SS Unit 3 Leap

Which cultural group settled on the prairies and swamps of Louisiana as shown in the shade area on this map?

• French

• Spanish

• Acadians

• Germans

Based on the map, if Tom was travelling from New Orleans to Lafayette, what direction would he need to travel?

• South

• East

• North

• West

Louisiana has had different flags since its discovery in 1519. What is the most likely reason Louisiana has had so many different flags?

• The people of Louisiana could not decide on what flag to have.

• Louisiana was controlled by many different countries.

• Each flag represented different Mardi Gras parades.

• Each of the different flags represented the new people that migrated to Louisiana.

What resources did the early European explorers want to find in their travels across Louisiana?

• gold and silver

• rich soil and water

• good climate

• copper mines and minerals

Based on the passage, why did the French want to colonize Louisiana?

• to gain fertile soil to grow crops that could be sold around the world

• to gain resources and power for the mother country

• to gain control of the Mississippi River so that they could travel from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico

• to gain more land for Spain