Louisiana Explorers

What explorers are brothers?

• I'berville and d'bienville

• LA Salle and De Soto

Why did the french want to explore Louisiana?

• For gold

• For silver

• For Diamonds

• For Valuables

• All of the above

Why did Hernando De Soto not claim Louisiana as Spain's land?

• He did want to travel so far again

• He never made it to the new Land

• He found that the land and environment of Louisiana was too harsh.

• He didn't find any gold and silver

Who discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River?

• De Soto

• LA Salle

• D'Bienville

• I'berville

What was the first capital of Louisiana?

• Baton Rouge

• Alexandria

• New Orleans

• Fort Maurepas

What was the second capital of Louisiana?

• Baton Rouge

• Alexandria

• New Orleans

• Fort Maurepas

When was the Mississippi River Discovered?

• 1542

• 1718

• 1699

• 1682

Where did Louisiana get its name from?

• Hernando De Soto

• King Louis XIV

• Louis and Clark

• Robert De La Salle

Who traveled the entire Mississippi River in a Canoe?

• De Soto

• LA Salle

• D'Iberville

• D'Bienville

The Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto was from which country?

• New York

• Spain

• France

• Africa