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Unit 2 Test Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did many Acadians decide to settle in Louisiana?
a)
free land
b)
already French speaking people there
c)
they could have slaves
d)
territory was already controlled by Spain
2.
A secret treaty in which France gave Spain the Louisiana Territory.
a)
(1762)Treaty of Fountainebleau
b)
(1763) Treaty of Paris
c)
(1783) Treaty of Paris
d)
(1795) Pinckney’s Treaty
3.
Who did the Spanish send as Louisiana’s first Spanish governor?
a)
Nicholas Lafreniere
b)
Seamore Friends
c)
Don Antonio de Ulloa
d)
General Don Alejandro O’Reilly
4.
The purpose of the Rebellion of 1768 was to
a)
remove Ulloa from power.
b)
free Acadians sold into slavery.
c)
put Lafreniere into power.
d)
expel the Germans from Louisiana.
5.
How did the Natchez uprising negatively affect the French colonists?
a)
had to pay taxes to pay for it
b)
lost best farms in attack
c)
they got land that was the Natchez'
d)
continued to live in fear of Indians
6.
What caused the Mississippi Bubble to burst?
a)
the Company of the West lost value
b)
could not attract investors
c)
could not repay investors
d)
they had too many investors
7.
What treaty transferred Louisiana from France to Spain?
a)
Fontainebleau
b)
Paris (1763)
c)
Paris (1783)
d)
Versailles
8.
Which river forms LAs western border?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Red
c)
Pearl
d)
Sabine
9.
What river forms one of Louisiana's eastern borders?
a)
MississippAtchafalaya
b)
Sabine
c)
Pearl
d)
Red
10.
During the French and Indian War, what were the British and French fighting over?
a)
Mississippi River Valley
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Connecticut River Valley
d)
Pennsylvania River Valley
11.
Why was life in Louisiana hard after Iberville returned to France?
a)
war in Europe
b)
Iberville joined the army
c)
Iberville never came back
d)
France stopped sending supplies
12.
Which of the following events best explains why the French Quarter has Spanish style houses?
a)
fire
b)
flood
c)
tornado
d)
termites
13.
Why was an extensive flood control system built along the banks of the Mississippi River?
a)
drinking water was needed
b)
to change the river's course
c)
to keep the river from flooding EVER AGAIN
d)
to protect the cities
14.
What came first?
a)
proprietorship
b)
French royal colony
c)
claimed for France
d)
Spanish colony
15.
What came first?
a)
proprietorship
b)
French Superior Council
c)
Spanish Cabildo
d)
LA purchase
16.
What came first?
a)
Napoleon's rule
b)
LA Purchase
c)
French Superior Council
d)
Spanish Cabildo
17.
Which describes a group of upset French Louisianians driving out the Spanish governor, Ulloa?
a)
John Law and the Mississippi Bubble
b)
The Rebellion of 1768
c)
Louisiana Becomes a Spanish Colony
d)
Acadians as new colonists
18.
What two things did Don Alejandro O’Reilly do when he secured Louisiana for Spain?
a)
made a committee and gave colony to French
b)
established the Cabildo and punished leaders of rebellion
c)
invited leaders to a party and secured banks
d)
arrested Aubry and took over French government
19.
what was the eastern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Ohio River
20.

how did the Adams-Onís Treaty alter the United States’ land claims?

a)

eliminated Spanish claims in north america

b)

US sold a large portion to Missouri

c)

US gain control of Florida and defined borders with Spain

d)

US ceded parts of LA to spain in exchange for Texas

21.

Biggest impact of LA Purchase on the US?

a)

divided the nation into 3 regions

b)

more than doubled the size of the country

c)

eliminated British claims in North America

d)

separated the US from all spanish claims

22.

most important city in the LA Purchase

a)

New Orleans

b)

Baton Rouge

c)

Shreveport

d)

Alexandria

23.
Why did France agree to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
a)
it no longer wanted to settle there
b)
could not control the Indians
c)
needed money to fight a war with Britain
d)
determined the land was worthless
24.
How did the United States acquire West Florida?
a)
bought it
b)
annexed it
c)
won it
d)
accepted it as a gift
25.
Which explains how the success of the commercial steamboat affected Louisiana?
a)
increased population
b)
producers no longer need to travel through ports
c)
increased commerce and tourism
d)
waterways became crowded
26.
Which treaty gave Louisiana back to France?
a)
Illdefonso
b)
Paris (1763)
c)
Paris (1783)
d)
Fontainebleau
27.
Why was it so important for President Jefferson to gain control of New Orleans?
a)
wanted it to be the capital
b)
maintain access to the Mississippi River
c)
didn't want Napoleon to remove our goods
d)
would be a beautiful addition to the US
28.

Who wrote a letter to tell the settlers of the finding of the mouth of the Mississippi River?

a)

LaSalle

b)

Tonti

c)

Iberville

d)

Bienville

29.

What were LaSalle's contributions?

a)

found the mouth of the Mississippi River

b)

claimed LA for France

c)

made peace with native americans

d)

all of the above

30.
The following factors lead to immigration:
a)
Push Factors Only
b)
Pull and Push Factors
c)
Push, Pull, and Shove Factors
d)
Pull Factors Only
31.

Immigration push factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

32.

Immigration pull factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

33.

Which was a PUSH factor for many Irish immigrants?

a)

War

b)

Potato Famine (blight)

c)

Religion

d)

Jobs

34.

What hardships did the Irish immigrants face?

a)

overcrowding

b)

unsanitary conditions

c)

fear of unknown

d)

all of the above

35.
The Battle of New Orleans was unusual because it
a)
happened after the war had officially ended.
b)
took place on water rather than on land.
c)
actually involved a series of smaller battles in Baton Rouge.
d)
was a resounding British victory.
36.
Which of these characteristics made the Battle of New Orleans unique?
a)
The Battle of New Orleans was fought exclusively on the water.
b)
The Battle of New Orleans was fought after the war had officially ended.
c)
The Battle of New Orleans was not an actual battle. 
d)
The Battle of New Orleans was fought by untrained militia. 
37.

True or False: British troops outnumbered American troops.

a)

false

b)

true

38.

What is the largest natural lake in LA?

a)

Lake Maurepas

b)

Lake Bend

c)

Lake Pontchartrain

d)

Lake Charles

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