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1 LOUISIANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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1.1 LOUISIANA
1. was a French explorer who explored 4. King Cakes were brought to New Orleans
the Mississippi River to its mouth in by the French. The French were among the
the Gulf of Mexico and named the area first to arrive in Louisiana looking for land
Louisiana. He claimed the area for France. and better life.Which of the following best
A. Hernando DeSoto explains why the French have a major in-
fluence in Louisiana culture?
B. Ferdinand Magellan
C. Henry Hudson
D. Robert LaSalle

2. In 1803 France sold a large area of land to

the U.S. called the
A. Declaration of Independence
B. Mayflower Compact A. Many people speak French in
C. Louisiana Purchase Louisiana.
D. the Boston Tea Party B. The French were the first to settle in
Louisiana.
3. The expansion, then collapse, of the Com-
pany of the Indies, a French company that C. The French allowed the Spanish to rule
invested in the Louisiana colony. Ex. Sim- Louisiana.
ilar to a stock market crash. D. The French traded with the people of
A. Indigo New Orleans.
B. Joint-Stock Company 5. How much did the U.S. pay for the
C. The Mississippi Bubble Louisiana Territory?
D. Mouth A. $15 million
E. Proprietorship B. $7.2 million

1. D 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A
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C. $150 million 11. Which of these is true of the Louisiana Pur-

chase?
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A. It cut the size of the land area of US in
6. What were the effects of the purchase of half.
the Louisiana Territory?
B. It doubled the size of the land area of
A. The relocation and unfair treatment of US.
American Indians.
C. It doubled the size of the state of Geor-
B. Trading and travel on the Mississippi gia.
River. D. It cut the population of the US. in half.
C. It doubled the size of the United
States. 12. True or False, the Brown Pelican is the
state bird of Louisiana?
D. All of the above
A. True
7. In 1803, The U.S. purchased the Louisiana B. False
Territory from
A. France 13. Lewis and Clark took 4 years to explore
the Louisiana Purchase.
B. Spain

8. All of Louisiana’s boundaries are physical.

A. True
B. False

9. Which of the following explain the location

of Louisiana? (2 correct answers)
A. It is in the southern part of the United A. True
States B. False
B. It’s southern border is the Gulf of Mex-
14. Why did enslaved Africans who were
ico
brought to Louisiana after statehood have
C. It is north of Texas a different culture than those who arrive
D. It is in the Eastern hemisphere earlier?

E. It is in the Southern hemisphere A. Slave traders raided other parts of

Africa for new slaves
10. What did Vic give Louisiana? B. Slaves who arrived later were more
A. He have her a puppy. likely to rebel against slaveholders

B. He let her have a soda. C. They were mostly from the U.S. and
spoke English.
C. He let her take as many bags of
peanuts as she wanted. D. Most of the newly arrived slaves were
from the Caribbean and spoke French.
D. He helped her call the police on her
granny. 15. Choose the correct option

6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. A

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20. What was the original American name for

Louisiana before it became a state?
A. Territory of Kentucky
B. Territory of Orleans
C. Territory of Mississippi
D. Territory of Louisiana
A. Crawfish Capital of the World

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21. How did Louisiana go from being Spanish
B. oldest city in Louisiana territory to French territory?
C. Louisiana city with the lowest eleva- A. France fought a war with Spain to get
tion Louisiana
D. home of the New Orleans Saints B. The French transported their products
16. Louisiana has 64 to the port of New Orleans

A. blues C. The Spanish gave Louisiana to France

in a secret treaty
B. cajuns
D. The Spanish closed the Port of New Or-
C. zydeco leans to the Americans tagsSupporting de-
D. parishes tails

17. What Is The Capital Of Louisiana? 22. The size of the United States was doubled
with
A. Baton Rouge
A. the adoption of New Orleans
B. New Orleans
B. the expedition of Lewis and Clark
C. Welsh
C. the Louisiana Purchase
D. Rooneke
D. Zebolon Pike’s Expedition
18. Which country owned the Louisiana Ter-
ritory at the time the United States pur- 23. What did the acquisition of the Louisiana
chased it? Territory do to the size of the US?
A. France A. it made it smaller
B. Great Britain B. it doubled the size
C. Spain C. it made it slightly larger
D. Canada D. it did not change

19. Which river served as the western bound- 24. How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the
ary of the Louisiana Territory? US?
A. Mississippi River A. It limited trade
B. Colorado River B. It led to immediate war with France
C. Ohio River C. It doubled the size.
D. Hudson River D. It led to the North West passage.

16. D 17. A 18. A 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. A
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25. What is the highest point in Louisiana? 31. How many districts does Louisiana have
A. Driskill Mountain that are represented by congressman?
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B. Poverty Point
B. 4
C. Kisatchie National Forest
C. 10
D. none of above
D. 2
26. South Dakota was a part of the Louisiana
Purchase. 32. What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803,
the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the
A. True Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
B. False
27. What was the name given to the land we
bought from France?
A. Louisiana Purchase
B. Lewiston
C. Idaho A. They brought about a war with Spain.
D. Western Purchase B. They increased the territory of the
United States.
28. Who was the guide for Lewis and Clark?
C. Each resulted in territory annexed by
A. Toussaint louverture
the United States.
B. Napoleon Bonaparte
D. Each involved land forcibly taken from
C. Louisiana Territory Mexico.
D. New Orleans 33. Zebilon Pike was also sent on an ex-
E. Sacagawea pedition to explore the part of the
Louisiana purchase.
29. What was the total cost of the Louisiana
Purchase? A. northwest

A. 5 million dollars B. southeast

C. southwest
B. 10 million dollars
D. northeast
C. 15 million dollars
D. 20 million dollars 34. The Treaty of Ildefonso transfered
Louisiana from Spain to France in 1802.
30. Napolean wanted to sell Louisiana Ter- A. True
ritroy for this reason.
B. False
A. he wanted to control the Caribbean
35. How did the Louisiana Purchase effect the
B. He was tired of trying to expand his em-
geography of Louisiana?
pire.
A. It tripled the size of the U.S.
C. He knew Spain wanted to control the
Mississippi. B. It had no effect.
D. He Needed the money to pay for his C. It doubled the size of the U.S.
war against Britian. D. It reduced the size of the US.

27. A 28. E 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. C

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36. What was the western boundary of the B. Was commissioned to paint master-
U.S. BEFORE making the Louisiana Pur- piece.
chase? C. Was commissioned to explore and
map the newly acquired Louisiana Terri-
tory.
D. Was commissioned to do nothing.

40. Which body of water forms the eastern

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border of the Louisiana Territory from the
eastern part of the country that the US al-
ready owned?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Mississippi River
C. Rocky Mountains
D. Gulf Coast

37. What was the approximate size of the

Louisiana Territory?
A. 100, 000 square miles A. Oregon River
B. 828, 000 square miles B. Mississippi River
C. 1 million square miles C. Missouri River
D. 500, 000 square miles D. Tennessee River

38. The originally lived in South Louisiana. 41. What country returned the Louisiana Terri-
Only to still live on ancestral land. tory to France?

A. Coushatta A. France
B. Spain
B. Chitimacha
C. Mexico
C. Tunica
D. Canada
D. Natchez
42. Which of the following was a contribution
39. How is Meriweather Lewis significant? to Louisiana gumbo made by the Native
Americans?
A. rice
B. file
C. sausage
D. crab/seafood

43. Which of the following persons would be

eligible to participate in a Louisiana Health
Plan?
A. Was commissioned to run. A. a resident of Mississippi

36. B 37. B 38. B 39. C 40. B 41. B 42. B 43. D

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D. an individual whose coverage by the C. Place
plan was terminated for nonpayment of D. Location
premiums two years ago
Explanation:An individual is not eligible to 48. How many justices are on the Louisiana
participate in a Louisiana Health Plan if Supreme Court?
his or her coverage by the plan was termi- A. 10
nated for nonpayment of premiums within B. 8
the past 12 months.
C. 9
44. Which of the following is a reason the D. 7
Louisiana Purchase was controversial?
49. Which of the following states was NOT
A. It increased the national debt
added to the US in the Louisiana Purchase
B. The diplomats sent to France did not A. Minnesota
have permission to broker this deal
B. Mississippi
C. It dramatically decreased the power of
C. Louisiana
the New England states, who considered
secession D. Oregon
D. All answers listed 50. What was the original and current price of
the Louisiana Purchase; what is its current
45. Who established Spain’s authority in price?
Louisiana?
A. 14 million; 200 million
A. King Carolos
B. 16 million; 215 million
B. Antonio de Ulloa
C. 15 million; 233 million
C. The Creole community
D. 12 million; 80 million
D. Don Alejandro O’Reilly
51. What nation leader did the U.S. purchase
46. Louisiana was named in honor of King the Louisiana Territory from?
Louis.
A. True
B. False

47. Which is not a Standard to the Louisiana

System?

A. Queen Elizabeth
B. Emperor Soto
C. Napoleon Bonaparte
D. Julius Caesar

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52. How much did the United States pay for A. It is known as one of the most haunted
the Louisiana Territory? hotels.
A. $35 million B. It is the tallest structure in Louisiana.
B. $3 million C. It was the first hotel in Louisiana.
C. $15 million D. It was named after the first governor
D. none of above of Louisiana.

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53. Louisiana was the state in the United
States of America. Purchase lead to?
A. 50th A. Lewis and Clark Expedition and West-
ward Expansion
B. 18th
B. The American Revolution
C. 1st
C. The Boston Tea Party
D. 35th
D. none of above
54. Which factor most likely pulled Spanish
settlers into colonial Louisiana? 58. What doubled the size of the US?
A. Spain gained the Louisiana Territory in A. Mexico
a treaty B. Canada Purchase
B. Louisiana was known for its religious C. Louisiana Purchase
freedom
D. California Purchase
C. Spain discovered gold in the Louisiana
swamps 59. What is the capital of Louisiana?
D. none of above A. Baton Rouge
55. Which of the following is NOT accurate B. New Orleans
about the Louisiana Purchase? C. Franklinton
A. It cost the U.S. $15 million D. none of above
B. It doubled the size over U.S.
60. What Is Louisiana’s State Insect?
C. It was just over 800, 000 square miles
of land A. Honey Bee
D. Everyone agreed that the purchase B. Grasshopper
was the right decision C. Flies
56. Choose the correct option D. Tigers

61. True or false? France sold the Louisiana

Purchase to the United States because
Napoleon was worried about the colonies
and he needed money to fight the war with
England.
A. True
B. False

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62. Who was sent to explore the Louisiana D. Jefferson was conflicted about buy-
Purchase? ing the land of the Louisiana Purchase,
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him room to act. Most of the Senate
agreed and the purchase easily passed 26
to 6

65. A French ruler who wanted to take over

the Louisiana Territory
A. Thomas Jefferson
A. Washington and Jefferson B. Napoleon Bonaparte
B. Smith and Jones C. Robert Livingston
C. Lewis and Clark D. Lewis and Clark
D. none of above
66. from 1806-1807 Jefferson sent Pike to
63. What is the abbreviation for Louisiana? explore the land to the west and south of
A. Lo the
B. THE A. New Louisiana Territory
C. LS B. Gulf of Mexico
D. LO
67. Why was the Louisiana Purchase a big
64. What are the two central ideas of the ar- deal?
ticle? A. Because it caused a war between
A. Jefferson believed the rise of urban in- France and Spain
dustry threatened to take away the inde- B. Because it cost so much money for a
pendence that people maintained as farm- small amount of land
ers. He thought it was important to buy
land to the west so farmers could acquire C. Because it was a lot of land and the
land. size of the United States doubled
B. France’s control of Louisiana threat- D. Because it took so long for them to
ened Jefferson’s vision of western expan- come to an agreement
sion and access to international markets.
When Jefferson decided to buy New Or- 68. How much did the United States agree to
leans, he was surprised that Napoleon of- pay for the Louisiana territory?
fered much more land. A. Two thousand five hundred dollars
C. The Louisiana Purchase was an incred- B. Fifteen million dollars
ibly fraught decision that caused dissent
among United States leaders. Although C. One million dollars
the purchase went against some of Jeffer- D. Ten million dollars
son’s principles, he took bold action that
would ultimately add 13 new states to the 69. What did France offer to sell to the United
union. States, instead of just New Orleans?

