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LA Antebelleum Louisiana

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which person would be considered of most economic value on the slave market?
a)
elderly maid
b)
experienced carpenter
c)
member of the plow gang
d)
healthy field hand
2.
How many miles of railroad tracks existed in Louisiana when the Civil War started?
a)
1000
b)
334
c)
556
d)
437
3.
In relation to a plantation, a slave was legally viewed as:
a)
citizen
b)
employee
c)
student
d)
property
4.
Which of the following was a privilege often granted to slaves by planters?
a)
Education opportunities
b)
2 weeks paid vacation
c)
traveling passes to visit other plantations
d)
free time on Sunday
5.
According to Code Noir, what was the accepted form of punishment for slaves?
a)
Whipping
b)
time out
c)
hanging
d)
public execution
6.
Which of the following was NOT a method of communication in the Antebellum Era?
a)
mail
b)
newspapers
c)
radio
d)
word of mouth
7.
Which of the following methods of communication brought progress during the Antebellum Era?
a)
telephone
b)
computer
c)
telegraph
d)
television
8.
Who taught in the first schools in colonial Louisiana?
a)
nuns and priests
b)
tutors
c)
Protestant ministers
d)
bankers
9.
What were the two diseases that killed many people in Louisiana during the Antebellum Era?
a)
influenza and rabies
b)
cholera and yellow fever
c)
malaria and diarrhea
d)
yellow fever and influenza
e)
all of these
10.
What is a picayune?
a)
television newsprogram
b)
a horse
c)
a coin
d)
a message
11.
Which of the following was NOT a form of entertainment in Antebellum Louisiana?
a)
theatre
b)
movie show
c)
horse racing
d)
opera
12.
What was the only port larger than New Orleans in the Antebellum United States?
a)
San Francisco
b)
Baltimore
c)
New York
d)
Mobile
13.
Which of the following would NOT have traveled down the river on a steamboat:
a)
Lumber
b)
Cattle
c)
Fur
d)
Food
14.
This was the largest port city in the US during the Antebellum Era:
a)
Boston
b)
Biloxi
c)
New Orleans
d)
New York City
15.
These were descendents from early Spanish and French Settlers:
a)
Cajuns
b)
Acadians
c)
Foreign French
d)
Creoles
16.
How long did it take Shreve to totally clear the river?
a)
4 years
b)
20 years
c)
10 Years
d)
40 Years
17.
10,000 people came from this country in 1810 following the slave revolt:
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Ireland
d)
Haiti
18.
People came from this country because of the Potato Famine:
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Ireland
d)
Haiti
19.
There were people that came from this country during the revolution and Napoleon’s reign:
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Ireland
d)
Haiti
20.
A failed revolution in this country forced people to move to Louisiana:
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Ireland
d)
Haiti
21.
The state capital was moved to this place in 1830:
a)
Donaldsonville
b)
Baton Rouge
c)
Shreveport
d)
New Orleans
22.
Lafayette visited the capital when it was in this city:
a)
Donaldsonville
b)
Baton Rouge
c)
Shreveport
d)
New Orleans
23.
The state capital was finally moved to this city in 1849:
a)
Donaldsonville
b)
Baton Rouge
c)
Shreveport
d)
New Orleans
24.
When the state capital moved to this city a new building was erected looking like a castle to celebrate the heritage of the founders of Louisiana:
a)
Donaldsonville
b)
Baton Rouge
c)
Shreveport
d)
New Orleans
25.
This city was named in honor of the man who cleared the log jam on the Red River:
a)
Donaldsonville
b)
Baton Rouge
c)
Shreveport
d)
New Orleans
26.
Which of the following places would NOT have been a likely settling spot for Americans in Louisiana?
a)
Garden District
b)
Florida Parishes
c)
North Louisiana
d)
French Quarter
27.
Which area were you most likely find Creoles living?
a)
Garden District
b)
Florida Parishes
c)
North Louisiana
d)
French Quarter
28.
Protestants settled in this area:
a)
Garden District
b)
Florida Parishes
c)
North Louisiana
d)
all of these
29.

Although free people of color were discriminated against, they were entitled to all the following except:

a)

jury duty

b)

presumption of innocence

c)

writ of Habeas Corpus

d)

trial by jury

30.
Multitudes of Irish sailed to New Orleans because of:
a)
War in Ireland
b)
potato famines
c)
overcrowded conditions
d)
persecution
31.
Between 1830 and 1840 the population of the northern part of the state:
a)
stayed the same
b)
decreased
c)
Increased
d)
disappeared
32.
The first elected governor of Louisiana as a state was:
a)
Twain
b)
Claiborne
c)
Lincoln
d)
Lafayette
33.
Which of the following was never the capital of Louisiana:
a)
Donaldsonville
b)
Monroe
c)
New Orleans
d)
Baton Rogue
34.
The Constitution of 1845
a)
was less democratic
b)
was more democratic
c)
required property ownership to vote
d)
allowed 18 year olds to vote
35.
In addition to cotton, what crop became a major source of income at this time?
a)
rice
b)
Sugar Cane
c)
Tobacco
d)
Soybeans
36.
What was the first railroad in Louisiana:
a)
Lake Borgne Railroad
b)
Gulf of Mobile Railroad
c)
Ponchatrain Railroad
d)
Southern Railroad
37.

