Test 3: Early Louisiana to Statehood

There were relatively few slaves in the Louisiana territory

• True

• False

The British lost nearly _____________ troops in the Battle of New Orleans?

• 200

• 2000

• 10000

• 70

The leader of the American forces during the Battle of New Orleans was ______________ ________________ .

This treaty, signed BEFORE the Battle of New Orleans, was called the Treaty of _____________ .

• Paris

• Versailles

• Dagoba

• Ghent

These large farms harvested many cash crops and were the foundation of Louisiana agricultural economy.

• Coastal Marsh

• Farm

• Plantation

• Riverland

The descendants of Colonial powers in the Louisiana territory thought themselves to be better than the incoming Americans, especially those of African descent.

• True

• False

These cash crops were a major source of growth for the Louisiana economy during the Antebellum period (choose the TWO correct answers)

• Wheat

• Sugar

• Cotton

• Indigo

The word Antebellum means "existing before a war." If the Antebellum period is 1812 to 1861, which war are they referring to?

• The Civil War

• The War of 1812

• The American Revolution

• The Spanish-American War

Just in time to join in the war that shares this same date, Louisiana was finally admitted in the United States in this year:

• 1803

• 1789

• 1809

• 1812