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74. The ownership of Louisiana by the United

States would increase the military safety
of the nation.
A. Argument FOR
B. Argument AGAINST
A. Texas
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C. Louisiana Territory A. army map maker who co-led the expe-
dition to explore the Louisiana Purchase
D. Alaska
B. French leader who sold Louisiana to
70. The Louisiana purchase cost the U.S
A. 100 million C. Shoshone guide who helped Lewis and
B. 5 million Clark
C. 15 million D. Jefferson’s expedition to explore the
D. 20 Billion Louisiana Purchase

71. The United States purchased the Louisiana 76. What Sports teams are found in Louisiana?
Territory from what country? ( multiple correct answers )
A. Russia A. LSU
B. Spain B. Tulane
C. Great Britain C. Chiefs
D. France
D. Astros
72. Which city on the Mississippi River was vi-
tal for the United States to control trade 77. What was the constitution?
in the West? A. A written document that gave
A. New Orleans Louisiana to the United States
B. Pittsburgh B. a set of rules that tell you how to play
C. Louisiana a game
D. Fort Mandan C. a set of rules that guides how a coun-
try, or state works
73. Thomas Jefferson was uneasy about pur-
chasing the Louisiana Territory because D. the Declaration of Independence

A. He did not trust Monroe and Livingston 78. one of two principal routes used by colo-
to make a favorable deal. nial and early national era settlers to reach
B. He did not have the constitutional Kentucky from the East
power to buy land from another country. A. Napoleon Bonaparte
C. He worried about angering farmers
B. Louisiana Purchase
who shipped their crops to New Orleans.
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. none of above D. Wilderness Road

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79. What can a political map tell us? (3 correct 84. The state flower of Louisiana is:
answers)
A. The Hibiscus

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A. The capital city of Louisiana
B. How many people live in each city B. The Magnolia

C. Where cities are located C. The Gladiola

D. Where landforms are located D. The Gardenia
E. Which states border Louisiana
85. The Louisiana Purchase more than doubled
80. Select the event that happened first.
the size of the United States.
A. Thomas Jefferson made plans to pur-
chase the Louisiana territory from the A. True
French. B. False
B. Napoleon traded land with Spain for
the Louisiana territory. 86. When did Louisiana become a state?
81. How many branches do we have in the A. April 30, 1812
Louisiana state government?
A. 2 B. July 4, 1776

B. 3 C. May 2, 1811
C. 4 D. March 7, 1812
D. 5
87. What was the size of the Louisiana Terri-
82. How much did the U.S. pay for the
tory after the Louisiana Purchase?
Louisiana Territory?
A. 414, 000 square miles
B. 828, 000 square miles
C. 207, 000 square miles
D. 1, 656, 000 square miles

A. $10 million 88. Why did Jefferson want to purchase

B. $15 million Louisiana Territory?
C. $20 million A. To rid the United States of the threat
D. $25 million of the French military stationed along the
Mississippi River
83. What is the name of the American politi-
cal group who was against the Louisiana B. To gain access to New Orleans and the
Purchase? Gulf of Mexico for trading purposes
A. The Federalists C. To defy British attempts to cut off
B. The Democratic-Republicans trade at the Port of New Orleans
C. The Native Americans D. To expand slavery throughout the
D. The Republicans Southern United States

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89. A person who is 40 years old, a natural C. $50, 000, 000

born US citizen, has lived in Louisiana for D. $15, 000, 000
20 years can run for which of the follow-
ing state and federal offices? (Select ALL 93. The United States bought the Louisiana
THAT APPLY) Purchase from which country?
A. President of the US A. Spain
B. Governor of Louisiana B. Great Britain

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C. US Senator C. France
D. US Representative D. Canada
E. Louisiana Senator
94. How much money did the U.S. pay for the
90. Black bears are the state mammal of Louisiana Purchase?
Louisiana.
A. $2 million
B. $10 million
C. $12 million
D. $15 million

95. Jefferson sent 2 representatives to buy

New Orleans for $10 million. France
needed money so they sold all of Louisiana
A. True
Territory including New Orleans for
B. False
A. $50 million
B. $15 million
Explanation:
C. $ 20 million
D. none of above
The Louisiana Black Bear was named as
96. Spain was the first to colonize Louisiana.
the state mammal in 1992 when they were
announced as a threatened species. A. True
B. False
91. Who did the United States buy the
Louisiana territory from? 97. How much land did the United States gain
A. France by its purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
B. England A. more than 100 million acres, enough
C. Spain room for an additional 15 states

D. Canada B. more than 300 million acres, enough

room for an additional 10 states
92. How much did America pay for the C. more than 200 million acres, enough
Louisiana Territory? room for an additional 18 states
A. $2, 000, 000 D. more than 500 million acres, enough
B. $10, 000, 000 room for an additional 15 states

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A. established the border of Louisiana at
the Neuces River
A. Louisiana State Capitol B. ceded Florida to the United States
B. St. Louis Cathedral C. established the border of Louisiana at
the Sabine River
C. Superdome
D. ceded Texas to the United States
D. Plaza Tower
103. Which major culture in Louisiana is re-
99. Which explains why Ulloa hesitated to sponsible for passing down Zydeco?
take formal control of the Louisiana A. English/American
colony?
B. French/Spanish
A. a smallpox outbreak and few medical
C. Native American
supplies
D. Chinese
B. language barriers and an unwelcom-
ing population 104. Which major river was located in the
Louisiana territory?
C. a limited number of troops and an un-
welcoming population A. Mississippi River
D. conflicts with Native American groups B. Allegheny River
and a smallpox outbreak C. Ohio River
D. River Chicken
100. Who sold the Louisiana Purchase to the
U.S.? 105. Which city in Louisiana was founded by
A. Charlemagne the Spanish?

B. Charles de Gaulle A. Lafayette

B. Shreveport
C. Napoleon
C. Baton Rouge
D. Louis XVI
D. New Orleans
101. explain what date did thomas jefferson
106. Match the definition to the correct vocab-
purchase the louisiana territory?
ulary word:The edge of settlement.
A. 1803 A. Pioneer
B. 1789 B. Frontier

102. What was the purpose of the Adams- C. Louisiana Purchase

Onis Treaty? D. none of above

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107. This treaty secretly gave Louisiana to B. 5

Spain before the French and Indian war C. 6
was over:
D. 4
A. Paris
B. Guadalupe-Hidalgo 111. What did the Louisiana Purchase do to
the size of the United States?
C. Fontainebleau
A. Tripled the size of the U.S.
D. San Ildefonso

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B. Didn’t change the size of the U.S.
108. How did the Louisiana Creole language C. Doubled the size of the U.S.
develop?
D. none of above
A. Through Spanish and Portuguese influ-
ences 112. Louisiana’s largest port
B. Through English and German influ- A. New Orleans
ences B. Shreveport
C. Through Chinese and Japanese influ- C. Baton Rouge
ences
D. Alexandria
D. Through a combination of French,
African, and Native American languages 113. What was the impact of the Louisiana
Purchase?
109. How did Governor Galvez help rebel
A. It doubled the size of the United
colonists in the American Revolution?
States.
B. The United States got new land and
area with rich soil to farm,
C. The United States controlled the Mis-
sissippi River which was a faster route for
trade and travel.
D. All of the above

114. Select the event that happened last.

A. He made it possible to buy supplies at
A. A war happened in France, and the
the Spanish port of New Orleans.
king was killed.
B. He led a series of military actions
B. The United States purchased the
against British outposts in the territory of
Louisiana territory for $15 million
West Florida.
C. He allowed British soldiers to quarter 115. Was the Louisiana Purchase strictly con-
on Louisiana soil. stitutional?
D. He led a fleet of ships in Pensacola Bay
to defeat the Native American tribes that
were fighting with the French.

110. How many regions are in Louisiana?

A. 64

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A. Yes 121. Who was the first Spanish governor of

B. No Louisiana?

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A. Stephen of Bore
116. Which of the following individuals hego-
tiated the purchse of the Louisiana Terri- B. Bernardo de Galvez
tory?
C. Antonio de Ulloa
A. James Monroe and Robert Livingston
B. George Washington and James Madi- D. Alejandro O’Reilly
son
122. What are the 2 nicknames for the state
C. Toussaint-Louverture and Andrew of Louisiana?
Jackson
D. John Adams and Alexander Hamiliton A. Golden State
B. Pelican State
117. How did the U.S. government treat the
purchase of Louisiana in terms of the Con- C. Bayou State
stitution?
D. Big Apple
A. They treated it like any other treaty
B. They held a national referendum 123. $15 million purchase of midwestern
C. They ignored the Constitution North America that doubled the size of the
U.S.
D. They amended the Constitution
A. Louisiana Purchase
118. Goods that are bought and shipped into
Louisiana B. Meriwether Lewis
A. exports C. Lewis and Clark Expedition
B. imports
D. Zebulon Pike
C. competition
D. opportunity cost 124. What does the green shade on the map
represent?
119. Who was the U.S. President during the
Louisiana Purchase?
A. Andrew Jackson
B. George Washington
C. James Monroe
D. Thomas Jefferson

120. The Emperor of France that sold the

Louisiana Territory to the USA?
A. Louisiana Territory
A. Toussaint louverture
B. Great Britain
B. Napoleon Bonaparte
C. Simon Bolivar C. Spain
D. Fredrick Von Steuben D. United States

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125. Select the THREE true statements about B. Mississippi River

Homer Plessy. C. Rocky Mountains
A. His heritage was mixed, therefore he D. Pacific Ocean
had to identify as black under Louisiana
law 129. What is the state bird of Louisiana?
B. He was arrested and jailed for sitting A. Northern Cardinal
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C. He was allowed to sit in the white pas-
130. French leader who sold Louisiana to the
senger car of the train because he could
USA
pass for white
D. By sitting on the white passenger car,
he was challenging Louisiana’s Separate
Car Act
E. He resisted arrest was charged with
assaulting the officer that arrested him

126. He took charge of Louisiana after A. Napoleon Dynamite

O’Reilly brought the colony under Spanish B. Napoleon Bonaparte
authority. He married the daughter of a C. Francois Mitterrand
French merchant and reopened trade with
the British: D. Auguste Gusteau

A. Unzaga 131. Louisiana State Office is located at LSU

B. Ulloa A. Baton Rouge, LA
C. Miro B. Woodworth, LA.
D. Galvez C. Alexandria, LA.
D. none of above
127. Which event proved to the American gov-
ernment leaders that the Radical Recon- 132. Which of the following describes the area
struction plan was needed to regulate the of the Louisiana Purchase?
behavior of the Southern governments? A. From the Atlantic Ocean to the Missis-
A. the Civil War sippi River
B. the Mechanics’ Institute Riot B. From the Mississippi River to the
Rocky Mountains
C. granting African Americans voting
rights in the Louisiana Constitution of C. from the Rocky Mountains to the Pa-
1868 cific Ocean
D. disfranchising former Confederates D. none of above
with the Louisiana Constitution of 1868
133. An is a Spanish-speaking immigrant
128. Which natural feature marked the west- from the Canary Islands who came to
ern boundary of the U.S. before the Louisiana during its Spanish colonial days.
Louisiana Purchase? A. Acadian
A. Pacific Ocean B. African American

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C. Islenos 139. When was the Louisiana territory

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A. 1800
134. What did the Louisiana Purchase do to B. 1805
the size of the United States?
C. 1803
A. It doubled it.
D. none of above
B. It tripled it.
140. In 1728, we came to Louisiana as young
C. It cut it in half.
girls. Each of us brought only a small trunk
D. It cut it in thirds. of clothing and household items.
A. Casket Girls
135. Is this a sentence or a fragment?is the
capitol of Louisiana B. Basket Ladies
A. Sentence C. House Maids

B. Fragment D. River Women

Explanation:Remember, a sentence ex- 141. What is the state dog of Louisiana?
presses a COMPLETE THOUGHT!A frag-
ment is an INCOMPLETE THOUGHT! A. Golden Retriever
B. Chihuahua
136. The Louisiana Purchase was completed in
C. Catahoula Leopard Dog
A. 1803 D. Poodle
B. 1801
142. As America continues to move west with
C. 1804 the Louisiana Purchase, the following ten-
D. 1800 sions escalate with America and this na-
tion.
137. What was NOT an advantage the A. France
Louisiana Territory gave the United
B. Britain
States?
C. Native Americans
A. More land for people to settle
D. America
B. More land for people to farm
C. The Mississippi River can be used for 143. Which Spanish governor of Louisiana has
trade been described as a reserved scientist,
quiet, low-keyed, and noted scholar?
D. Give access to the Great Lakes
A. Alejandro O’Reilly
138. Goods that are sold and shipped out of B. Antonio de Ulloa
Louisiana C. Francisco Bouligny
A. imports D. Luis de Unzaga and Amezaga
B. exports
144. Which geographic land feature did the
C. economy Louisiana Native Americans settle near?
D. price A. explosive volcanoes

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B. deserts C. They hoped to connect to business cen-

ters in other states and create more busi-
C. rivers and bayous tagsPre-Historic
ness opportunities for the state
Louisiana Native Americans
D. Louisiana’s waterways were over-
D. none of above
crowded with steam boats, slowing the
145. The collapse of the French investment transportation time of goods
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A. The Mississippi Bubble A. 1803
B. Louisiana Bubble B. 1645
C. Mississippi Circle C. 1776
D. The Louisiana Plan D. 1880
150. Who explored and settled Louisiana?
146. Which river forms Louisiana’s boundary
between the Florida parishes and Missis- A. Spanish
sippi? B. British
A. Ouachita River C. French
B. Pearl River D. Portuguese

C. Red River 151. Why did Louisiana write a new Constitu-

tion in 1974?
D. Calcasieu River
A. They were bored
147. Country accents/ Country people B. The previous constitution had too
many amendments and was confusing
C. They had a surplus of workers that
needed something to do
D. So they can add a new page in the text-
book
152. Which one of these four states were in-
cluded in the Louisiana Purchase?
A. California
B. Alabama
A. Louisiana C. Arkansas
B. The South D. Tennessee

148. Which explains why Louisiana invested in 153. Which group of people were exiled from
railroad development during the antebel- Canada by the British and found homes in
lum period? Louisiana?
A. Acadians
A. Railroads were safer and more reli-
able than water or road travel B. Spanish
B. Using waterways to transport goods C. Creoles
was too dangerous and unpredictable D. none of above

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154. What was the purpose of using the block- 158. is the special type of music of French-
ade? speaking African Americans of South
Louisiana.

