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WorksheetsSocial Studies LEAP BLITZ 3/28
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 54mins
Identify three ways the national government worked to end segregation?
The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Overturning Jim Crow Laws with the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Integrating public schools with the story of Ruby Bridges
Desegregating Louisiana public transportation system with the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott
Desegregating public schools with Brown v. Board of Education.
What was the goals of the Anaconda Plan that helped the Union defeat the Confederacy. Select two answer choices.
Divide the South by taking control of the Mississippi River.
Blockade all Eastern and Southern ports in the Confederate States.
Burning all plantations to weaken the South's economy.
Free all slaves to take away the South's free labor.
To restore the Union through political reconciliation of Northern and Southern lawmakers.
Why was it so important for the Union to capture the Mississippi River?
It split the Confederate preventing them from getting supplies.
It helped the Confederates win battles
The Mississippi River provided a way to irrigate the land.
The Mississippi River transported goal and silver needed to trade with other countries.
What impact did the Civil War have on the people of Louisiana?
The South's industrial economy was hurt drastically.
The South's agricultural production multiplied to increase trade.
Burning farms and taking away free labor caused a food shortage.
Cotton production increased to continue to allow the South to trade with foreign countries.
Once the United States defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans, how did it impact the importance of New Orleans?
New Orleans became a major player in international trade.
New Orleans was named the US capital
New Orleans renamed Jacksonville after Andrew Jackson
New Orleans freed all the slaves in honor of the free people of color that fought alongside Andrew Jackson
Why did the British feel it was necessary to fight the United States in New Orleans?
The British wanted to take control of the ports of New Orleans to dictate trade along the Mississippi River
The British wanted to become allies with Spain so they wanted to gift the ports to the Spanish King
The British wanted to take control of the slave trade and needed the ports to trade slaves
The British wanted to control all sugar imports and exports
What do you think would have happened if the British were victorious in the Battle of New Orleans?
The British would have freed all the slaves in south Louisiana.
The British would have taken control of the Mississippi River and the ports of New Orleans
The British would have allowed the pirates to run New Orleans in their absence
The British would have given all the land that was stolen back to the Native American
Louisiana seceded from the Union because of state rights issues because they and other Southern states felt it should be their decision on whether or not they should be a slave or free state. What made these states want to secede.
Southern states wanted to be able to govern themselves.
Southern states want the federal government to make all decisions.
Southern states wanted to share power with the federal government
Southern states wanted other countries to control trade agreements.
. Identify the positive factors that influence agricultural production.
technological innovations
flooding
farmers paying more money
strong trade agreements
annual precipitation
How did the European colonist weaken the resistance of Native Americans.
They taught Native Americans to make weapons
They armed Native Americans to fight other tribes
They made official treaties with Native American chiefs
They offered Native Americans money to stop wars.
They bought diseases that killed many Native Americans
How did the capture of New Orleans affect the Confederacy?
Encourage for other states to get ports
Isonlated a major ceter of supplies
Troops were able to fight in other battles
It made sure it would be a hard fight
Identify three ways the Great Depression affected the people of Louisiana.
Consumers had less money to spend on purchases
Urban residents had to find work with local governments
People had to leave the state in order to find work
Families had to increase their savings in local banks
People had to seek work in federal government programs
Why did the French wish to explore the territory that came to be known as Louisiana?
The land was good for farming
They were looking for precious gems
The were known as great fisherman
They were looking for salt domes
Choose the factor that best explains why the enslaved population increased
Inventions like the cotton gin made cotton production grow which made a need for more labor
Northern plantation owners purchased more land to devote to growing tobacco and rice
The number of slaves decreased during the Antebellum period because cotton was not needed
Slaves were freed because southerners eventually felt that slavery was wrong
Germans were more known for
building successful farms that saved the French from starving
being the first Europeans in Louisiana; known for trapping
migrated from Canada because they were exiled by the British
establishing the plantation system for growing crops
worked the plantation system and was the free labor
French were more known for
building successful farms that saved the French from starving
being the first Europeans in Louisiana; known for trapping
migrated from Canada because they were exiled by the British
establishing the plantation system for growing crops
worked the plantation system and was the free labor
African Americans were more known for
building successful farms that saved the French from starving
being the first Europeans in Louisiana; known for trapping
migrated from Canada because they were exiled by the British
establishing the plantation system for growing crops
worked the plantation system and was the free labor
Spanish were more known for
building successful farms that saved the French from starving
being the first Europeans in Louisiana; known for trapping
migrated from Canada because they were exiled by the British
establishing the plantation system for growing crops
worked the plantation system and was the free labor
Acadians were more known for
building successful farms that saved the French from starving
being the first Europeans in Louisiana; known for trapping
migrating from Canada because they were exiled by the British
establishing the plantation system for growing crops
worked the plantation system and was the free labor
What was the purpose of the Code Noir?
French wanted to keep control of the African American population
Spanish wanted to keep control of the African American population.
French thought it was inhumane to mistreat the African American population
Spanish thought it was inhumane to mistreat the African American population
Why were the Acadians exiled from Canada?
They were forced by the British because the would pledge their allegiance to the King
They were forced by the French because they were traitors
They were force by the Spanish because they wouldn't convert to Catholism
They were forced by the Germans because they wouldn't farm.
Which physical features were added to the US when Louisiana territory was purchased?
Appalachian Mountains
New Orleans Ports
Mississippi River
Apple Mountains
Florida Parishes
What contribution was made to Louisiana by the Germans
They worked to provide a stable food supply
They were responsible for building canals
They create music such as jazz and rhythm and blues
They established the first Catholic church
Why was Every Man a King a goal for Huey Long?
He felt that the wealthy Americans should share with all Americans
He felt that the poor should save more money for a tough time
He felt that the rich should give the poor more jobs
He believed that the banks should give the poor more loans
What did Huey Long support to help him in the election
He supported the repeal of prohibition
He support poll taxes
He supported higher taxes for the poor
He supported farmers paying interest rates
Populist and Huey Long agreed with
unequal distribution of wealth
issues with tax credits
property tax being abolished
school systems being reformed
What impact did Higgins boats have on the socially?
It pushed racial integration in the work force
It start child labor
It help women get elected
It contributed to collective bargaining
What impact did cotton and sugar have on Louisiana's enslaved population?
As the demand of cotton and sugar grew so did the enslaved population
More Acadians moved to Louisiana to work on plantations
Europeans like the French and British wanted to learn how to grow cotton
The slave population decreased because of technological inventions.
