Ch 6 French Louisiana

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

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• Charter

• Proprietorship

• Nepotism

How did La Salle die?

• Influenza
• His men killed him
• He drowned in the Mississippi River
• Typhoid Fever

What European country was the first to claim the territory of Louisiana?

• Spain
• France
• Germany
• England

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