
French Exploration in Louisiana - Pretest
Authored by Holly Granier
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who were the first French explorers to reach the Mississippi River?
Louis Joliet and Father Marquette
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and Henri de Tonti
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did La Salle name the land drained by the Mississippi River?
New France
Louisiana
New Spain
New England
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where was the first French fort established in Louisiana?
Biloxi, Mississippi
Mobile, Alabama
New Orleans, Louisiana
Pensacola, Florida
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What challenges did the French colony in Louisiana face?
Food shortages and lack of supplies
Conflict with the British and Spanish
Disease and hostile Native American tribes
All of the above
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the French king establish a proprietorship in Louisiana?
To maintain the colony as a buffer against the British
To find gold and silver in the colony
To allow a businessman to run the colony
To fund the colony after the costly war in Europe
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the Code Noir?
To establish regulations for the treatment of slaves
To govern the conduct of the colonists
To protect the rights of the Native Americans
To ensure fair trade with the Spanish colonies
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the Mississippi Bubble collapse?
Investors suspected that their stock was worthless
The colony faced shortages and hardships
The French government stopped supporting the Company
John Law fled Paris in disgrace
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