Assessment: Chapter 2—Spanish Colonial Louisiana

What was Hernando de Soto’s expedition looking for when it first reached what would later become the Louisiana colony?

• furs

• gold

• the Northwest Passage

• a place to move Spanish colonists out of Florida

Which words or phrases best describe the Louisiana colony when Spain first acquired it under the Treaty of Fontainebleau? Select the two correct answers.

• remote

• rich in gold

• French-speaking

• a busy port colony

• densely populated

How did Ulloa make himself very unpopular with the people of the Louisiana colony?

• He restricted trade.

• He abolished slavery.

• He implemented martial law.

• He outlawed speaking French.

Why was Alejandro O’Reilly sent to the Louisiana colony?

• to study local plants and wildlife

• to explore the upper Mississippi River

• to enforce Spanish rule as governor

• to put down the rebellion against the king

• to negotiate a peace treaty with the French

How did the slave trade change under Spanish rule? (6.9.f, 6.10.b, 6.10.c, 6.10.d)

• It increased because of cash crops.

• It decreased because of more lenient laws.

• It increased because of fewer trade restrictions.

• It decreased because of a revolt by enslaved persons.

The architectural style of this building is common evidence of Spanish rule in New Orleans today. What led to this style being common?

• lots of construction following fires that ravaged the city

• money provided as construction grants from the Spanish king

• Spanish encouragement of builders’ apprentices immigrating there

• the development of new construction techniques by free people of color

This map shows the settlement patterns of which people?

• Acadians

• Creoles

• Haitians

• Isleños

Why did these people settle in Louisiana in such large numbers?

• They were forcibly brought from Africa as enslaved laborers.

• They were imported to protect the colony against British invasion.

• They were forced out of Canada during the French and Indian War.

• They were recruited by the Mississippi Company to help populate the colony.

Why did smuggling in colonial Louisiana decrease in the late 1700s? (6.10.c, 6.10.d)

• O’Reilly implemented harsh punishments for smugglers.

• Pinckney’s Treaty opened trade with the new United States.

• The Spanish king began sending regular shipments of supplies to New Orleans.

• Fires burned many warehouses used to store smuggled goods.

Why did Spain help the American colonies fight the British in the American Revolution? (6.9.h, 6.10.d)

• to improve trade relations with the American colonies

• to take Florida back from Britain if the Americans won

• to expand the Spanish colony north of the Mississippi basin

• to protect Spanish gold mines along the Mississippi River