(7) U2 C2 Test Practice

What happened to the Spanish fort at Baton Rouge? Select the two correct answers.

• American settlers revolted and overthrew the Spanish.

• It was destroyed during an uprising led by Charles Deslondes.

• The United States annexed the region where it was located.

• It was sold to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

• It was incorporated into the Neutral Ground between the United States and New Spain.

What geographical feature was used as the boundary between New Spain and the Neutral Ground?

• Mississippi River

• Sabine River

• Gulf of Mexico

• Red River

Why was the Louisiana Constitution of 1812 published in English and French?

• to address shared U.S. and French control of the territory

• to honor the anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase

• to reflect the territory’s European heritage

• to meet U.S. requirements for statehood

Based on the excerpt from the Louisiana Constitution of 1812, which of the following people could vote in the state of Louisiana?

• a white man who owned a small farm

• a white woman who owned a plantation

• a white man who had lived in Louisiana for three months

• a free person of color who owned an office building

What do the divisions on this map represent?

• the original Louisiana parishes

• the modern Louisiana parishes

• the original Louisiana counties

• the modern Louisiana counties

Who was W. C. C. Claiborne?

• a pirate who fought in the War of 1812

• the first governor of Louisiana after it joined the United States

• the leader of an uprising of enslaved people

• the Louisiana delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives

Which of the following statements describes Julien de Lallande Poydras’s role in Louisiana history? Select the two correct answers.

• He was the first governor of the state of Louisiana.

• He led Louisiana’s first constitutional convention.

• He negotiated Louisiana’s admission to the United States.

• He served as president of the legislative council of Orleans Territory.

• He determined the border between Orleans Territory and the District of Louisiana.

In what year did the United States and France agree to the Louisiana Purchase?

• 1803

• 1806

• 1812

• 1804

What was the main purpose of the petition sent by the Territory of Orleans to the U.S. Congress in 1810?

• To request statehood

• To declare independence

• To form a new country

• To join with Spanish Texas

Which event happened after the U.S. Congress approved the statehood petition from the Territory of Orleans?

• Delegates drafted a state constitution and decided to name the new state Louisiana

• The United States and France agreed to the Louisiana Purchase

• U.S. troops secured West Florida from Spain

• U.S. Congress divided the Louisiana Purchase into the Territory of Orleans and the district of Louisiana