Which of the following was not used for entertainment in the Antebellum period?

a)

horse races

b)

Dances

c)

Concerts

d)

Opera Houses

38.
The Constitution of 1852 did what:
a)
Provided Free Public Education
b)
loosened Banking Regulation
c)
lowered the voting age
d)
moved the capital to New Orleans
39.
Which of the following diseases did not kill a large number of people in Louisiana?
a)
Swine Flu
b)
Cholera
c)
Yellow Fever
d)
Diarrhea
40.
This tribe moved to Texas and sold their land to Claiborne:
a)
Choctaw
b)
Chickasaw
c)
Caddo
d)
Natchez
41.
Why was New Orleans the largest southern city?
a)
Bourbon Street
b)
Major Drug Trafficking Center
c)
its Port
d)
Lake Ponchatrain
42.

This was the person that sold the crops of farmers:

a)

flaming farmers

b)

Fabulous Farmer

c)

Fred Floyd

d)

Factor

43.
The Constitution of 1845 established what?
a)
Private schools with Nuns as teachers
b)
Tutors for the wealthy
c)
Public Schools
d)
Charity Hospital
44.
What fraction of the population of Louisiana in 1850 was born in another country?
a)
43164
b)
½
c)
43134
d)
¼
45.
The period of time before the American Civil War was called what?
a)
The War of 1812
b)
The Anti-Bells Error
c)
The American Revolution
d)
The Antebellum Era
46.
With a decrease in the price of slaves, what did the founding fathers think would happen to slavery?
a)
That it would last forever
b)
That it would die out naturally
c)
That the price of slaves would increase over time
d)
That slaves would free themselves eventually
47.
Why was cotton so difficult to grow?
a)
Cotton took all year to harvest
b)
Cotton was less profitable than wool
c)
Cotton was not in demand anywhere
d)
It was time consuming to separate the seeds
48.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Beau LeJeune
d)
Eli Whitney
49.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery?
a)
There was less of a need for slaves
b)
The demand for slaves increased dramatically
c)
There was no effect on slavery
d)
I still have no idea how cotton and slavery are connected
50.
What invention made it easier to transport goods by WATER?
a)
18 Wheelers
b)
Trains
c)
Planes
d)
Steamboats
51.
Which of the following was a place where slaves could meet to socialize and interact on Sundays?
a)
The fais-do-do
b)
The French Quarter
c)
Congo Square
d)
Jackson Square, New Orleans
52.
Why did slave owners not want slaves to congregate or gather?
a)
They were afraid of a slave rebellion
b)
They were just very mean about everything
c)
They thought they would hide and not come back
53.
Why did slave owners use violence against slaves?
a)
Owners enjoyed hurting people
b)
So slaves would fear the consequences of breaking rules
c)
Talking firmly with slaves did not work
d)
Slave owners
54.

•Descendants of the early French and Spanish colonists.


•Spoke French

a)

Creoles

b)

Free People of Color

c)

Foreign French

d)

Immigrants

55.

•Political unrest in France pushed them to Louisiana during and after the French Revolution


•Royalists (supporters of King Louis XVI) and Napoleon’s soldiers were among those who fled

a)

Creoles

b)

Free People of Color

c)

Foreign French

d)

Immigrants

56.

•Many were Creoles who came from Haiti


•Many were well educated and considered middle class

a)

Creoles

b)

Free People of Color

c)

Foreign French

d)

Immigrants

57.

•The largest group was Irish who were escaping a series of potato famines in Ireland


•Came on cotton ships that were crowded and miserable (sometimes only ½ survived)

a)

Creoles

b)

Free People of Color

c)

Foreign French

d)

Immigrants

58.

•Moved to Louisiana in large numbers after the Louisiana Purchase


•Settled in North Louisiana and Florida Parishes

a)

American Pioneers

b)

Native Americans

c)

Acadians

d)

Slaves

59.

•Maintained their own culture and lived simple lifestyles on the prairies and bayous where they farmed and fished


•Spoke French

a)

American Pioneers

b)

Native Americans

c)

Acadians

d)

Slaves

60.

•By 1850, many of the first inhabitants of Louisiana had disappeared.


•In 1835, the Caddo sold their land and moved to Indian Territory.

a)

American Pioneers

b)

Native Americans

c)

Acadians

d)

Slaves

61.

•Gathered around cabins to enjoy games, food, and conversation.


•Free time was limited to Sundays (some had Saturday afternoons off)


•Sometimes music and dancing were allowed at the end of the work week

a)

American Pioneers

b)

Native Americans

c)

Acadians

d)

Slaves

62.

