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Colonial Louisiana - So Far

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the governor of New Orleans

a)

Bienvillie

b)

St.Denis

c)

Ibervillie

d)

King Louis XV

2.

Who founded New Orleans?

a)

Bienvillie

b)

Ibervillie

c)

St.Denis

d)

King Louis XV

3.

Who founded Natchitoches?

a)

St.Denis

b)

Ibervillie

c)

Bienvillie

d)

King Louis XV

4.

Who won the French and Indian War?

a)

French

b)

British

c)

Spanish

d)

Dutch

5.

What was the solution to the French and Indian War?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

They just stopped fighting.

6.

What did the French do for money?

a)

Trade spices

b)

Farm

c)

Build Furniture

d)

Traded fur

7.

Who was promised riches and beautiful homes if they migrated to Louisiana?

a)

The poor french

b)

The Germans

c)

The French

d)

The Africans

8.

Who was promised good climate and fertile lands if they migrated to Louisiana?

a)

The Germans

b)

The Africans

c)

The Poor French

d)

The French

9.

Who were forced to come to Louisiana to work as slaves?

a)

The Germans

b)

The Africans

c)

The French

d)

The Poor French

10.

Who were kicked out of their country to work as laborers in colonial Louisiana?

a)

The Africans

b)

The Germans

c)

The Poor French

d)

The French

11.

Which is a positive reason to migrate?

a)

Being forced out of your country

b)

Being sold as slaves

c)

Moving for a better life

d)

Moving because of a Natural Disater

12.

Which is a negative reason to migrate?

a)

Moving for jobs

b)

Moving for opportunity

c)

Poverty

d)

Moving for a better life

13.

What does it mean to migrate?

a)

to move from city to city

b)

to move by yourself across the street

c)

a group of people moving from one country to another

14.

What did the Spanish start to grow in Louisiana after they acquired it?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Indigo

c)

Corn

d)

Rice

15.

What was New Orleans known for during Colonial Louisiana days?

a)

Farming

b)

Agriculture

c)

Trade Center

d)

Textiles

16.

Why was the Ohio River Valley so Profitable?

a)

It had alot of waterways

b)

It was easy access to the Indians

c)

No enemy could be there

d)

There were alot of fur bearing animals there.

17.

What area were the French and British fighting over?

a)

The Mississippi Valley

b)

The Gulf of Mexico

c)

The Ohio River Valley

d)

The Andes Mountains

18.

What was the main effect of migration?

a)

It made Louisiana bigger.

b)

It brought alot of people.

c)

Louisiana became a colony

d)

It brought together many different cultures and it mixed to create a new culture.

19.

How did the Spanish get more people to migrate to Louisiana?

a)

By force

b)

By lying

c)

By bribing them

d)

By promising land to farm

20.

What does it NOT mean to be Creole?

a)

A French speaking person born in Colonial Louisiana

b)

A person who has a mix Spanish, Native American, African / Caribbean Descent.

c)

Louisianans who are not of American/British descent.

d)

Anglo-American

21.

The Spanish contributed everything below except.

a)

Architecture

b)

Jambalaya

c)

Planting Indigo

d)

Language