Louisiana History Midterm 2022

Match the following Governor's to their description:

• Unzaga

• Encouraged trade with Spanish ports.

• Ulloa

• Discouraged trade on Sundays.

• Carondelet

• Created a system of oil-lit lamps to increase safety in New Orleans.

• Miro

• The first Spanish governor of Louisiana

• O'Reilly

• Practiced a laissez-faire approach to illegal trade with the British.

The Sabine River and the Toledo Bend Reservoir separate Louisiana from (a)   on the state’s southwestern border.

The Atchafalaya River is named from the Choctaw words ​​ ​ (a)  

​ (b)   ​ , meaning “river,” and ​ , meaning “long.”

• hache
• falaia

The soil that dominates this region is red in color because it is high in:

• sulfur

• iron

• magnesium

• uranium

LaSalle hoped to locate a trade route that would connect ​ (a)   territory in Canada with trade routes to ​ (b)   .

• French
• Asia
• Spanish
• Europe

Absolute location refers to

• where a place is in relation to another place or places

• a specific spot on planet Earth

• around the corner

• down the block

Relative location explains

• where a specific spot is on planet Earth

• a specific address

• a specific latitude and longitude

• where a place is in relation to another place or places

Longitude measures how far ______________ or ___________ a location is from the initial line of longitude

• north or south

• east or west

Latitude measures a location's distance

• north or south

• east or west

Why was Robert LaSalle important to Louisiana History?

• He was looking for gold
• He discovered the Mississippi River
• He claimed land for France
• He claimed land for Spain