WorksheetsFrench and Spanish Colonial Louisiana
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Desoto will be the first European explorer to see what river?
The Missouri River
The Red River
The Mississippi River
The Rio Grande
The first settlement Iberville established in Louisiana was:
Mobile
Fort Maurepas
New Orleans
Lake Charles
After Iberville left Louisiana, who was made governor?
St. Denis
Joliet
La Salle
Bienville
What was the root cause of the French and Indian War?
Both France and Britain claimed all of Canada.
Both France and Spain claimed Louisiana
Both France and Britain claimed Florida.
Both France and Britain claimed the Ohio River Valley
What group was expelled or kicked out of Nova Scotia and eventually were allowed to settle in Louisiana by the Spanish?
Acadians
Germans
Austrians
The Dutch
Who was the Spanish governor who brought Louisiana firmly under Spanish control?
Luis de Unzaga
Alejandro O'Rielly
Antonio Ulloa
Baron de Carondelet
Who was the first colonial governor of Spanish colonial Louisiana?
Antonio de Ulloa
Alejandro O'Reilly
Baron Carondelet
Bernardo de Galvez
What three items were the Acadians given by the Spanish when they settled on Louisiana? (Choose 3)
Tools
Livestock
Land
Cotton seeds
Indigo seeds
What is one cultural characteristic the French and Spanish had in common?
Both governments had the same colonial slave laws.
Both countries had the same religion, Catholicism
Both governments could not make Louisiana profitable
Both governments were allies of Germany
What impact did the French and Indian War have on the French in North America?
France had to pay the war debt of Britain.
France expanded its territory west of the Mississippi River.
France was left with no territory in North America and a few small islands in the Caribbean.
The war had little to no effect, France did not gain or lose any territory in North America
