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Worksheetschapter 9 Test
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which word or phrase best describes Louisiana's economy during the Antebellum Period?
Thriving
Chugging along
staggering
failing
Andrew Jackson was so influential in history that the time he was in office was referred to as the
Jackson Era
Jackson Epoch
Age of Jackson
Bicentennial Jackson
What term means "before the war"
Post Modern
Revival
Antebellum
Abolition
During the Antebellum period in Louisiana Politics was mostly shaped by
The State
The Governor
The people
Foreign Nations
Beginning in the 1820s the governors office in Louisiana was controlled by what ethnic group?
French
Spanish
Italian
Americans
Many Creoles thought that governor Thomas Robertson adopted laws that were favorable to
Creoles
Cajuns
Americans
French
What are "Foreign French"?
French born in Louisiana
French that immigrate to Louisiana from the Far East
People who came directly to Louisiana from France in the 1820s
People who came to France directly from Louisiana
Creole Governor of Louisiana who was one of the most effective Antebellum leaders for Louisiana. He improved roads and Levees.
Johnny Robertson
Johnny Robinson
Emiril Devalle
Andre Bienvenue Roman
Why did some people in North Louisiana want the Capital of Louisiana to be moved from New Orleans?
It took up too much space and brought in too many people
They needed more land for growing the city
They thought it gave Creoles too much power
Creoles needed a greater share of the power in Louisiana
How did people in North Louisiana view New Orleans?
As the French Capital
As the Catholic See
As the Creole Capital
As a small village
Other than New Orleans and Baton Rouge what other city called itself the State Capitol for a while
Plaquemine
New Roads
Denham Springs
Donaldsonville
New Orleans developed into how many distinct governments that operated essentially independent of each other?
3
4
2
6
Select all that were distinct ethnic divisions of New Orleans geographically or politically
Creoles French Quarter
Americans above Canal Street
Democrats near the Superdome
Working class new immigrants down river from the French Quarter
Jacksonian Democrats became what political party that we know today?
Democrats
Republicans
Libertarians
Know Nothings
Select all that were favored by Jacksonian Democrats
Large Military
Widespread voting rights
Programs designed to help the common people
Smaller government
What phrase refers to the granting of voting rights to the masses of American men
Civil Rights
Civil Sufferage
Universal Manhood Suffrage
Civil Freedom
Which political party opposed immigration and was anti Catholic?
Republicans
Democrats
Know Nothings
Libertarians
What percentage of Southern Families owned slaves?
25%
50%
75%
60%
The master's home was sometimes called ________
The Mansion on the Hill
The White House
The French Villa
The Big House
Most Irish that immigrated to Louisiana were fleeing
Religious Persecution
Political unrest
War
Potato Famine
The invention of what helped waterways become more productive during the Antebellum period?
Railroads
Ferries
Skiffs
Steamboats
What percentage of the worlds cotton was produced in Louisiana during the Antebellum Period?
1/6
1/3
1/2
1/4
Which was an advantage of cotton farming?
It required large farms with many workers
Small farms could grow cotton profitably
It was located near the Mississippi
It could be grown in freezing weather