Why was communication in Antebellum Louisiana difficult?

a)

The lack of good roads isolated people and made it difficult for news and mail to be delivered.

b)

The telegraph made communication faster, but Morse Code was too complicated to use.

c)

The people of Louisiana refused to accept new technology like the telegraph.

d)

It was too difficult to translate the news into Portuguese for the Creoles to read.

63.

Who ran and taught at the first schools in colonial Louisiana?

a)

tutors

b)

public school teachers

c)

nuns and priests

d)

parents

64.

•Valued their culture over American change


•Lived in Louisiana long before the arrival of the Anglos


•Many came after the revolution on Haiti and doubled the population of New Orleans which strengthened their culture

a)

Creoles

b)

Free People of Color

c)

Foreign French

d)

Immigrants

65.

•Their society included Paris-educated professionals who created a newspaper


•Skilled artisans and store owners


•Legal rights fell between those of whites and slaves

a)

Creoles

b)

Free People of Color

c)

Foreign French

d)

Immigrants

66.

City that became one of the nation's largest and most economically important ports

a)

Baton Rouge

b)

Shreveport

c)

New Orleans

d)

Monroe

67.

Major cash crops during the Antebellum period in LA

a)

Sugar, Corn

b)

Corn, Cotton

c)

Cotton, Indigo

d)

Cotton, Sugar

68.

System of transportation relied upon during the Antebellum period

a)

Air

b)

Land -- Horse/Carriage

c)

Land -- Railroad

d)

Water routes

69.

Type of boat designed during Antebellum Period that revolutionized transportation

a)

Flat boat

b)

Keel boat

c)

Steamboat

d)

Cruise Ship

70.

This crop is primarily grown south of Alexandria in Louisiana.

a)

Cotton

b)

Corn

c)

Sugar

d)

Soybeans

71.

Plantation labor system was shaped around what type of labor?

a)

indentured servant labor

b)

immigrant labor

c)

slave labor

d)

native american labor

72.

Invention that ended the decline in slavery and caused it to explode in number

a)

Electricity

b)

Steamboat

c)

Cotton Gin

d)

Mechanical Reaper

73.

Describe the relationship between cotton production and slavery

a)

Where cotton production is highest, slavery population is highest

b)

Where cotton production is lowest, slavery population is highest

c)

Where cotton production is highest, slavery population is lowest

d)

There is no direct relationship between cotton and slavery

74.

The capital of Louisiana moved from New Orleans to this city in 1846.

a)

Donaldsonville

b)

Shreveport

c)

Houma

d)

Baton Rouge

75.

How did the steamboat revolutionize water travel in Louisiana?

a)

Faster, could operate in shallow and deep water

b)

Operated strictly in the deep water of the Mississippi River

c)

Was far safer than flat-boats

d)

Could only travel down river

76.
How were the first machines of the Industrial Revolution powered?
a)
Electricity
b)
Sun
c)
Water
77.
The period of time before the American Civil War was called what?
a)
The War of 1812
b)
The Anti-Bells Error
c)
The American Revolution
d)
The Antebellum Era
78.
With a decrease in the price of slaves, what did the founding fathers think would happen to slavery?
a)
That it would last forever
b)
That it would die out naturally
c)
That the price of slaves would increase over time
d)
That slaves would free themselves eventually
79.
Why was cotton so difficult to grow?
a)
Cotton took all year to harvest
b)
Cotton was less profitable than wool
c)
Cotton was not in demand anywhere
d)
It was time consuming to separate the seeds
80.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Beau LeJeune
d)
Eli Whitney
81.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery?
a)
There was less of a need for slaves
b)
The demand for slaves increased dramatically
c)
There was no effect on slavery
d)
I still have no idea how cotton and slavery are connected
82.
How much faster could one person produce cotton after the cotton gin was invented?
a)
From 1 Ib to 50 Ib per day
b)
From 50 Ib to 1 Ib per day
c)
From 1 Ib to 500 Ib per day
d)
From 1 Ib to 5 Ib per day
83.
What invention made it easier to transport goods by WATER?
a)
18 Wheelers
b)
Trains
c)
Planes
d)
Steamboats
84.
Why did slave owners not want slaves to congregate or gather?
a)
They were afraid of a slave rebellion
b)
They were just very mean about everything
c)
They thought they would hide and not come back
85.
Which of the following was a place where slaves could meet to socialize and interact on Sundays?
a)
The fais-do-do
b)
The French Quarter
c)
Congo Square
d)
Jackson Square, New Orleans
86.
Why did slave owners use violence against slaves?
a)
Owners enjoyed hurting people
b)
So slaves would fear the consequences of breaking rules
c)
Talking firmly with slaves did not work
d)
Slave owners
87.
What does "antebellum" mean?
a)
Before War
b)
After War
c)
During War
d)
Peace Time

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