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A. to weaken Louisiana’s military and
economy A. Zydeco
B. force Louisiana to sell cotton to North B. Country Western
C. encourage trade between Mexico and C. Jazz
Texas D. Hip Hop
D. to force people from Louisiana to buy 159. Louisiana’s “singing governor”
food and supplies from the North.
Explanation:But blocking imports and ex- A. Huey Long
ports into the south it would keep B. Jimmie Davis
them from getting the necessary supplies C. Earl Long
and materials. They would also would be
D. Edwin Edwards
limited on what they could sell.
160. The United States purchased the
155. Which of the following presidents pur-
Louisiana Territory from what country?
chased Louisiana?
A. China
A. Washington
B. France
B. Adams
C. Netherlands
C. Jefferson
D. Spain
D. Jackson
161. Who owned Louisiana before the French
156. What state borders Louisiana to the took control and owned it?
north?
A. Germans
A. Mississippi
B. Canadians
B. Arkansas C. Spanish
C. Texas D. British
D. Florida
162. Which of the following was a contri-
157. Who claimed Louisiana for France? bution to Louisiana gumbo made by the
Islenos?
A. rice
B. file
C. sausage
D. crab/seafood
163. How much did the United States pay for
the Louisiana Territory?
A. Iberville A. It was free.
B. Bienville B. $10 million
C. The room C. $12 million
D. Soto D. $15 million

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164. Why was the number of people in 169. Which piece of evidence best supports the
Louisiana important to at the time of writ- answer to question 1?
ing the constitution? A. “Climate change is weighting the
A. They did not have enough people in dice against us”
their population so they had to convince B. “Louisiana is always at risk of floods”
people to move there
C. “this flood was not caused by climate
B. They had to have a minimum popula- change”
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D. “Climate change increases the amount
C. The borders could not hold the large
of rainfall”
amount of people that immigrated to the
territory 170. The honey bee is the state insect of
D. They had to have a minimum of 40, 000 Louisiana.
French and 20, 000 Spanish citizens to be-
come a state

165. Which president purchased the Louisiana

Territory from France?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Adams
A. True
D. George Washington
B. False
166. Who was sent to purchase the Louisiana
Territory?
A. Lewis and Clark Explanation:
B. Livingston and Monroe

167. True or False? France was not the first

European country to explore Louisiana, but The honey bee was named as Louisiana’s
it was the first to settle in Louisiana. state insect in 1977 because of its large
economic presence.
A. True
B. False 171. Everyone in the U.S. agreed with the
Louisiana Purchase.
168. Differences in the water chemistry, soil,
A. True
water saturation of the land, climate, and
other factors, result in different types of B. False
wetlands. 3 different types of wetlands
found in Louisiana are: 172. What is Poverty Point?

A. plains, rivers, plateaus A. A settlement in northeastern Louisiana

that was built long ago by early Native
B. rivers, lakes, bayous Americans
C. bayous, swamps, marshes B. The law court started by Governor
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C. The economic theory that colonies ex- A. He had a long-standing friendship with
ist to bring profit to the mother country. Jefferson.

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D. none of above B. France no longer had control of
Caribbean island of Haiti.
173. Which side WON nearly all of the Civil
C. He needed money to fund another war
War battles that took place in Louisiana?
with Britain.
A. Union (North)
D. He thought the land was useless
B. Confederacy (South)
177. Imagine this, Abigail, Mia, and Ethan!
174. The Emperor of France that sold the You’ve discovered a letter from Pierre S.
Louisiana Territory to the USA? du Pont to President Jefferson in 1802.
Pierre S. du Pont, a French immigrant,
played a crucial role in helping the U.S.
government acquire the Louisiana Terri-
tory from France. Dear President, France
is getting a bit jittery, thinking the United
States has plans for conquest. If all you
need is access to the Mississippi River
for transporting goods from the Western
states, then a trade treaty should do the
trick. If you want to own the land, you’ll
A. Toussaint louverture need to convince them to let it go. The nat-
ural love of all people for wealth leaves
B. Napoleon Bonaparte you but one choice when you have noth-
C. simon bolivar ing else to offer. It’s time to open the
wallet.Consider what a war with France
D. Friedrich Von Steuben
would cost. If the United States pur-
175. How much money was spend buying the chases Louisiana, it’s a win-win. We get
louisiana land Louisiana, avoid any bloodshed, and stay
buddies with France.So, based on this let-
ter, can you figure out two reasons why
purchasing the Louisiana Territory was a
good idea?
A. Was it to promote friendly relations
with England?
B. Or perhaps to boost economic growth
in the U.S.?
A. $14 Million
C. Maybe it was to protect a shipping
B. $14 hundred
route from interference from another
C. $16 Million country?
D. $ 15 million D. Or could it have been to provide a safe
location from Native American tribes?
176. Which factors most likely influenced
Napoleon’s decision to sell Louisiana to the 178. Why did some voters in the Northern
U.S.? parts of Louisiana vote NOT to secede

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from the Union? 182. Proprietorship

A. They did not utilize slave labor A. A parcel of land given to the directors
of the Company of the West under the
B. The wanted to secede from Louisiana
condition that they bring settlers to the
C. They were aginst the Conscription Act colony.
D. They supported Abraham Lincoln for B. Young women who came to Louisiana
President in 1728 to become wives of the set-
tlers; they brought their items in a casket

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179. How did the Louisiana Purchase add (casket-like chest).
value to the United States? Choose 3 cor-
C. A group of people who settle in a dis-
rect answers.
tant land but who still keep their ties to
A. It doubled the size of the United their native land.
States.
D. A system that gave an individual a char-
B. The United States gained control of the ter (or contract) to operate a colony as a
Port of New Orleans which made trade business.
easier.
183. Which body of water forms the eastern
C. The United States gained control of the border of the Louisiana Territory?
Mississippi River.
A. Oregon River
D. The United States would become rich
B. Missouri River
because Louisiana was full of gold
C. Mississippi River
180. Who were Louisiana’s first inhabitants? D. Tennessee River
A. French
184. Which revolution encouraged Bonaparte
B. Spanish to give up the Louisiana Territory?
C. English A. French Revolution
D. Native Americans B. Haitian Revolution
C. American Revolution
181. What year did Louisiana become the 18th
state of the United States of America? D. None of the Above

185. Which Louisiana industry has to have a

navigable river or body of water in order
to operate?
A. Sugarcane
B. Rice
C. Lumber
D. Shipping
A. 1800
186. Which political party opposed the pur-
B. 1776 chase of Louisiana Territory?
C. 1900 A. Federalists
D. 1812 B. Anti-Federalists

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187. Which of the following are true about the
Louisiana Purchase? 192. What did the Louisiana Purchase do to
A. It was purchased from Napoleon Bona- the size of the United States at the time?
parte of Spain. A. doubled it
B. It cost $.05 an acre. B. tripled it
C. It included territory reaching to the Pa- C. cut it in half
cific Ocean. D. it didn’t change the size
D. It was a potentially unconstitutional
act. 193. Why did France turn Louisiana over to
proprietors?
E. It quadrupled the size of the United
States. A. Proprietors were supposed to make
Louisiana profitable
188. An event in which France sold the entire B. Proprietors had more military experi-
Louisiana territory to the United States for ence
15 million dollars.
C. Proprietors had a better understand-
A. Was or 1812 ing of agriculture
B. French and Indian Garage Sale D. Proprietors were more of a threat to
C. Louisiana Purchase the British and Spanish
D. Territory Auction 194. What map would show you all of the dif-
ferent parishes in Louisiana?
189. Which of the following were the two ma-
jor cash crops in Louisiana? A. physical
B. political
A. sugarcane, corn
C. transportation
B. tobacco, corn
D. world
C. cotton, wheat
D. cotton, sugarcane 195. What country sold Louisiana to the US?
A. Great Britain
190. The Louisiana city of began as Fort
Miro B. France

A. Monroe C. Spain
D. Russia
B. Alexandria
C. Morgan City 196. When the Acadians arrived in Louisiana,
how did they adapt to the physical envi-
D. Baton Rouge
ronment?
191. saw his dreams of westward expan- A. They used materials they brought with
sion coming true for the nation he had them
helped create. B. They used the natural resources that
A. Napoleon Bonaparte Louisiana had to offer

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C. They started new traditions C. Spanish Territory

D. They put shrines on the mountains they D. Louisiana Purchase
found there E. British Territory
197. What Countries Took Part in the 200. Select the event that happened first.
Louisiana Purchase? A. Thomas Jefferson made plans to pur-
A. France chase the Louisiana territory from the
French.
B. United States

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B. The United States purchased the
C. Spain Louisiana territory for $15 million
D. England
201. What were the names of the two areas
E. China into which the Louisiana Purchase was di-
vided?
198. How did the Haitian Revolution help the
U. S. expand its territory? A. The District of Jefferson
B. The Territory of Orleans
A. Spain gave the Louisiana Territory tot
he U. S. helping them win the Haitian Rev- C. The District of Lafitte
olution D. The Territory of Mississippi
B. France gave the Louisiana Territory to E. The District of Louisiana
the U. S. for helping them win the Haitian
Revolution 202. For which purpose would you use the po-
litical map of Louisiana?
C. France lost control of Saint Domingue,
A. It is used to show the population of an
Haiti and Napoleon decided to sell
area.
Louisiana Territory because France
needed money to fund its war against the B. It is used to show what the weather in
British an area is like.
D. Spain lost control of Saint Domingue, C. It is used to show where places are
Haiti and Napoleon decided to sell and where the borders are.
Louisiana Territory because Spain needed D. It is used to show roads and the best
money to fund its war against the British way to get from one place to another.

199. Which Territory is #3 on the map? 203. Which festival takes place in New Or-
leans, Louisiana?
A. The Olympics
B. Mardi Gras
C. Sundance film Festival
D. none of above
204. Where did Louisiana get its name from?
A. Hernando De Soto
B. King Louis XIV
A. Oregon Territory C. Louis and Clark
B. The United States D. Robert De La Salle

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205. What economic activity did the 210. Most of the Louisiana salt is used to
Malaguenos find success in the Louisiana make that will be used to produce
colony? other products like plastics

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A. corn, they found the juice A. Chemicals
B. growing sugar cane B. Table salt
C. indigo C. Saltwater marshes
D. cattle ranching D. Fuel for cars

206. What was the reason(s) for Napoleon 211. Why did Napoleon agree to sell all of the
selling the Louisiana territory to United Louisiana territory?
States? (Select all that apply) A. Needed money for the war efforts in
A. He needed money to support his war. Europe against Spain.
B. He no longer desired power and land. B. Needed money for his war efforts in
Europe against Great Britain.
C. He no longer needed it as a place to
grow food for the West Indies. C. Needed money to quench the slave re-
volt.
D. He wanted the British and American
people to become better friends. D. Wanted to build a wall in Europe:)
212. The CADDO tribe originated in
207. What was one reason that Spain was
Louisiana.
willing to trade the Louisiana Territory for
land in Italy? A. South
A. Napoleon did not want the LA Territory. B. Northwest
B. Spain was hoping Napoleon would be C. Southeast
a better ruler. D. East
C. The land in Italy had better weather 213. Louisiana Tech University was the first in
than in America. the world to award a
D. The Spanish queen thought the land in A. Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Stud-
America is a big swamp. ies
208. Who claimed Louisiana for France B. Bachelor of Science in Cyber Engineer-
A. Thomas Jefferson ing

