Louisiana: Native Americans/Early Settlements

Early Native Americans moved from place to place in search of food like buffalo, fish, and plants.

• True

• False

European and Native Americans ______ goods and shared ideas about growing crops.

Who arrived after Hernando de Soto?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Robert De La Salle

• Choctaw

Who were the first people to establish communities in Louisiana

• African Slaves

• Native Americans

• French Acadians

• French Explorers

What is Jean Baptiste La Moyne, Sieur de Bienville famous for?

• founding the city of New Orleans

• sailing around the world by himself

• discovering gold, silver, and other riches in Louisiana

• starting a successful farm near the Mississippi River

Which group came to Louisiana seeking wealth for their countries?

• Spanish

• African

• Acadians

• French

• Creole

Which group came to Louisiana seeking wealth for their countries?

• Spanish

• African

• Acadians

• French

• Creole

Which answer choice places the events in the correct order?

• French Acadians arrive → Hernando de Soto arrives → African slaves arrive → Native Americans arrive

• Hernando de Soto arrives → French Acadians arrive → Native Americans arrive → African slaves arrive

• African slaves arrive → Native Americans arrive → French Acadians arrive → Hernando de Soto arrives

• Native Americans arrive → Hernando de Soto arrives → African slaves arrive → French Acadians arrive

Which of these is true about enslaved Africans in Louisiana of the 1700s?

• They were given their own land to grow cotton and sugarcane

• They built forts and trading post

• They were owned by other people and are forced to work

Music such as jazz and blues come from which group of people in Louisiana?

• Spanish

• English

• Africans

• Russians