French Settlement History Unit 3, 3rd Grade

What was the first non-Native American religion in Louisiana?

• Islam

• Roman Catholic

• Judaism

• Buddhism

What did St. Denis do?

• founded Louisiana

• founded Lake Charles

• founded Natchitoches

• founded Natchez

__________________ was a French explorer who explored the Mississippi River to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico and named the area Louisiana. He claimed the area for France.

• Hernando DeSoto

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry Hudson

• Robert LaSalle

_____________________ searched for gold in the Southern United States. He was the first European to see the Mississippi River.

• Hernando DeSoto

• Robert LaSalle

• Leif Eriksson

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which of the following French explorers started the city of New Orleans

• Bienville

• d'Iberville

• LaSalle

• St. Denis

Why was the site of New Orleans chosen?

• For the King Cake.

• for it's location on the Mississippi River.

• for it's tall buildings.

• for the location on the Red River.

Why did LaSalle explore Louisiana?

• He wanted to find new lands for his king.

• He was a farmer and needed new farm land.

• He wanted to make money trading furs.

• Europeans made Native Americans speak French and Spanish.

Why did the French and Spanish want to move to and colonize Louisiana?

• To find riches and grow a new country.

• To gain access to new trade routes.

• To have new areas for people to move to.

• To find resources that would benefit their home countries.

What natural resource in Louisiana was most important to the Spanish?

• cotton

• fertile land

• gold

• the climate

What positive aspects of Louisiana would make French people want to move to Louisiana?

• Gold and Silver and Fertile land

• Fishing and hot climate

• Lots of furs and fertile land

• Hot climate and fertile land