B. Napoleon C. Bachelor of Science in Human Develop-

ment & Family Science
C. Of the room
D. Bachelor of Science in Nanosystems
D. George Washington Engineering
209. Louisiana is one of the and states 214. What were Lewis and Clark hired to do?
in the country.
A. explore the Ohio Valley
A. bumpy and mountainest
B. map the Mississippi Valley
B. swampy and humid C. Map and Explore the Louisiana Pur-
C. lowest and flattest chase
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215. The Louisiana Territory’s border ran from 220. Why was Antoine Crozat given sole pro-
where to where? prietorship of the Louisiana colony?
A. The Atlantic Ocean on the East and the A. He was a wealthy French businessman
Mississippi River on the West. who was willing to invest in the colony and
develop its resources.
B. The Appalachian Mountains on the
East to the Mississippi River on the West. B. He won a lottery that granted him sole
proprietorship of the colony.
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the Pacific Ocean on the West. C. He was the only person interested in
owning the Louisiana colony.
D. The Mississippi River on the East and
the Rocky Mountains to the West. D. He was a close friend of the French
king and received the colony as a gift.
216. The land of the Louisiana Purchase was
to the west of what major river? 221. The CADDO tribe migrated from the
southeast of Louisiana to the region
A. Connecticut River
of Louisiana.
B. Mississippi River
A. West
C. Colorado River
B. Northwest
D. Rio Grande River
C. Central
217. Choose the correct option D. none of above

222. Louisiana became a state in the United

States in (a) .
A. a 1812
B. 1716
C. 2001
D. 1921
A. Louisiana Purchase
B. Mexican Cession 223. How much did the United States pay for
the Louisiana Territory?
218. The Louisiana state insect is the
A. mosquito
B. fly
C. honeybee
D. ladybug

219. What group was concerned that Jeffer-

son did not have the Constitutional power A. $100, 000
to make the Louisiana Purchase? B. $1 million
A. Fur trappers C. $15 million
B. Politicians D. $100 million

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224. was more complex than previ- 229. The Louisiana Purchase cost how much
ously thought because it had an orga- per acre?
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A. 3 cents
tion even though it was created by hunter-
gatherers. B. 5 cents
A. Poverty Point C. 2 cents
B. Watson Break D. 10 cents
C. Nova Scotia 230. napoleon sold this piece of land to jeffer-
D. Louisiana son
A. louisiana
225. The main motivation and reason for the
Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 B. Canada
was the desire to C. new orleans
A. own all the Great Lakes D. washington
B. control the port of New Orleans at the
mouth of the Mississippi River 231. Who was the seller of the Louisiana Pur-
chase?
C. secure the Erie Canal in the Great
Lakes for steamboats A. Thomas Jefferson
D. annex California B. King George III
C. Napoleon Bonaparte
226. Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana
Territory for this reason. D. George Washington
A. He wanted to control the Caribbean. 232. Who was the President during the
B. He was tired of trying to expand his em- Louisiana Purchase?
pire. A. George Washington
C. He needed the money to pay for his B. Thomas Jefferson
war against Britain.
C. James Monroe
D. none of above
D. John Adams
227. When did the Louisiana Purchase occurs?
233. Which of the following can be concluded?
A. 1740
A. The Louisiana Supreme Court is more
B. 1950
important than the United States Supreme
C. 1803 Court.
D. 1504 B. The Louisiana Supreme Court has 7
members and is located in New Orleans,
228. The goal of the Lewis and Clark expe-
LA.
dition was to the newly purchased
Louisiana Territory. C. The Louisiana Supreme Court inter-
prets Federal Laws and is located in Wash-
A. negotiate
ington, DC.
B. sell
D. The Louisiana Supreme Court has 12
C. explore members that interprets the US Constitu-
D. none of above tion.

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234. Complete the three effects of the 238. How much land did the United States ac-
Louisiana Purchase:(a) the size of the quire through the Louisiana Purchase?
United States. Control of the Mississippi
River (b) American (c) . Have (d) to the
(e)
A. a Doubled
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C. c shipping
A. 385, 000, 000 acres of land
D. d complete access
B. 434, 000, 000 acres of land
E. e Port of New Orleans
C. 698, 000, 000 acres of land
235. Because of Haiti’s revolutionary victory D. 985, 000, 000 acres of land
and independence from France, the United
States was able to purchase this territory- 239. WhY did the United States buy the
which doubled its size. Louisiana Territory?

A. Louisiana A. To be able to use the Mississippi River

B. To make land for animals
B. Oregon
C. To find gold
C. California
D. none of above
D. American
240. Highest court in the state of Louisiana
236. The U.S. paid about per acre for the
A. the United States Supreme Court
Louisiana Territory.
B. the Louisiana magistrate courts
C. the Louisiana Civil Courts
D. the Louisiana State Supreme Court
E. the Louisiana appellate court

241. This Native American group was a con-

federation of tribes whose land was in
A. $5 Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Okla-
B. $10 homa.

C. 5 cents A. Caddo
B. Natchez
D. 3 cents
C. Houma
237. What effect did the purchase of Louisiana D. Chitimacha
have on the United States?
A. It immediately started a war. 242. Where were the early settlements in
Louisiana most likely to appear?
B. It doubled the country’s size.
A. The settlements occurred in dry places
C. It made the Native Americans rich.
B. The settlements occurred where there
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Explanation:
243. What is the name of Louisiana’s state
bird?

In 1980, strawberries were named as

Louisiana’s state fruit and Louisiana is in
the top 10 for U.S. strawberry production.

246. Which river was most traveled by Lewis

and Clark during their exploration of the
Louisiana Territory?
A. Brown Pelican
A. Ohio
B. Louisiana Pelican
B. Mississippi
C. White Pelican
C. Arkansas
D. Bald Eagle
D. Missouri
244. Who did Thomas Jefferson purchase the 247. Which U.S. President authorized the
Louisiana Territory from? Louisiana Purchase?
A. Napoleon A. Washington
B. King George B. Jefferson
C. Queen Elizabeth I C. Livingston

D. none of above D. Adams

248. Lewis and Clark’s expedition of the

245. What is the state fruit of Louisiana?
Louisiana Territory could not have been a
success without the help of:
A. Sitting Bull
B. Tecumseh
C. Pocahontas
D. Sacagawea

249. What effect did the Louisiana Purchase

have on the United States?
A. It doubled the United States size
A. Banana B. It made the Native Americans rich
B. Apple C. It started a war immediately
C. Strawberry D. All of the above

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250. Lewis and Clark were sent by President

Jefferson to:
A. invade Mexico
B. stop British attacks on U.S. ships
C. explore Louisiana
D. buy Louisiana

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251. What was the capital of Spanish
Louisiana?
A. Baton Rouge A. 600 BC to 200 BC
B. Mobile B. 400 AD to 1100 AD
C. 2000 BC to 600 BC
C. Saint Anthony
D. 200 BC to 400 AD
D. New Orleans
255. How did the English contribute to the cel-
252. Why did Napoleon decide to sell the ebration of Mardi Gras in Louisiana?
entire Louisiana Territory to the United A. They introduced throws, such as al-
States? monds.
A. He wanted to support the rebellion in B. They introduced Mardi Gras masks.
Haiti C. They threw coconuts.
B. He wanted to prevent American farm- D. The French introduced king cakes.
ers from shipping goods through New Or-
leans 256. Which Native American tribe helped
the French during their colonization of
C. He wanted to strengthen the French Louisiana?
presence in North America A. Iroquois
D. He needed money to finance his wars B. Apache
in Europe
C. Cherokee
D. Choctaw
253. So, on April 30, 1803, the Louisiana Pur-
chase was bought for how much money? 257. Who brought Mardi Gras to Louisiana?
A. c2 cents A. Spainish
B. $4 Hundred B. British
C. Germans
C. $15 Million
D. French
D. $25 Thousand
258. Who was president during the Louisiana
254. During what years was the Marksville Purchase?
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D. none of above
259. Which of the following statements is NOT
true about the economy of Louisiana dur- 263. What happened when Livingston and
ing Spanish rule? Monroe met with Napoleon to buy the port
A. technological advancements in sugar city of New Orleans?
and cotton production helped the econ- A. Napoleon offered the whole area
omy grow known as Louisiana.
B. the city of New Orleans grew to be an B. Napoleon would not sell New Orleans.
important port city C. Napoleon offered to let them buy
C. the demand for slavery in Louisiana de- Florida.
creased during this time D. Napoleon refused to meet with them.
D. the demand for slavery in Louisiana in-
264. Who was the first colonial governor of
creased during this time
Spanish colonial Louisiana?
260. Which port city did Lewis and Clark leave A. Antonio de Ulloa
from to go explore the Louisiana Pur- B. Alejandro O’Reilly
chase?
C. Baron Carondelet
A. St Paul
D. Bernardo de Galvez
B. St Louis
265. Why did people migrate to Louisiana?
C. San Jose
A. Bull fights
D. San Francisco
B. Cajun Food
261. What were the conflicting goals of France C. wheat
and England in the 1750s that eventually
D. the promise of new opportunities
led to war?
A. Britain wanted to control the fur trade 266. The Louisiana Purchase instantly the
while France wanted to expand to the size of the United States
west. A. trippled
B. Britain wanted to expand to the west B. doubled
while France wanted more control of the C. quadrupled
east coast.
D. none of above
C. France wanted to link Louisiana and
New France while the British wanted to 267. The two people Jefferson sent to explore
control the Mississippi River. the Louisiana Territory after it was pur-
chased?
D. France wanted to control the fur trade
and link their land holdings while the A. Sacagawea & John Smith
British wanted to expand to the west. B. York & Daniel Boone
262. The Senators and Representatives are in C. Franklin & Mason
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268. With the purchase of the Louisiana Terri- 273. Louisiana crawfish farmers are having
tory, the United States could expand trouble competing with crawfish from
A. North A. France
B. West B. China
C. East C. Germany
D. none of above D. none of above
269. George Washington’s biggest success as

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274. What year did the United States officially
President was acquire the Louisiana Territory?
A. 1850
B. 1803
C. 1776
D. 1820

275. who was the president during the

Louisiana pursers
A. jeffron
B. whashinton
A. securing the Northwest Territory C. obama
B. signing the Constitution D. Adams
C. defeating the British
276. Land bought from Napoleon in 1803*
D. purchasing the Louisiana Territory now includes which group of states? *The
270. Which country did the US buy the Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana territory from? A. Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa,
A. France North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,
and Oklahoma;
B. Spain
B. Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
C. New Orleans Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Deleware,
D. England Pennsylvania
271. Which crop did the Anglo migrants to C. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New
Louisiana grow? York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Rhode Island
A. sugarcane
D. Washington, Oregon, California,
B. cotton
Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, Montana,
C. rice Wyoming,
D. They weren’t farmers.
277. The Louisiana capitol building has (a)
272. What state do you live in? floors and is (b) feet tall.
A. Louisiana A. a 34
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278. Which of the following industries is
Louisiana known for?
A. Steel Producing
B. Fishing
B.
C. Tourism
D. Automobile Manufacturer
E. Oil Drilling

279. The Erie canal was helpful because it con-

nected C.

A. California to New York

B. Ohio to New York
C. Mississippi to Louisiana
D. Canada to Mexico D.
280. Which is a potential outcome if the ero-
sion of Louisiana’s wetlands continues
without intervention?
282. Why was Thomas Jefferson not sure the
A. Fish and bird populations would in-
US should buy Louisiana?
crease.
A. He believed the government should be
B. Gas prices would decrease across the
small.
nation.
C. Seafood prices would increase across B. Napoleon offered to sell of of
the nation. Louisiana for $15 million.

D. There would not be any noticeable con- C. Because it more than doubled the size
sequences. of the US.
D. none of above
281. Which flag listed below is Louisiana’s
state flag?
283. Why was General Wilkinson name co-
commissioner of Louisiana?
A. He spoke Spanish and could communi-
cate effectively
B. He Spoke very fluent French
C. He was a strong military leader but
only spoke English
D. He was a good buddy of George Wash-
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284. The main religion of Louisiana today is D. Louisiana’s economy thrived because
A. Voodoo the petroleum and petro-chemical indus-
try’s productivity
B. Christianity
E. Louisiana’s economy failed because
C. Buddhism there was a lack of workers willing to pro-
D. Judaism duce goods and services

285. French Canadians or descendants of 289. Which has been responsible for damaging

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French Canadians who migrated to Louisiana’s coastal regions?
Louisiana from Acadia in the eighteenth A. Earthquake
century. B. Hurricanes
A. Acadians C. tsunamis
B. Italians D. volcanoes
C. Creoles
290. Jim Crow was the young man who chal-
D. Anglos lenged the Separate Car Act in Louisiana.
286. France lost the Louisiana Territory and A. True
control was ceded to Spain in which war? B. False
A. French and Indian War
291. The Louisiana Territory was the land
B. Revolutionary War
A. the land between the Rocky Mountains
C. World War I and the Pacific Ocean
D. World War II B. the land between the Atlantic Ocean
and the Appalachian Mountains
287. Who was the President of the United
C. the land between the Mississippi River
States when the Louisiana Purchase oc-
and the Rocky Mountains
curred?
D. none of above
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Abraham Lincoln 292. Why is the Louisiana Purchase considered
to be one of the best real estate deals in
C. George Washington
American history?
D. Andrew Jackson

288. Which is true about Louisiana’s economy

as a result of World War II? Select 2
A. Louisiana’s economy declined due to
lack of resources being available for agri-
cultural cultivation A. It gave us access to Baton Rouge,
B. Louisiana’s economy thrived due to an Louisiana
increase in industrial productivity B. It doubled the size of the country at a
C. Louisiana’s economy thrived due to fair price of 15M dollars.
Huey Long’s Share Our Wealth Plan being C. It It gave us access to Florida, allow-
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D. It doubled the size of the country to 297. Why was Jefferson hesitant about pur-
include areas of the Southwest (Arizona, chasing the Louisiana Territory?
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293. Why did people criticize Jefferson’s ac- lowed it.
tions? B. He thought it was too much money.
A. They worried that the president did not C. He distrusted France.
have the power to make the Louisiana Pur- D. He thought it might cause a war.
chase
298. Which of these states do NOT border
B. They believed he should have made the
Louisiana?
Louisiana Purchase sooner
A. Arkansas
C. They were concerned about the effect
the deal would have on the economy B. Florida
D. They believed that the United States C. Mississippi
should expand so rapidly D. Texas

294. What is this a picture of? 299. Who was is Louisiana’s State Advisor
A. Eric Smith
B. Leslie Applegate
C. Jimmy Dillon
D. James R. Woodard
300. Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United
States so that he could pay for a war
against?
A. The White House
A. France
B. The Louisiana State Captial
B. Spain
C. US Capitol Building C. Great Britian
D. Superdome D. China
295. Before the Louisiana Purchase, what 301. How many bags of peanuts did Louisiana
was the western boundary of the United take?
States?
A. 8
A. Missouri River
B. 20
B. Pacific Ocean
C. 18
C. Rocky Mountains
D. 14
D. Mississippi River
302. Where is the Jefferson Memorial lo-
296. Many Africans came to Louisiana as cated?
A. slaves A. The Vegas, Nevada
B. visitors B. New Orleans, Louisiana
C. christians C. Yellowstone National Park
D. alliance D. Washington D.C.

