French Colonial Louisiana

Who made France’s claim to the land that became Louisiana?

• de Soto

• La Salle

• Lewis and Clark

• Marquette and Joliet

What was the goal of LaSalle’s first expedition?

• to locate a trade route connecting French lands with Asia

• to locate raw materials that could be shipped back to France

• to enslave the Native Americans to increase the workforce in France

• to create a new market to trade French-made goods with the Native Americans

Who established the first French settlement in the land near the Mississippi River?

• La Salle

• Iberville

• Bienville

• Sieur de Sauvole

Why did King Louis XIV settle on the idea of proprietorship for the colony?

• lack of interest in the colony

• favors were owed to French loyalists

• constant threat of war with the Native Americans

• severe economic problems in France and lack of profitability in the colony

Who was the first colonial governor under the proprietorship of Louisiana?

• La Salle

• Cadillac

• Bienville

• Iberville

What is the significance of the founding of Natchitoches and St. Denis?

• It caused war with the English.

• It increased the need for slave labor

• It led to a strong alliance with Native Americans.

• It began a trend of illegal trade with the Spanish.

Why did Crozat want to return his proprietorship of Louisiana back to the French king?

• Indigo became a cash crop

• The colony was unprofitable.

• Citizens in the colony were rebelling

• The Spanish offered him a better opportunity

Use the information below to answer the following question.

• Scotsman

• created a joint-stock company

• increased the number of colonists in Louisiana

• left France in disgrace

Which person does the information in the box BEST describe?

• Bienville

• Iberville

• John Law

• Duke of Orleans

What caused the Mississippi Bubble to burst?

• The company quit investing in the colony, so profits decreased

• Too many people had to share the profits, so profits decreased and people stopped investing.

• As the number of people wanting to invest rose, so did the price of the shares, creating an increase in the value of the company.

• Expenses of the colony grew and it became impossible to maintain profit levels so investors began to demand payments in cash.

What led to the Natchez uprising in 1729?

• The colonists were trying to capture and enslave the Natchez people

• The Company of the Indies sold the Natchez’s land to the Choctaw nation.

• The colonists were creating unfair fur trade agreements with the Natchez people.

• The Company of the Indies ordered the Natchez off their land to create a plantation