French Colonial Louisiana

La Salle explored this river.

• Hudson River

• Mississippi River

• Nile River

• Yangtze River

Who founded the first permanent French settlement in Louisiana?

• Bienville

• La Salle

• Iberville

• de Soto

Iberville and Bienville built this fort near Biloxi Bay

• Fort Biloxi
• Fort Toulouse
• Fort Maurepas
• Fort Orleans

Which place, not in Louisiana, was once the capital of French Louisiana?

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Savannah, Georgia

• Mobile, Alabama

Iberville called the new colony in Mobile, Alabama ________

• Fort Louis

• Fort Denis

• Fort Jacques

• Fort Martin

Who became governor of Louisiana in 1710?

• Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac

• Louis Joliet

• Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

• Jacques Cartier

Which French explorer claimed Louisiana for France?

• Jean Baptiste Le Moyne

• Robert de La Salle

• Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac

• Louis Joliet

What was the main purpose of Fort Maurepas near Biloxi Bay?

• Establishing a permanent settlement

• Defense against Spanish forces

• Trade with Native Americans

• Exploring the Mississippi River

Who was Bienville's brother involved in founding French Louisiana?

• Jacques Cartier

• Louis Joliet

• Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

• Jean Baptiste Le Moyne

Which fort was the main French outpost in Louisiana before New Orleans?

• Fort St. Jean Baptiste

• Fort Louis

• Fort Toulouse

• Fort Maurepas