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303. True or False:Supreme Court justices in C. Thomas Jefferson

the state of Louisiana are appointed by the D. John Adams
governor and approved by the legislature.
A. TRUE 308. In what year did the Louisiana purchase
occur?
B. FALSE

304. Which country sold the Louisiana terri-

tory to the United States?

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A. France
B. Spain
C. England
D. Mexico
A. 1776
305. He became the Spanish governor of B. 1803
Louisiana after the American Revolution-
ary War. A major fire occurred in New C. 1812
Orleans during his term as governor; the D. 1815
city of Monroe was first named after him:
309. What does the green shade on the map
A. Galvez
represent?
B. Miro
C. Ulloa
D. O’Reilly

306. What original purpose did Napoleon

want Louisiana to serve?
A. as a spy center
B. as a vacation destination
A. Louisiana Territory
C. as his new kingdom
B. United States
D. as a food supply for Haiti
C. Spain
307. Which of the following presidents pur- D. none of above
chased the Louisiana Territory from
France? 310. Why did France sell the Louisiana Pur-
chase?
A. To fund exploration projects on other
continents.
B. To pay for expenses in war against
Britain.
C. To pay for reparations owed to other
countries.
A. Abraham Lincoln D. France no longer had any use for its
B. George Washington North American territories.

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311. Why did Louisiana take all those A. oil

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A. She like getting free stuff C. cotton
B. She was hungry and she loved peanuts D. seafood
C. She was greedy
315. Who was Iberville’s brother that he left
D. He said she could in charge of Louisiana, when he returned
312. Which Territory is #2 on the map? to France?
A. by Tonti
B. de Soto
C. Bienville
D. The room

316. What year were Louisiana’s Eastern and

Western Borders finally settled?
A. 1812
B. 1819
A. Oregon Territory
C. 1803
B. The United States
D. none of above
C. Spanish Territory
D. Louisiana Territory 317. People of French, Spanish, African and
Native American descent are often re-
E. British Territory
ferred to as in Louisiana.
313. Before it was transferred in 1802, the A. Cajun
Louisiana Territory belonged to ?
B. Creole
A. England.
C. Haitian
B. France.
D. French
C. Louisiana.
318. In less than a month’s time, which three
D. Spain.
flags flew over the Louisiana Territory?
314. Which natural resource is most commonly A. Norwegian, British, and French flags
found in North East Louisiana?
B. Spanish, French, and U.S. flags
C. Spanish, British and U.S. flags
D. French, British, and U.S. flags

319. Louisiana’s state motto is

A. Faith Hope and Love
B. Service Loyalty and Respect
C. Union Justice and Confidence
D. none of above

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320. What does the green on the map indi- C. lived along the Red River, traded with
cate? French, Spanish, and Americans, came
A. The territory the U.S. gained in the from Arkansas, moved to Oklahoma, and
Louisiana Purchase create reservation in Oklahoma
B. The territory belonging to the Chero- D. lived in Southwest Louisiana, were
kee Nation cannibals, and died out
C. The hunting grounds for the Muscogee 325. Louisiana’s nickname is:
Creek Tribe

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A. The Bayou State
D. The wall that separated the U.S. from B. The Mardi Gras State
Mexico
C. The Parish State
321. What state borders Louisiana to the D. none of above
east?
A. Mississippi 326. What is the state capital city of
Louisiana?
B. Arkansas
C. Texas
D. Gulf of Mexico
322. Louisiana is the only state that has
parishes instead of counties.
A. True
A. Baton Rouge
B. False
B. Ville Platte
323. Where was the Louisiana Territory lo- C. Abbeville
cated in America?
D. Lafayette
A. On the West Coast
B. On the East Coast 327. Why was Jefferson nervous when France
owned the Louisiana Territory?
C. In the middle of America
A. He didn’t want France to sell it
D. none of above
B. He was nervous France would create
324. The Caddo tribe an empire in North America
A. lived in Tennessee, raised rice, craw- C. He was worried France and Spain
fish, and cattle, moved villages, enemies would go to war
with Spain, U.S. (eventually become allies D. He was nervous that France and Great
with U.S.), and English settlers, moved Britain would sign a treaty
from Tennessee to Alabama to Louisiana,
are well know for basket weaving 328. Who did the French explorer Robert La
B. lived in swamps and marshes in Terre- Salle name Louisiana in honor of?
bone and Iberville parishes, lived in cab- A. The president
ins, trapped local animals for food, was B. King Louis XIV of France
enemies with the Tunica, moved to Ascen-
sion and Terrebone parishes, made a com- C. Prince Navine of Maldonia
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329. In what year did the United States pur- 334. The Choctaw tribe
chase the Louisiana Territory?
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A. 1803 sippi, and Louisiana-permanent towns,
B. 1819 contributed to agriculture and extensive
trade routes, allies with French and half
C. 1845 sided with British, enemies were French,
D. none of above British, and Chickasaw, moved to Missis-
sippi and Oklahoma, but mostly lived in
330. What are scarce natural resources in Louisiana, still exist
Louisiana?
B. lived on Grand Village-Eastern Bluffs
A. Oil, Wood & Natural Gas of the Mississippi, warriors who lived in
B. Salt, Sulphur and Water large protective villages, allied with the
Creek and Cherokee, enemies with French
331. Napoleon Bonaparte from sold Amer- and Choctaw, merges with Creek and
ica the Louisiana Purchase for $15 million Cherokee
dollars.
C. lived along the Red River, traded with
A. Portugal French, Spanish, and Americans, came
B. France from Arkansas, moved to Oklahoma, and
create reservation in Oklahoma
C. Spain
D. lived in swamps and marshes in Terre-
D. England
bone and Iberville parishes, lived in cab-
332. Which of these is NOT a Louisiana festi- ins, trapped local animals for food, was
val? enemies with the Tunica, moved to Ascen-
sion and Terrebone parishes, made a com-
A. Strawberry Festival munity center in Dulac, Louisiana
B. Gumbo Festival
335. In Louisiana, there are different levels of
C. French Quarter Festival
government. Choose the level(s) of gov-
D. Peanut Festival ernment found in Louisiana.

333. Which U.S. President confirmed/bought A. local government

the Louisiana Purchase? B. parish goverment
C. state government
D. All three are types of government
found in Louisiana.

336. In what year did the Louisiana Purchase

occur?

A. Donald Trump A. 1801

B. George Madison B. 1802

C. Thomas Jefferson C. 1803
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337. A set of rules that a nation agrees to fol- A. President Jefferson signed the
low Louisiana Purchase.
A. constitution B. People began moving west and set-
B. timeline tling the land.
C. treaty C. Lewis and Clark found a path to the At-
D. Louisiana Purchase lantic Ocean.

338. Louisiana’s southern coast is in danger D. The United States started a war with

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from France

A. short supply of seafood

342. Why did Napoleon Bonaparte want the
B. erosion colony of Louisiana as part of his empire?
C. lack of natural resources Select all that apply.
D. a snow blizzard A. Louisiana could be used as a base for
attack on the British to regain Canada.
339. How much did the US pay for the
Louisiana Purchase? B. Louisiana had an abudance of re-
sources for the French empire, like lum-
A. $20 million
ber, flour, salt, and other foods.
B. $15 million
C. The Port of New Orleans was a major
C. $10 million
trade port that had 1 million dollars worth
D. Free of goods flowing through it each year.
340. Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United D. Louisiana would supply all of the needs
States so that he could pay for a war for St. Domingue, the largest sugar-
against producing and most profitable of the
A. France Caribbean islands.

B. Great Britain
343. Which of the following rivers is the
C. Spain largest in Louisiana?
D. Russia A. Symbiotic
341. What happened after Lewis and Clark fin- B. Mississippi
ished their expedition?
C. Ouachita
D. Red

344. Louisiana hosts several of these through-

out the year.
A. Movies and T.V. shows
B. Festivals and parades
C. Games and sporting events
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345. Which city has the largest population in 350. There were many significant events in
Louisiana? Louisiana’s History. What hurricane hit
Louisiana in 2005 that caused deadly de-

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A. Haynesville
struction?
B. Lake Charles
C. Forest Hill A. Bobby

D. New Orleans B. Joe

346. Which person is in charge of the Louisiana C. Katrina

budget?
D. Huey
A. Attorney General
B. Lieutenant Governor 351. What country did the U.S. purchase the
C. State Supreme Court Louisiana territory from?

D. Governor A. Spain

347. Louisiana was first named B. Great Britain

A. New Orleans C. France
B. Louisiana D. Italy
C. Louisiana
D. none of above 352. According to the picture, the Crawfish
Festival celebrates some of Louisiana’s
348. What unique geographical aspect brought unique cultural elements. Select two cul-
people to Louisiana? tural elements depicted in the picture.
A. location on to the Gulf of Mexico
B. the Mississippi River used for trans-
porting goods
C. the rich resources
D. all of these
349. What is the name of the big piece of land
that Thomas Jefferson bought in 1803?

A. food
B. language
A. Texas Territory
C. music
B. Louisiana Purchase
C. Mississippi Expansion D. religion
D. Midwest Territory E. technology

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353. What territory did Jefferson originally C. Hernando de Soto

seek to purchase from France? D. The same Cortes
A. the Louisiana Territory
359. small town in Louisiana
B. New Orleans and West Florida
A. Baton Rouge, LA
C. Oklahoma Territory and Ohio River Val-
B. Donaldsonville, LA
ley
C. New Orleans, LA
D. All land from the Appalachians to Mis-

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sissippi River D. Shreveport, LA

354. What part of Louisiana’s geography al- 360. What was the biggest single acquisition
lowed Native Americans to have the abil- of territory without any warfare in the his-
ity to farm? tory of the United States?

A. waterways A. Louisiana Purchase

B. swamps B. Alaska Purchase

C. Mexican Cession
C. hills
D. Gadsden Purchase
D. lakes
361. What three items were the Acadians
355. Which two nations influenced Louisiana
given by the Spanish when they settled on
the most?
Louisiana? (Choose 3)
A. French and English A. Tools
B. Spanish and English B. Livestock
C. French and Spainsh C. Land
D. English and African D. Cotton seeds
356. What is located south of Louisiana? E. Indigo seeds
A. Texas 362. the area in bright yellow was known as
B. Mississippi
C. Gulf of Mexico
D. Arkansas

357. Who helped explore Louisiana?

A. British Troops
B. Lewis and Clark
C. George Washington
D. Colonists

358. First European explorer to reach A. the Territory of Orleans

Louisiana via the Mississippi River? B. the District of Louisiana
A. Ponce de Leon C. the Northwest Territory
B. Robert Cavalier de la Salle D. the Mexican Cession

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363. Who was sent to explore the Louisiana 368. All of the following statements about the
Territory from Spain in 1539 and was look- Spanish rule of Louisiana is true except
ing for gold and natural resources?

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A. Robert LaSalle A. Cotton and sugarcane were cash crops
B. King Louis XIV from the colony.

