WorksheetsCh 6 French Louisiana
Total questions: 24
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What type of system gives an individual economic responsibility for a colony?
Untitled
Charter
Proprietorship
Nepotism
The first settlement Iberville established in Louisiana was:
Mobile
Fort Maurepas
New Orleans
Lake Charles
The economic system that Louisiana used when it was owned by France. It only allowed Louisiana to trade with their mother country (France).
Market System
Mercantilism
Proprietoship
Command System
All of the following for Iberville are true EXCEPT
He was the first to colonize Louisiane
Discovered the Mississippi River
He was the first governor
He was French
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.
Iberville
LaSalle
DeTonti
St. Denis
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.
LaSalle
Cadillac
Crozat
Law
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.
Bienville
Iberville
LaSalle
DeSoto
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.
Iberville
DeSoto
LaSalle
Bienville
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.
Iberville
LaSalle
DeSoto
Cadillac
The collapse of the French investment company, Company of the West
Mississippi Bubble
Louisiana Bubble
Mississippi Circle
The Louisiana Plan
Why did France turn Louisiana over to proprietors?
Proprietors were supposed to make Louisiana profitable
Proprietors had more military experience
Proprietors had a better understanding of agriculture
Proprietors were more of a threat to the British and Spanish
After Iberville left Louisiana, who was made governor?
St. Denis
Joliet
La Salle
Bienville
What was the goal of Rene-Robert Cavelier when he first explored Louisiana?
LaSalle hoped to locate a trade route from French Canada to Asia
To help colonist get supplies from the British
It increased the amount of supplies shipped to France
Help the Spanish create a settlement along the Mississippi river
Which two European rivials posed a threat to France's claim of Louisiana?
Spain and England
England and Britain
France and Spain
Britain and France
What wasthe name of the first fortified French settlement in the Louisiana colony?
Fort Maurepas
Mobile Bay
English Turn
What was the name of the second Louisiana settlement and where was it located?
Fort Louis near Mobile Bay
Fort Maurepas near English Turn
Rapides near Alexandria
Who was Sieur de Cadillac?
farmer who introduced indigo
second proprietor of Louisiana
colonial governor appointed by Crozat
trader who expanded relations with Native Americans
Who built the city of New Orleans?
Bienville
Company of the Indies
Duke of Orleans
John Law
Louisiana was named by this explorer after the King of France, Louis XIV.
Bienville
Iberville
LaSalle
DeSoto
