French Colonial Louisiana pretest practice 1

Who claimed land for France and all of the land around the Mississippi River?

• Louis Jolliet
• Samuel de Champlain
• Jacques Cartier
• Robert La Salle

Who was the Louisiana colony named after?

• King Charles II
• King Louis XIV
• King Louis XIII
• King Louis XVI

How did the Gulf coast impact the Louisiana colonists? Choose 2

• coastal storms led to poor soil and limited farming

• The Gulf coast had no effect on the Louisiana colonists.
• they faced danger due to hurricanes

• The Gulf coast led to the colonists abandoning agriculture.

What were the contributions of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville? Choose 2

• Founded Quebec City.
• Established New Orleans

• Learned the Native American languages and built cooperative relationships with them.

• Discovered the Mississippi River.

When was Forth des Natchitoches establishment?

• 1720
• 1710
• 1714
• 1705

The first French capital of the Louisiana colony

• Biloxi
• New Orleans
• Mobile
• St. Louis

The Natchitoches settlement became the main trading post for __________ and _________ people in Louisiana