Which group were the first inhabitants in Louisiana before the Europeans arrived?

__________________ was a French explorer who explored the Mississippi River to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico and named the area Louisiana. He claimed the area for France.

_____________________ searched for gold in the Southern United States. He was the first European to see the Mississippi River.

Which of the following French explorers started the city of New Orleans

Louisiana is knows as the _________________ Pot because of our mixed cultures.

Why was the site of New Orleans chosen?

Why did people migrate to Louisiana?

Why did the French and Spanish have influence in Louisiana?

Choose all of the ways that Acadian culture is still present in Louisiana.

The Acadians came to Louisiana because....

Who founded Fort Maurepas, our first capital?

The French and Indian War was between....

Creoles and Cajuns speak a form of

The Treaty of Paris gave land East of the Mississippi to the

The Treaty of Paris gave land west of the Mississippi to the

The Treaty of Paris gave no land to the....

The French Settlers came to Louisiana to primarily......

The largest group of immigrants in the 1800's came from

The settlers that came from Acadia and settled in Southwest Louisiana were better known as