Social Studies Unit 3 Topic 1 Test

Who were the first people to ever live in Louisiana?

• native americans

• French

• Spanish

• Africans

Who was the first person to discover the Mississippi river?

• Robert De La Salle

• Hernando De Soto

• Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Bienville

• Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

La'Salle is known for

• being the first to find the Mississippi River

• being the first to find the mouth of the Mississippi River and naming Louisiana.

• Louisiana being named after him

• Being the first Frenchman to claim the world.

What problem did Beinville and Iberville come across while exploring Louisiana?

• They got lost and their ship was wrecked.

• They ran into native americans and got into a fight with them.

• The Mississippi River had mud, wood, and was shallow making it difficult to get down.

• They wanted to claim more land, but didn't have permission to do that.

What are some reasons that explorers came into the United States?

• Gold

  God

  Glory

• Gold

  Silver

  Attack indians

• Meet new people

• Explore plants and animals

Pick two answers. What were some reasons that the spanish did not want to claim Louisiana?

• They didn't like the weather or animals.

• They didn't like that native americans lived in Louisiana.

• They thought Louisiana looked like a swamp

• They didn't like that the Misssissippi River was near Louisiana.

Why did the French claim Louisiana? Give two reasons.

Who was Louisiana named after?

• King Louis of France

• King Ferdinand

• King Louis of Spain

• Beinville

What was a city that Bienville settled in, making it the first capital of Louisiana?

• Lake Charles

• Baton Rouge

• New Orleans

• St. Lewis

What is colonization?

• The process of a country taking over another country to get more power and money

• The process of one country selling another country

• The way that explorers' traveled

• The way one country trades goods with another.