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Ch 6 French Louisiana

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 6hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of system gives an individual economic responsibility for a colony?

a)

Untitled

b)

Charter

c)

Proprietorship

d)

Nepotism

2.
How did La Salle die?
a)
Influenza
b)
His men killed him
c)
He drowned in the Mississippi River
d)
Typhoid Fever
3.
What European country was the first to claim the territory of Louisiana?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
England
4.

The first settlement Iberville established in Louisiana was:

a)

Mobile

b)

Fort Maurepas

c)

New Orleans

d)

Lake Charles

5.

The economic system that Louisiana used when it was owned by France. It only allowed Louisiana to trade with their mother country (France).

a)

Market System

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Proprietoship

d)

Command System

6.

All of the following for Iberville are true EXCEPT

a)

He was the first to colonize Louisiane

b)

Discovered the Mississippi River

c)

He was the first governor

d)

He was French

7.

In 1714, I established an outpost on the banks of the Red River named Fort St. Jean Baptiste (later, the city of Natchitoches). I also led an expedition into Spanish territory, and I married the granddaughter of a Spanish commandant.

a)

Iberville

b)

LaSalle

c)

DeTonti

d)

St. Denis

8.

I established the city of Detroit in 1701. I also served as the first colonial governor of Louisiana. I was responsible for expanding settlements in the colony, but my blunt comments often off ended others including the Native Americans.

a)

LaSalle

b)

Cadillac

c)

Crozat

d)

Law

9.

I, along with my brother, sailed from France in 1698. I served as commandant of the colony and, later, as governor. I fulfilled a long-time dream by establishing a city on the banks of the Mississippi River—New Orleans.

a)

Bienville

b)

Iberville

c)

LaSalle

d)

DeSoto

10.

I was the first French explorer to arrive in Louisiana. I located the mouth of the Mississippi River. I also led a second expedition to Louisiana, but due to navigation errors, my ships landed in Matagorda Bay. There have been many hardships, and I am concerned that my crew may mutiny against me.

a)

Iberville

b)

DeSoto

c)

LaSalle

d)

Bienville

11.

I commanded an expedition that established the Louisiana colony. I established several forts including Fort Maurepas and Fort Mississippi. I made three voyages to Louisiana, but each time I had to return to France to secure more settlers and supplies.

a)

Iberville

b)

LaSalle

c)

DeSoto

d)

Cadillac

12.

The collapse of the French investment company, Company of the West

a)

Mississippi Bubble

b)

Louisiana Bubble

c)

Mississippi Circle

d)

The Louisiana Plan

13.

Why did France turn Louisiana over to proprietors?

a)

Proprietors were supposed to make Louisiana profitable

b)

Proprietors had more military experience

c)

Proprietors had a better understanding of agriculture

d)

Proprietors were more of a threat to the British and Spanish

14.

After Iberville left Louisiana, who was made governor?

a)

St. Denis

b)

Joliet

c)

La Salle

d)

Bienville

15.
What European country also claimed land in North America (other than the French)?
a)
Portugal
b)
England/Britain
c)
Italy
d)
Sweden
16.

What was the goal of Rene-Robert Cavelier when he first explored Louisiana?

a)

LaSalle hoped to locate a trade route from French Canada to Asia

b)

To help colonist get supplies from the British

c)

It increased the amount of supplies shipped to France

d)

Help the Spanish create a settlement along the Mississippi river

17.

Which two European rivials posed a threat to France's claim of Louisiana?

a)

Spain and England

b)

England and Britain

c)

France and Spain

d)

Britain and France

18.

What wasthe name of the first fortified French settlement in the Louisiana colony?

a)

Fort Maurepas

b)

Mobile Bay

c)

English Turn

19.

What was the name of the second Louisiana settlement and where was it located?

a)

Fort Louis near Mobile Bay

b)

Fort Maurepas near English Turn

c)

Rapides near Alexandria

20.

Who was Sieur de Cadillac?

a)

farmer who introduced indigo

b)

second proprietor of Louisiana

c)

colonial governor appointed by Crozat

d)

trader who expanded relations with Native Americans

21.

Who built the city of New Orleans?

a)

Bienville

b)

Company of the Indies

c)

Duke of Orleans

d)

John Law

22.

Louisiana was named by this explorer after the King of France, Louis XIV.

a)

Bienville

b)

Iberville

c)

LaSalle

d)

DeSoto

23.
These were the brothers that established Fr. Maurepas, sent by the King to establish a colony...
a)
LaSalle and Joliet
b)
Joliet and Marquette
c)
Iberville and Bienville
24.
Who was the second proprietor who operated the colony as a business that attracted colonists...
a)
Iberville and Bienville
b)
Joliet
c)
Antoine Crozat
d)
John Law