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CHAPTER 7 Spanish Louisiana

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the Seven Years War called in North America? 
a)
The French and Indian War
b)
The American Revolution
c)
The North American War
d)
The French Revolution
2.
A secret treaty in which France gave Spain the Louisiana Territory.
a)
(1762)Treaty of Fountainebleau
b)
(1763) Treaty of Paris
c)
(1783) Treaty of Paris
d)
(1795) Pinckney’s Treaty
3.
In 1763 France gave Louisiana to Spain in order to 
a)
end Native American uprisings.
b)
 keep Great Britain from getting the land.
c)
gain control of Florida from Spain.
d)
calm the Louisiana settlers' unrest.
4.
In what treaty did Great Britain obtain all the land east of the Mississippi River?
a)
(1762)Treaty of Fountainebleau
b)
(1763) Treaty of Paris
c)
(1795) Pinckney’sTreaty
d)
(1783) Treaty of Florida
5.
Who did the Spanish send as Louisiana’s first Spanish governor?
a)
Nicholas Lafreniere
b)
Seamore Butts
c)
Don Antonio de Ulloa
d)
General Don Alejandro O’Reilly
6.
Which of the following was not a reason the French colonist did not like the first Spanish governor?
a)
He was Spanish.
b)
He issued strict new trade rules
c)
He married a French woman from the colony. Spanish governor?
d)
He used Aubry to issue orders.
7.
The purpose of the Rebellion of 1768 was to
a)
remove Ulloa from power.
b)
free Acadians sold into slavery.
c)
put Lafreniere into power.
d)
expel the Germans from Louisiana.
8.
What two things did Don Alejandro O’Reilly do when he secured Louisiana for Spain?
a)
He established a committee to discuss future problems and turned over the colony to the French.
b)
He established a Spanish government (The Cabildo) and punished the leaders of the rebellion.
c)
He invited all the French leaders to a party and secured the banks in the colony.
d)
He arrested Captain Aubry and took over the French government.
9.
Who became governor of the Louisiana colony in 1776? 
a)
Nicholas Lafreniere
b)
Don Bernardo de Gálvez
c)
Esteban Rodriquez Miro
d)
Alexander McGillivray
10.

What body served as town council and court of law during the Spanish colonial period?

a)

Balize

b)

Cabildo

c)

Depositoire

d)

Superior Council

11.

Which body did Governor Ulloa allow to continue to assist in governing the Louisiana colony?

a)

Cabildo

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Parliament

d)

Superior Court

12.

How is the French Superior Council related to the Revolt of 1768?

a)

Council members sold Louisiana to the Spanish.

b)

Council members provided weapons to dissatisfied citizens.

c)

Council members encouraged citizens to openly rebel against Spanish rule.

d)

Council members charged citizens who participated with treason and had them sentenced to death.

13.

Why was Spain willing to take control of Louisiana even though the colony had not been profitable for France?

a)

to sell it to the British at a profit

b)

to end the French and Indian War

c)

to protect their Mexican silver mines

d)

to expand their west coast land holdings

14.

Who did Spain support during the French and Indian War?

a)

Britain

b)

Canada

c)

France

d)

United States

15.

What was known as Code O’Reilly?

a)

the Cabildo

b)

Creole folk song

c)

password for trading with the British

d)

new laws based on Spanish Laws of the Indies

16.

After Iberville left Louisiana, who was made governor?

a)

St. Denis

b)

Joliet

c)

La Salle

d)

Bienville

17.

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

18.

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

19.

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

20.

What does laissez-faire mean?

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