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French and Spanish Colonial Louisiana

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Desoto will be the first European explorer to see what river?

a)

The Missouri River

b)

The Red River

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Rio Grande

2.

The first settlement Iberville established in Louisiana was:

a)

Mobile

b)

Fort Maurepas

c)

New Orleans

d)

Lake Charles

3.

After Iberville left Louisiana, who was made governor?

a)

St. Denis

b)

Joliet

c)

La Salle

d)

Bienville

4.

What was the root cause of the French and Indian War?

a)

Both France and Britain claimed all of Canada.

b)

Both France and Spain claimed Louisiana

c)

Both France and Britain claimed Florida.

d)

Both France and Britain claimed the Ohio River Valley

5.

What group was expelled or kicked out of Nova Scotia and eventually were allowed to settle in Louisiana by the Spanish?

a)

Acadians

b)

Germans

c)

Austrians

d)

The Dutch

6.

Who was the Spanish governor who brought Louisiana firmly under Spanish control?

a)

Luis de Unzaga

b)

Alejandro O'Rielly

c)

Antonio Ulloa

d)

Baron de Carondelet

7.

Who was the first colonial governor of Spanish colonial Louisiana?

a)

Antonio de Ulloa

b)

Alejandro O'Reilly

c)

Baron Carondelet

d)

Bernardo de Galvez

8.

What three items were the Acadians given by the Spanish when they settled on Louisiana? (Choose 3)

a)

Tools

b)

Livestock

c)

Land

d)

Cotton seeds

e)

Indigo seeds

9.

What is one cultural characteristic the French and Spanish had in common?

a)

Both governments had the same colonial slave laws.

b)

Both countries had the same religion, Catholicism

c)

Both governments could not make Louisiana profitable

d)

Both governments were allies of Germany

10.

What impact did the French and Indian War have on the French in North America?

a)

France had to pay the war debt of Britain.

b)

France expanded its territory west of the Mississippi River.

c)

France was left with no territory in North America and a few small islands in the Caribbean.

d)

The war had little to no effect, France did not gain or lose any territory in North America