C. Hernando de Soto B. The population grew considerably un-

der Spanish rule.
D. Bienville
C. The Spanish imposed a new religion on
364. What effect did the Louisiana Purchase the colonists.
have on the United States?
D. By the end of the Spanish era the pop-
A. It doubled the United States size. ulation was over 30, 000.
B. It made the Native Americans rich.
369. Collection of French civil laws created by
C. It started a war immediately. Napoleon and brought to Louisiana.
D. All of the above A. Government
365. What is the Capital of Louisiana? B. Parish
A. Baton Rouge C. Napoleonic Code
B. Lake Charles D. Federalism
C. New Orleans 370. In what way is physical geography impor-
D. Crowley tant to the locations of New Orleans, Ba-
ton Rouge, and Shreveport? What physi-
366. For what purpose did Napoleon sell the cal features are present at each location?
Louisiana territory to the United States?
A. They are all located along the Gulf
A. To build his palace. coast.
B. The get as much money as possible to B. They are all located in land locked loca-
fight his wars in Europe. tions.
C. To pay a ransom for his son, who had
C. They are all located along major rivers
been kidnapped by Spain.
in Louisiana.
D. none of above
D. They are all small cities along rivers in
367. What best describes the new boundaries Louisiana.
of the United States after purchasing the
371. With the purchase of the Louisiana Terri-
Louisiana Territory?
tory, the United States could expand
A. Gulf of Mexico to Canada; from Missis-
sippi River to the Rocky Mountains
B. Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean;
from the Mississippi River to the Rocky
Mountains
C. Atlantic Ocean to Canada; from the
Gulf of Mexico to Canada
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B. to the south 377. What are the people of French back-

C. to the west ground in Louisiana called?
A. Canadians
D. to the east
B. Cajuns
372. Who was the person who wanted to ac-
C. Alligators
quire the Louisiana Territory?
D. none of above
A. Lewis and Clark

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B. Thomas Jefferson 378. At the time of purchase in 1803, the
Louisiana Territory cost about-
C. Robert Livingston
A. 305 million dollars
D. Napoleon
B. 15 thousand dollars
373. Why did Napoleon decide to sell the C. 15 million dollars
Louisiana Territory? D. 305 dollars
A. To fund ongoing wars
379. What doubled the size of the US?
B. To make the US an ally
C. It was too difficult to protect the area.
D. All of the above

374. Which of the following IS a major

Louisiana good?
A. shrimp
A. Mexico
B. lobster
B. Canada Purchase
C. coffee beans
C. Louisiana Purchase
D. water
D. none of above
375. Which of these government bodies de-
cides is someone breaks a law on the state 380. How much did the U.S. Congress approve
level? to pay for the purchase of Louisiana?
A. $10 million
A. Louisiana Supreme Court
B. $15 million
B. U.S. House of Representatives
C. $5 million
C. Louisiana State Legislature
D. $1 million
D. none of above
381. Who was the president of the United
376. Which is an example of a local city gov- States who purchased the Louisiana Terri-
ernment body? tory in the Louisiana Purchase?
A. U.S. Supreme Court A. George Washington
B. Thibodaux City Council B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Louisiana State Legislature C. Abraham Lincoln
D. none of above D. none of above

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382. This region runs from the Mississippi D. Louisiana got the news late and they
River to the Mississippi state line and also made an honest mistake
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387. Who was the leader of France when
A. Florida Parishes Louisiana was sold to the United States?
B. Central Louisiana A. Louis XIV
C. North Louisiana B. Napoleon
D. Acadiana C. Napoleon III
383. For how much did we purchase the D. Charles de Gaulle
Louisiana Territory?
388. The French sold the Louisiana Territory
A. $10 million to the United States because they needed
B. $5 million money and there was an impending war
with Britain.
C. We fought in a war and won it
A. True
D. $15 million
B. False
384. Who were Jean and Kate Gordon?
389. What river will I find on the western bor-
A. Two sisters who protected and cam- der of Louisiana?
paigned for women and children rights.
B. Two sisters who became Governor and
Lt. Governor of Louisiana.
C. Two enemies who fought constantly
about poll tax.
D. Two friends who led the Louisiana
State Lottery.

385. Louisiana’s date of statehood A. Sabine

A. July 4, 1776 B. Mississippi
B. September 17, 1787 C. she lived
C. March 31, 1803 D. Tense
D. April 30, 1812 390. How did the Louisiana Purchase effect
the geography of the United States?
386. Why was Louisiana still practicing slav-
ery after Lincoln signed the Emancipation A. it tripled the size of the U.S.
Proclamation into effect? B. it had no effect
A. Louisiana was defiant and ignored the C. it doubled the size of the U.S.
US laws D. none of above
B. Louisiana was not a state in rebellion
because it was under Union control 391. What caused the United States to double
in size in 1803?
C. Louisiana was exempt from this rule,
under an agreement to use the Missis- A. Acquiring Florida
sippi River for a depot B. Buying the Louisiana Territory

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C. Annexing Texas 397. What two countries owned Louisiana be-

fore we were purchased?
D. The Mexican Cession
A. Japan and China
392. What major industries are part of
B. France and Spain
Louisiana’s economy today?
C. Mexico and Italy
A. Tourism
D. Canada and Mexico
B. Manufacturing

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C. Oil and Petrochemicals 398. Which is the best example of how the
French have influenced our state?
D. none of above
A. The Mississippi River is named after a
393. What made the Americans mad about Frenchman
French control in Louisiana? B. We speak French in Louisiana
A. Americans could not use the Missis- C. We are friends with Native Americans
sippi River or store goods
D. New Orleans in named after a French-
B. Americans could not travel to man named Duc d’Orleans
Louisiana or live there
C. Americans could not go hunting in 399. Eventually, how many states were
Louisiana or fishing formed from the lands gained through Jef-
ferson’s “Louisiana Purchase”?
D. Americans could not have farms in
Louisiana or sell things A. 6 states were formed from the
Louisiana Purchase
394. How many parishes does Louisiana B. 13 states were formed from the
have? Louisiana Purchase
A. 41 C. 15 states were formed from the
B. 45 Louisiana Purchase

C. 64 D. 26 states were formed from the

Louisiana Purchase
D. 65
400. Did the Louisiana Purchase included other
395. explain what are the effects of the culture
Louisiana purchase
A. Yes
A. u.s is 2x bigger
B. No
B. we get Louisiana
C. Maybe
396. Louisiana’s state fish is the D. Don’t know
A. bass
401. Louisiana is in the United States of Amer-
B. catfish ica
C. white perch A. True
D. trout B. False

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402. What are the qualifications to be the gov- 406. Which country acquired Louisiana from
ernor of Louisiana, the Lieutenant gover- Spain in 1802?
nor of Louisiana, the Secretary of State

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A. United States
and the State Treasurer? (Select all that
apply) B. France
A. must be a resident of Louisiana for at C. Great Britain
least five years D. Haiti
B. must be 18 years or older
407. After Iberville left Louisiana, who was
C. must be a college graduate made governor?
D. must be a business owner in the state A. St. Denis
of Louisiana
B. Joliet
E. must be at least 25 years or older
C. The room
403. What (2) facts are TRUE about Unzaga, D. Bienville
Galvez, and Miro?
408. Why does Louisiana have parishes in-
A. They were all French
stead of counties?
B. They all married Louisiana women
A. Because the Spanish word for county
C. They all assisted in the American Rev- is parish
olution
B. Because the French were Catholic
D. They were all dislike by the Creole pop-
ulation C. Because the British were Protestant
D. Because the Native Americans were
404. How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Catholic
Clark?
409. Napoleon was overwhelmed with
when he decided to sell the Louisiana Ter-
ritory
A. France’s war with Britain
B. Trying to conquer Europe
C. The Haitian Revolution
D. Learning how to sail
A. She made maps of the Louisiana Terri-
tory. 410. Imagine this, Michael, David, and Ar-
jun are on a time-traveling adventure to
B. She helped guide them through the un-
Louisiana. They discovered that the French
familiar land.
settlers introduced something that is still
405. The Louisiana Territory the size of the celebrated today. Can you guess what it
United States. is?
A. tripled A. Italian Cuisine
B. did not changed B. German festival
C. was C. Mardi Gras
D. doubled D. Chinese music

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411. Who hired the explorers to explore the A. 25 years old

Louisiana Territory? B. 18 years old
A. Andrew Jackson C. Registered to vote
B. Daniel Boone D. Louisiana resident for 2 years
C. Thomas Jefferson E. Natural born citizen
D. James Madison 417. Who helped the explorers on their jour-
ney through the Louisiana Territory?

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412. Native Americans were interested in this
man (because they had not ever seen any- A. Sacagawea
one like him before) that was a part of B. Pocahontas
the Lewis and Clark Expedition of the
C. Squanto
Louisiana Territory
D. George Washington
A. Sacagawea
B. Toussaint louverture 418. What important event in Louisiana’s his-
tory happened in 1849?
C. York
A. Louisiana’s capitol moved to Baton
D. Clark Rouge
413. After it was secretly transferred in 1802, B. Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana
the Louisiana Territory belonged to? Purchase
A. England C. William Claiborne became the first
governor of Louisiana
B. France
D. The War of 1849 began
C. Louisiana
D. Spain 419. Why was this called the “greatest land
deal in history”?
414. Why did Napoleon lose interest in A. Because Napoleon was a great real es-
Louisiana? tate salesman.
A. He never found gold B. Because the land only ended up cost-
B. He no longer controled Haiti ing about 3 cents per acre, which is a re-
ally low price.
C. The colonist were rude
C. Because the Louisiana Purchase in-
D. He wanted to “stick it” to the British
cluded the land all the way to the Pacific
415. What country owned the Louisiana Terri- Ocean.
tory? D. none of above
A. Mexico 420. What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
B. England
C. Spain
D. France

416. Select the THREE requirements to run for

the State House or Senate in the state of
Louisiana.

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A. 1812 426. The Cabildo adopted a new code of laws

B. 1803 based on the Spanish Laws of the Indies,
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C. 1812 known as
D. 1801 A. Council
421. What boundary remains mostly station- B. let it happen
ary after the Spanish take control of
C. Code O’Reilly
Louisiana?
D. militia
A. Eastern (Mississippi River)
B. Western (Rocky Mountains) 427. Where in the U.S. is Louisiana located?
C. Northern A. The Northeast
D. Eastern (Appalachian Mountains) B. The West
C. The Midwest
422. “Islanders” that moved to southeast
Louisiana. They came from the Canary Is- D. The Southeast
lands near Spain.
428. The Louisiana Purchase the size of the
A. Cajuns U.S.
B. Creoles
C. slaves
D. Islenos
423. The Napoleonic Code is connected to what
Law in Louisiana
A. Common Law A. doubled
B. Civil Law B. tripled
C. Criminal Law C. decreased
D. Citizenship Law D. quintupled
424. Which country owned the Louisiana Terri-
429. Which of the following was NOT a state
tory before the US?
that was created from the land bought dur-
A. Africa ing the Louisiana Purchase?
B. England A. South Dakota
C. Mexico B. Wyoming
D. France C. Alabama
425. The action that doubled the size of the D. Arkansas
U.S. was
430. Which of the cities below was located in
A. the annexation of Texas the Louisiana Territory that was purchased
B. the claiming of the Oregon Territory by the United States in 1803?
C. the Louisiana Purchase A. Atlanta
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C. New Orleans B. absence of pre-existing conditions or

D. New York City diseases
C. residency in Louisiana for eight con-
431. Did Livingston and Monroe have permis- secutive months
sion from Thomas Jefferson to buy the en-
D. group health coverage through union
tire Louisiana Territory?
membership
A. Yes, they did. Explanation:All of the above except the
B. No, they only had permission to buy the residency requirement would disqualify a

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Port of New Orleans. person from participation. To be eligible,
an applicant must reside in Louisiana for
432. Name the piece of Land. at least six consecutive months.

436. What is the Napoleonic Code?

A. a set of laws stating what slave mas-
ters can and cannot do to the slaves
B. a code stating that government can col-
lect taxes from citizens
C. a collection of laws from France that
influenced Louisiana’s first civil code
A. Texas Annexation adopted in 1808
B. Mexican Cession D. laws used in Spanish Louisiana
C. Louisiana Purchase
437. In 1801, Spain and France signed a treaty
D. Florida Cession ceding land in North America. France
suddenly posed a potential threat to the
433. What did Robert LaSalle name the area
United States. There was a fear that if
that he explored near the Gulf of Mexico?
America did not possess ownership of New
A. New France Orleans, then it could led to war with
B. New Spain France. Events such as this one contributed
to the decisionto-
C. Louisiana
A. Purchase the Louisiana territory, more
D. Columbia than doubling the size of the United
434. The first inhabitants of Louisiana were States.
the B. Declare war on both Spain and France,
which eventually led to the War of 1812.
A. French
C. Increase the number of states in the
B. Spanish
Union, by admitting Maine and Missouri.
C. English
D. Target foreigners living in the United
D. Native Americans States by passing the Alien and Sedition
Acts.
435. For which of the following reasons would
a person be eligible to participate in a 438. Which statements correctly describe
Louisiana Health Plan? Thomas Jefferson? (Choose 3)
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B. He was the first Secretary of State 443. Why did France sell the Louisiana Terri-
C. He was vice president to John Adams tory to the United States?

