the Mississippi River and claimed the land for France?

• William Claiborne

• General Pakenham

• Robert LaSalle

• Andrew Jackson