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Cajun Louisiana

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Being forced to leave one's home/country

a)

Evacuation

b)

Punished

c)

Exiled

d)

Reportation

2.

The name of Nova Scotia before the British changed it

a)

Arcade

b)

Acadia

c)

Canada

d)

Canade

3.

A cajun is...

a)

A French person who migrated OR whose ancestors migrated from Acadia to LA

b)

Someone from Canada who visited LA

c)

Someone whose ancestors migrated from Acadia to Maine

d)

Someone of Spanish descent who was living in early Southern Louisiana

4.

The Acadians would NOT...

a)

Form an alliance with the British to work together

b)

Stay neutral

c)

Sign an unconditional oath of loyalty to help the British in war

d)

Quit playing cajun music

5.

Eventually the British...

a)

Forced the Acadians to sig a treaty

b)

Forced the Acadians to fight on their side

c)

Forced the Acadians to wear their masks

d)

Forced the Acadians to leave Acadia

6.

Who invited the Acadians to settle with them?

a)

French Florida

b)

French Louisiana

c)

Spanish Louisiana

d)

France

7.

The Acadians who settled in LA would get...

a)

Livestock

b)

Land, wagons, and water

c)

Pokémon cards

d)

Land, livestock, and tools

8.

In the end, __________ Acadians settled in LA.

a)

about 3,000

b)

about 1,500

c)

about 480

d)

about 300,000

9.

How did this relationship benefit both the exiled Acadians as well as the Spanish colonial government?

a)

The Spanish took money from the Acadians, but allowed them to stay temporarily

b)

The British no longer had to deal with the Acadians

c)

The Spanish got new colonists to protect LA and the Acadians got a home/fresh start

d)

Spain got British secrets from Acadian spies and the Acadians were paid money in return