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A. They needed money for a war with
D. He began a war with France over
Britain.
Louisiana
B. They thought the land was boring.
E. He was the writer of the Declaration of
Independence C. They did not like Native Americans.
D. They were scared of the grizzly bears
439. How did the Louisiana Purchase affect
there.
the people in the United States?
A. Americans could move west to own 444. What does the green shade on the map
their own land represent?
B. Americans had to live only on the east-
ern coast
C. Americans had to move west to the
United States
D. Americans were able to move much
farther north

440. Which group were the first inhabitants in A. Louisiana Territory

Louisiana before the Europeans arrived?
B. Great Britain
A. British
C. Spain
B. Native Americans
D. none of above
C. Spanish
445. We purchased the Louisiana Territory-
D. Dutch
what was the original purchase supposed
441. Which explorers established the first to be?
colony, became the first governor of A. New Orleans
the Louisiana colony, and named Baton
B. New Hope
Rouge?
C. New Albany
A. Soto
D. New Hamilton
B. The room
C. Iberville 446. What major body of water is the south-
ern border of Louisiana?
D. Bienville
A. Atchafalaya Basin
442. What did Louisiana’s Great-Grandfather B. Atlantic Ocean
set into motion?
C. Black Bayou
A. a terrible curse
D. Gulf of Mexico
B. a lightening storm
447. During the early settlements of Louisiana,
C. a bunch of barking dogs which version of Christianity did South of
D. a big explosion Louisiana practice?

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A. Catholicism 453. What behind-closed-doors treaty trans-

B. Protestants ferred Louisiana from France to Spain in
exchange for military aid and money BE-
C. Voodoo FORE the end of the French and Indian
D. none of above War?
A. Fontainebleau
448. Who was the French Emperor who ini-
tially acquired the Louisiana Territory? B. Louisiana Purchase

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A. Louis XVI C. Paris
B. Napoleon Bonaparte D. Pinckney’s
C. Marie Antoinette E. San Ildefonso
D. Louis XIV
454. What country was Napoleon fighting
449. Louisiana is one of the leading and when he sold the Louisiana Territory?
producers. A. Spain
A. gas and oil B. England
B. coal and copper C. Canada
C. steel and sand D. Cuba
D. moss and soil
455. Who was the President that negotiated
450. Who is Louisiana’s current governor? the Louisiana Purchase?
A. Joe Biden A. Jefferson
B. Jimmy John B. Lincoln
C. Michael Jordan C. Washington
D. John Bel Edwards D. none of above

451. According to the map, which country 456. The official name of the group formed to
owned the land west of the Louisiana Ter- explore the Louisiana Territory was
ritory?
A. LC Group
A. Canada
B. Corps of Discovery
B. United States
C. Jefferson’s Gaffee
C. Mexico
D. Legends of the Fall
D. New Spain
457. Because of the many migrations of peo-
452. Who led a revolt in Santo Domingo? ple to our state, Louisiana is said to have
A. Toussaint louverture a of cultures.
B. Napoleon Bonaparte A. Spaghetti
C. Louisiana Territory B. Gumbo
D. New Orleans C. Tomato Soup
E. Sacagawea D. Crawfish Stew

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458. True or FalseThe Louisiana Purchase is 462. A revolution led by Touissaint L’Overture
considered the greatest thing President on the French controlled island of Haiti
Jefferson did during his presidency. in the Caribbean had the following im-

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B. False A. The French were driven out of Haiti

C. Maybe B. The French had a base in Haiti, but was

abandoned during the revolution
D. Not Here
C. Napoleon decided that he no longer
459. Which natural resources will I find along would be able to conquer North America
the Louisiana coast? since the French base was taken over. by
the Haitians.
D. Napoleon was willing to sell New Or-
leans and the Louisiana Territory to the
US.

A. forests and sulfur

B. natural gas and forests
C. petroleum and natural gas
D. forests and salt

460. Who arrived in large groups to Louisiana

sharing a unique culture of music, religion,
and cooking?
A. Spainsh
B. Africans 463. What is louisiana state capital?
C. English A. Baton Rouge
D. French B. Breaux Bridge
461. Why did Spain lose the Louisiana Terri- C. Cecilia
tory? D. Cameron
464. Why did the French sell the Louisiana Ter-
ritory to the United States?

A. The Spanish War.

B. The French-Indian War.
C. Mr Lospinuso stole it.
D. The American Revolution.

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A. They needed money for better ships. 468. President Jefferson chose his young sec-
B. They needed money for wars. retary, to explore the Louisiana Terri-
tory.
C. They needed money to send equipment
to their allies. A. Jacques Marquette
B. Meriwether Lewis
D. They needed money to improve living
conditions in France. C. Hernando de Soto
D. none of above
465. How did the Louisiana Purchase change

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the way Americans lived? 469. Louisiana has two senators and six rep-
A. There was a decision to not push Na- resentatives.
tive Americans from their ancestral lands. A. true
B. People were more likely to move West. B. false
C. America experienced an expansion of
470. What is the state reptile of Louisiana?
slavery and racial inequities intensified.
A. American alligator
D. Americans had more land to farm.
B. Cottonmouth snake
466. What was the Louisiana Purchase?
C. Eastern box turtle
D. Green ore

471. The purpose of the Rebellion of 1768

was to
A. remove Ulloa from power.
B. free Acadians sold into slavery.
C. put Lafreniere into power.
A. This word is another way to say BUSI-
NESS. D. expel the Germans from Louisiana.
B. To have an effect on someone or some- 472. The Louisiana Purchase added more land
thing. To change someone or something. to the:
C. In 1803 when the United States bought A. South Pole
Louisiana from France, doubling the size
of the USA. B. East
C. West
D. When people talk about something
that they disagree about so that THEY CAN D. none of above
get along and reach an agreement.
473. What symbol is pictured above?
467. How many birds are on the Louisiana
state flag?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

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A. Louisiana Flag 479. What is the state bird of Louisiana?

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C. USA Flag B. brown pelican
C. crawfish
D. School Flag
D. none of above
474. Which of the following is part of 480. Who did the United States purchase land
Louisiana culture because of French influ- from in the Louisiana Purchase?
ence? (pick 2)
A. Spain
A. King cake
B. England
B. Mardi Gras C. Canada
C. Birthday cakes D. France
D. Mowing grass 481. Napoleon decided to sell the Louisiana
Territory because he needed money to pay
475. During Governor O’Reilly’s reign in for wars.
Louisiana, the colonial government was
controlled by the French Superior Council. A. True
B. False
A. True
482. Why did Napoleon decide to sell
B. False
Louisiana?
476. What material are the Early Louisiana Na- A. Slave rebellions made Louisiana too
tive American clothes made of? much trouble to deal with.
A. Silk B. He needed the money to fund the
French Revolution.
B. Cotton
C. He wanted to give the money to the
C. Animal Skin Americans to help them defeat the British.
D. Denim D. France needed the money to fund a
war against Britain.
477. Largest natural lake in Louisiana:
483. According to the website, why is the
A. Lake Maurepas Louisiana Purchase considered to be a
B. Lake D’Arbonne great deal economically?
A. Even in comparison to today’s land
C. Cane River Lake
prices, the land of the Louisiana Territory
D. Lake Ponchartrain would have been bought a cheap price
B. President Thomas Jefferson used
478. Louisiana’s first governor was some of his own money to purchase the
A. William Bradford land
B. William Claiborne C. Buying the land gave America’s gov-
ernment more power
C. William Penn
D. France did not want to sell the land at
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484. Louisiana participates in economic inter- A. Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian

dependence. What is economic interdepen- Mountains
dence? B. Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi
A. When people have a surplus of River
seafood C. Mississippi River to the Appalachian
B. When states and countries rely on Mountains
each other for products that can’t produce D. edges of the Mississippi River
on their own

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Drainage Basin
C. When states and countries can pro-
duce everything they need on their own 489. What is the capital of Louisiana?
A. New Orleans
D. A tax on imported goods
B. Katrina
485. Where were the explorers from who
C. Louisville
went to Louisiana in 1682?
D. Baton Rouge
A. England
B. France 490. was a massive earthwork built in a
short period of time near the Mississippi
C. Ireland
River.
D. Norway
A. Poverty Point
486. What is the main idea of the chapter ti- B. Watson Break
tled “Spain Accepts France’s Deal” from C. Nova Scotia
text Louisiana Purchase:Would You Close
the Deal? D. Louisiana
A. The Spanish King and queen made a 491. Study the map to determine:What color is
deal with France. used to represent the Louisiana Purchase?
B. Thomas Jefferson worried about the
deal Napoleon made with Spain.
C. People did not accept that Spain
owned land in northern Itlay.
D. Spain made plans for New Orleans.

487. Which of the following was NOT one of

the changes to Louisiana’s slave codes? A. orange
A. Slaves could not file complaints B. yellow
against masters.
C. green
B. Slaves were tried in different courts.
D. red
C. Slaves could purchase their own free-
dom. 492. What is one way that Native Americans
in Louisiana used the environment to meet
D. Masters could deny slaves freedom. their needs?
488. Under France’s control, the Louisiana Ter- A. They lived in caves they found in the
ritory spread from the mountains.

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B. They traded with Europeans for all of 496. Who was President During the Louisiana
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ered plants for food.
B. Washington
D. They built large cities where they lived,
worked, and played. C. Lincoln

493. At the time of the Louisiana Purchase, the D. Jackson

Louisiana Territory was owned by
497. Sold Louisiana Territory to the United
A. England States
B. Germany A. Napoleon
C. France
B. Sacagawea
D. Spain
C. Zebulon Pike
494. Louisiana law exams are taken:
D. Spain
A. Before the practical exam
B. After the national exam 498. Which of the following were require-
ments in order for Louisiana to become a
C. After the practical exam
state?
D. none of above
A. have a population of over 60, 000
495. What occurred in Louisiana as a result of
B. have a state constitution written
Johnson’s lenient Reconstruction policies?
C. everyone living in the area must learn
to speak English
D. everyone living in the area must be-
come Protestant

499. What was the acquisition of Louisiana by

the United States from France called?
A. Louisiana Purchase
B. louisiana purchase
C. Purchase Of Louisiana
A. all people had the right to vote regard- D. Purchasing of Louisiana
less of race or gender
B. Union loyalists continued to punish 500. Who primarily lived in the Louisiana Ter-
rebel leaders and control the state ritory during the early 1800’s?
C. Former Confederates were able to re- A. Americans
gain control of the State Legislature B. Native Americans
D. Former Confederates were pardoned
C. Spanish
but were not allowed to participate in pol-
itics D. French

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501. Which leader of France sold Louisiana to A. Northern Louisiana

the U.S.? B. Acadiana
A. Napoleon
C. Central Louisiana
B. Caesar
D. Florida Parishes
C. King Louis
D. King Henry 507. What is the next line of the Louisiana
Tech Fight Song?”Fight! Fight! Fight!For
ole red and blue!Show your might and

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502. Which best describes why canoes were
suitable for Louisiana’s waterways? we’ll root for you! “
A. canoes could travel long distances. A. Hit those lines like good ole canines!
B. canoes could travel in shallow water. B. Hold up your chin and let’s all go in
C. canoes helped with trade. C. Get on your toes when you meet your
D. canoes were made of hollowed out cy- foes,
press. D. Don’t let them break through!
503. Tunica lived in 508. How did the United States benefit from
A. Northeast Louisiana and were farmers the Louisiana Purchase?
B. Southeast Louisiana and were farmers A. It gave the United States control of the
Ohio River.
504. Today, the largest number of in
Louisiana come from countries in Latin B. It provided cheap and abundant land
America and Asia. for farmers and future generations.

A. immigrants C. The size of the United States increased

by nearly ten times its previous size.
B. cultures
D. It helped to ease diplomatic tensions
505. What year was the Louisiana Purchase? with Britain.
A. 1812
509. In December of 1803, the Louisiana Pur-
B. 1819 chase was made and
C. 1803 A. Louisiana became a state
D. none of above B. Louisiana was transferred to the
506. This region is is filled with forest and is French
also called the Sportsman’s Paradise. C. Louisiana became a U.S. territory
D. Louisiana was transferred to the Span-
ish

510. Which of the following is NOT a result of

the Lewis and Clark expedition?
A. new varieties of plants and animals
were discovered
B. knowledge was gained about Native
American cultures

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C. decreased interest to explore more of 516. What two countries were part of the
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D. maps showing new land and water A. Spain
routes to the Pacific Ocean
B. France
511. What is the name of the town we live in?
C. Britain
A. Washington
D. United States
B. Louisiana
C. Franklinton 517. Why did Americans want the Louisiana
D. bark Purchase?

