Exploring Louisiana: Colonization of Louisia

1. Creoles are descendants of which groups of settlers?

• French, Spanish, and African American

• Spanish, American Indian, and English

• French and English

• Spanish and Cajun

2. What does import mean?

• send out goods

• take in goods

• keep goods

• use goods

3. What does export mean?

• send out goods

• take in goods

• keep goods

• use goods

4. Louisiana is influenced by the _______________ and _______________.

• Spanish and French

• explorers and Native Americans

• resources and gumbo

• people and animals

5. What does the boundary of Louisiana today look like compared to the boundary of Louisiana when the French or Spanish were in control?

• The boundary is bigger today than it was when the French and Spanish were in control.                        

• The boundary is smaller today than it was when the French and Spanish were in control.

• The boundary never changed when the French and Spanish were in control.

• The boundary moved across all of North America when the French and Spanish were in control.

6. Carley will drive from Lafayette to New Orleans. In what direction will she travel?

• North

• Northeast

• East

• West

7. In which section of the map is the post office located?

• E6

• H8

• G4

• E3

8. ________________________ is considered any movement by humans from one place to another.

• Louisiana Purchase

• Resource

• Culture

• Migration

9. The promise of gold and silver, new jobs and a better life would all be considered __________________ reasons to migrate to Louisiana.

• Positive

• Negative

• Migration

• Opportunities

10. The idea of having no jobs, being forced from your home, living in poverty, and having no freedom would be considered ______________________ reasons to migrate to Louisiana.

• Positive

• Negative

• Migration

• Opportunities