Chapter 3 Alabama History

Spanish explorers came to the land that would be called Alabama to find gold.

• True

• False

The Europeans who came to America brought disease that killed the Indians

• True

• False

The indians had an advantage over the Europeans because they had tamed horses

• True

• False

The first known explorer of the land we call Alabama was Christopher Columbus

• True

• False

Hernando de Soto was the first white man to explore the Mississippi River

• True

• False

The French King, Louis XIV, wanted to establish a permanent colony in the Mobile area. To please the men, what did the French goverment send to keep them there?

• soldiers to force them to stay

• animals to provide meat

• women to marry

• firewood for the cold winters

Which county that settled in the Mobile area gave names to Mardi Gras, Azaleas, Bienville Square in Mobile, and many streets.

• France

• Great Britain

• Canada

• Spain

Colonists unhappy with taxes from Great Britain wanted to become independent so they signed a document called

• The Treaty of Peace

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Right to Self-Govern

• The Celebration of Freedom ACt

The war for freedom and independence from Great Britain was called

• The American Revolution

• The War between the states

• The War of 1812

• The War to end all Wars

After the war that established the United States of America, the land west of the Mississippi River was controlled by which country

• The United States

• France

• Great Britain

• Spain