Social Studies

Question 1

Why was a priest with La Salle?

Answer 1

Spread the catholic religion

Question 2

What is the present day location of the French fort?

Answer 2

The present day Biloxi

Question 3

Why did the king allow a proprietor to run the colony?

Answer 3

He wanted to find a new way to fund the colony.

Question 4

Why did the French want a fort at Natchitoches?

Answer 4

The French wanted a fort at Natchitoches because they wanted to have protect from and trade with the Spanish.

Question 5

How did the Mississippi Bubble collapse?

Answer 5

People went to get their money and it was not there.

Question 6

What was the purpose of the Code Noir?

Answer 6

Set of laws to govern the conduct and treatment of slaves.

Question 7

What three challenges did Bienville face when he returned to the colony as a governor?

Answer 7

Shortage of livestock, no money in colony, keeping peace with Indians, and calm the settlers.

Question 8

Name three groups of people who were colonists.

Answer 8

1. French-Canadians
2. Germans
3. African Americans
4. Acadians

Question 9

Claimed all land drained by Mississippi River for Louis XIV (14th)

Answer 9

LaSalle

Question 10

First proprietor of Louisiana

Answer 10

Crozat

Question 11

He built a fort near present day Natchitoches

Answer 11

Louis St. Denis

Question 12

Created the Company of the West

Answer 12

John Law

Question 13

Governor during Natchez Uprising

Answer 13

Etiene Perier

Question 14

Where river enters a large body of water

Answer 14

Mouth

Question 15

Letting Business men take over a colony

Answer 15

Proprietorship

Question 16

Plant seed to make blue dye, Louisiana’s first cash crop

Answer 16

Indigo

Question 17

Collapse of the company of the west

Answer 17

Mississippi Bubble

Question 18

Women brought to the colony

Answer 18

Casket Girls

Question 19

The laws that governed the conduct and treatment of slaves

Answer 19

CODE NOIR

Question 20

Sent by Louis the 14th to start a colony

Answer 20

Iberville

Question 21

Father of La

Answer 21

Bienville

Question 22

He mapped the gulf coast

Answer 22

Alonso de Pineda

Question 23

First governor of LA

Answer 23

Cadillac

Question 24

Built Fort at present day Natchitoches.

Answer 24

Louis St. Denis

Question 25

Who were the ones that set out on this excursion to the mississippi

Answer 25

La Salle along with his assistant who is (Tonti)

Question 26

NAMING IT LOUISIANA OR ___________________

Answer 26

“LAND OF LOUIS”

Question 27

When La Salle returned to LA

Answer 27

KING REWARDED HIM WITH SHIPS AND TOLD HIM TO ESTABLISH A COLONY IN LA.

Question 28

What happened to la salle and why?

Answer 28

He was murdered by his own men because he missed the mouth of the Mississippi

Question 29

name of the island that they established for docking and storage

Answer 29

Ship Island

Question 30

How did Iberville found the mouth of the Mississippi that La Salle missed?

Answer 30

A letter given to him by the Indians, written by Tonti.

Question 31

Fort Maurepas is

Answer 31

Present day Biloxi

Question 32

Bienville explored this river

Answer 32

The English Turn

Question 33

Present day Mobile

Answer 33

Fort Louis

Question 34

How did Iberville die?

Answer 34

He died on his return trip to LA of Yellow Fever

Question 35

St. Jean Baptiste is present day

Answer 35

Natchitoches

Question 36

_______ is the oldest settlement in LA Purchase

Answer 36

Natchitoches

Question 37

Who chose where NOLA was going to be and mapped it out?

Answer 37

Bienville

Question 38

The large group of immigrants that came during the company of the west

Answer 38

Germans

Question 39

Group provided stability for the colony

Answer 39

- Slaves (they were instrumental in building NOLA)

Question 40

Surprise attack on Fort Rosalie

Answer 40

Natchez Uprising

Question 41

What did Perier do?

Answer 41

- wiped out the Natchez Indians

Question 42

What caused Bienville to give up and retire ?

Answer 42

Chickasaw War

Question 43

THE LAST FRENCH GOVERNOR UNTIL SPAIN IS GIVEN LA.

Answer 43

KERLEREC

Question 44

One success and one failure

Answer 44

LACK OF FUNDING, Brought many cultures to the region