512. Louisiana became an official state of the A. For control of the Mississippi port.
United States in B. To spy on the Spanish
A. 1803 C. To control Haiti
B. 1819
D. For gold and silver
C. 1804
D. 1812 518. Louisiana’s wildlife are considered

513. Why was Zebulon Pike’s expedition so A. Mineral resources

important? B. Biological resources
A. Gave Americans their first account of C. Petroleum products
the northwest.
D. Nonrenewable resources
B. Provided a full report of Spanish spying
activities in the Southwest
519. What difficulties did the Spanish experi-
C. Explore western border of Louisiana ence while governing the colony?
Territory with New Spain.
A. The British attacked and burned forts
D. Inspire mountain climbers to docu- on the eastern side of the colony
ment more mountain tops.
B. Spanish governor Antonio Ulloa was
514. Who explored the Louisiana Territory? too harsh as a leader
A. Monroe and Livingston C. Fires destroyed much of the French
B. Abbot and Costello Quarter
C. Hamilton and Knox D. The French citizens of Louisiana re-
D. Lewis and Clark fused to become Catholic

515. Who was the fourth President of the 520. Florida Parishes are the only place in
United States? This president signed Louisiana that produce what?
Louisiana into statehood
A. timber
A. James Monroe
B. Thomas Jefferson B. berries

C. James Madison C. cows

D. George Washington D. gumbo

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521. The Atakapa tribe 525. What is the cost of the Louisiana State
A. lived in Southwest Louisiana, were Rules exam?
cannibals, and died out A. $83
B. lived along the Red River, traded with B. $30
French, Spanish, and Americans, came
C. $25
from Arkansas, moved to Oklahoma, and
create reservation in Oklahoma D. none of above
C. lived along the Bayou Teche, allied

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526. Who was granted suffrage in the
with other Native American tribes, moved
Louisiana constitution?
because of troubles with U.S. government,
and still exist today A. All white Louisianians
D. lived in swamps and marshes in Terre- B. All people in Louisiana
bone and Iberville parishes, lived in cab- C. White males
ins, trapped local animals for food, was
enemies with the Tunica, moved to Ascen- D. Free people of color
sion and Terrebone parishes, made a com-
527. (Slide 8) Which current states are part of
munity center in Dulac, Louisiana
the land that included the Louisiana Pur-
522. Which Country owned the Louisiana Ter- chase?
ritory before France? A. California and Oregon
A. Italy B. Nebraska and Oklahoma
B. Spain C. Tennessee and Mississippi
C. Portugal
D. New York and Arizona
D. England
528. Why were Livingston and Monroe
523. What purpose did Sacagawea serve dur- shocked when France asked how much
ing the expedition of the Louisiana Terri- the U.S. would pay for all of the Louisiana
tory? Select 2 colony?
A. She was a strong military leader
A. They thought the price would be much
B. She helped navigate because she higher
knew the land
B. They didn’t want to buy the entire
C. She helped pay for the land colony
D. She was able to translate with the na- C. They didn’t expect France to sell the
tives entire colony
E. She was mapping the land for future
D. They didn’t have enough money to buy
travelers.
the entire colony
524. Originally, James Madison was sent to
France to negotiate the purchase of what? 529. Louisiana has how many regions?
A. New Orleans A. 1
B. the Mississippi River B. 3
C. the entire Louisiana Territory C. 9
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530. How much did the United States pay per 533. Spain did not want the Louisiana Terri-
acre for the land from the Louisiana Pur- tory because they thought it was a
chase?

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A. Gold mine
A. Forty cents B. sugarcane field
B. Four cents C. swamp
C. Four thousand dollars D. none of the above
D. Fourteen cents
534. What did Kevin and his friends find when
531. What country originally owned the they were ten?
Louisiana Territory? (Other than France.)

A. France A. The Louisiana Swamp Monster

B. Spain B. a boat

C. Croatia C. a catfish

D. Turkey D. the Zamboni

532. Which of the following correctly com- 535. How much did the U.S. pay for the
pares the types of parishes found in Louisiana Territory?
Louisiana?
A. Urban areas are places close to the
city with houses, shopping malls and
restaurants. Rural areas are cities busy
with traffic and noise. Suburban areas are
quiet places with farmlands.
B. Rural areas are cities busy with traf- A. $10 million
fic and noise, suburban areas are quiet
B. $15 million
places with farmlands, and urban areas
are places close to the city with houses, C. $20 million
shopping malls and restaurants D. $25 million
C. Urban areas are cities busy with traf-
fic and noise, rural areas are quiet places 536. Why are wetlands important to
with farmlands, and suburban areas are Louisiana?
places close to the city with houses, shop- A. They are the only fun places in the
ping malls and restaurants. state to visit.
D. All of the areas are large cities of our B. They are home to many different kinds
state with many places to eat and shop of plants and animals.

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C. They are the places with the largest C. William Clark

population in the state. D. James Monroe
D. All on Louisiana’s cities are located in
542. Which country owned the land of
the wetlands.
Louisiana before the United States pur-
537. Which of these dishes is a native chased it?
Louisiana food? A. England
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B. Cobb salad C. Mexico
C. Burriot D. France
D. Macaroni and cheese 543. Why did Granny teach Louisiana that it is
538. How much money did the US pay for the better to smile than not to smile?
Louisiana Purchase? A. helps you make friends
A. $10 million B. it fools people for a short time
B. $12 million C. it shows your pretty teeth
C. $15 million D. it is just friendly
D. $100 million 544. Who was sent to explore the Louisiana
Territory?
539. How much did the United States pay for
the Louisiana Territory? A. Lewis and Clark
A. $100, 000 B. Livingston and Monroe

B. $1 million 545. The territory that eventually became

C. $15 million Louisiana was named for who?
A. The King of France
D. none of above
B. The King of Spain
540. What is the significance of the Louisiana
C. The King of Los Angeles
Purchase?
D. The King of New York
A. The purchase insured American set-
tlers would not go beyond the Mississippi 546. Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana
River. Territory for this reason.
B. The purchase doubled the size of the
nation.
C. The purchase gave France total con-
trol of land west of the Mississippi River.
D. The purchase put the country into debt.

541. Who led the Lewis and Clark Expedition

to explore the newly acquired Louisiana
Territory? A. He wanted to control the Caribbean.
A. Thomas Jefferson B. He was tired of trying to expand his em-
B. Meriwether Lewis pire.

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C. He knew Spain wanted to control the B. The Louisiana border was the Rocky
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D. He needed the money to pay for his C. The United States gave both sides of
war against Britain. the Sabine River to Spain.

547. Jefferson was reluctant in purchasing D. Americans could legally settle in Span-
Louisiana because ish Texas.
A. he believed in the strict reading of the 552. Thomas Jefferson was president of the
Constitution, and this was not written in U.S. at the time of the Louisiana Purchase.
the Constitution
A. TRUE
B. the Federalists wanted it.
B. FALSE
C. the Native Americans wanted it.
D. he feared the Federalists and Native 553. A cajun is
Americans reactions. A. A French person who migrated OR
whose ancestors migrated from Acadia to
548. Buying the Louisiana Purchase fit Jeffer- LA
son’s idea of
B. Someone from Canada who visited LA
A. Agricultural America
C. Someone whose ancestors migrated
B. Strong National Government from Acadia to Maine
C. Implied Powers
D. Someone of Spanish descent who was
D. Free Education living in early Southern Louisiana
549. Which of these is a food native to 554. True or False:Florida was included in the
Louisiana? Louisiana Territory.
A. Jambalaya A. True
B. Tater tots B. False
C. hamburgers
555. Almost half of Louisiana is covered in
D. cereal Trees are sold from the forests of fifty-
550. What land did Spain want to gain back eight parishes.
by helping the American colonists defeat A. Forests
Britain? B. Marshes
A. Florida C. Oceans
B. Mississippi
D. Freshwater
C. Louisiana
556. What percentage of American seafood is
D. Georgia
harvested in the state of Louisiana?
551. What was the compromise between A. 5%
Spain and the United States about the
B. 15%
western border of Louisiana?
A. Both Spain and the United States C. 22%
would respect a neutral zone. D. 25%

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557. Where was the Louisiana Territory lo-

cated?
A. On the west coast of America
B. On the east coast of America
C. In the middle of America
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558. One of Louisiana’s biggest festivals is
A. Strawberry Festival
A. Lawn Mower Art
B. Cotton Festival
B. Crawfish
C. Fish Festival
C. Strawberry
D. Alligator Festival
D. Mardi Gras
563. Which of the following is NOT a present-
559. Which of the following was NOT a result day state acquired through the Louisiana
of the Treaty of Paris of 1763. Purchase?
A. Spanish Florida became British
B. Louisiana became British
C. France lost all land in North America
D. Louisiana becomes Spanish

560. Which of the following choices is NOT in-

formation that can be found in both pas- A. Arizona
sages? B. Oklahoma
A. The Louisiana Purchase added 828, C. Missouri
000 square miles of land to the country
D. South Dakota
B. President Thomas Jefferson led the
country during the Louisiana Purchase 564. Americans learned about from Zebu-
lon Pike’s expeditions.
C. At firt, France did not want to sell land
to America A. the Pacific Northwest

D. Many of America’s leaders actually op- B. all of the Louisiana Territory

posed the Louisiana Purchase C. the Rocky Mountains and the Great
Plains
561. Africans in Louisiana came mostly from D. present-day Colorado and present-day
one region in East Africa. Oregon
A. true
565. Which country was the Louisiana Terri-
B. false tory purchased from?

562. Which of the following is not a festival in A. Spain

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C. France 569. Study the map to determine:What color is

D. Belgium used to represent the Louisiana Purchase?

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566. What other place have we seen the sym-
bol that Louisiana Supreme Court uses as
their seal?

A. orange
B. yellow
C. green
D. red

570. Why did Napoleon eventually agree to

A. It is also on our national flag sell the Louisiana Territory?
B. it is also on our state flag A. He wanted to weaken England
C. is it the same seal used during the LA B. He needed money for wars in Europe
Purchase deal
C. He realized the land was not valuable
D. it is also Texas’ state flag.
D. He wanted to help the United States
567. From whom did the United States pur-
571. Has French culture influenced Louisiana’s
chase the Louisiana territory?
style of buildings?
A. Cuba
A. Yes
B. England B. No
C. France
572. Cajuns
D. Spain
A. a person who goes to new places to
568. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson pur- learn about them
chased the Louisiana Territory from France. B. another name for the Acadian settlers
Someone might have argued against the of Louisiana
purchase on the grounds that-
C. a person who is one of the first people
A. the purchase of the Louisiana Terri- to explore or settle land or territory
tory from France could lead to a war with
Spain. D. the usual way of doing things

B. Jefferson violated states’ rights by his 573. What was the biggest reason some op-
purchase of the Louisiana Territory. posed Jefferson’s purchase of Louisiana?
C. a majority of the Senate opposed the A. They thought Louisiana was too expen-
purchase of the Louisiana Territory. sive
D. Jefferson’s action was not expressly B. They thought it would start Indian
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C. They thought it was an unconstitu-

tional use of presidential power
D. They thought it was a wasteland unfit
for farming

574. What effect did the Louisiana Purchase

have on today’s unique Louisiana culture?
(3 answer choices) A. New Orleans

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A. European B. Shreveport
B. African C. Baton Rouge
C. Latin American D. Lake Charles
D. Indigenous 578. This strong and forceful military leader
E. Russian was sent to Louisiana to put down the
rebellion by the colonists. He made
575. Louisiana Purchase-US doubles in size Louisiana into a true Spanish colony.
and owns the Mississippi River A. Ulloa
B. Unzaga
C. O’Reilly
D. Carondelet

579. People from Louisiana refer to them-

selves as

A. 1796 A. Louisiannians
B. Hillbillies
B. 1800
C. Cosmopolitans
C. 1803
D. Cajuns
D. 1812
580. Which two ethnic groups were the lead-
576. What is the role of religion in Louisiana ing competitors for political power in
Creole culture? Louisiana during the antebellum period?
A. Religion is only a minor aspect of A. American and French
Louisiana Creole culture.
B. Spanish and Cajun
B. Religion has no role in Louisiana Cre- C. Creole and American
ole culture.
D. Spanish and French
C. Religion plays a significant role in
Louisiana Creole culture. 581. Louisiana is know for its wide variety
of s, the way of life of a particular
D. Louisiana Creole culture is not influ-
group of people, include their language,
enced by religion.
food, clothing, art, architecture, tools, be-
577. According to this map, what is the capital liefs, and traditions.
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D. Social D. He did not have sufficient troops to
make a stand against the Council’s order.
582. Who was the leader of France that sold
586. Why was the Pinckney Treaty important?
Louisiana to the United States?
A. It gave Jefferson the power to pur-
A. Marquis de Lafayette
chase Louisiana from France.
B. Maximilien Robespierre
B. It created an alliance with France and
C. Marie Antoinette Britain.
D. Napoleon Bonaparte C. It doubled the size of the U.S.
583. What wasNapoleon Bonaparte plan for D. It allowed the U.S. to use the Missis-
the louisiana land sippi River and port of New Orleans.
587. How much money was the Louisiana Ter-
ritory purchased for?
A. $15
B. $5 million
C. $15 million
D. A land trade was made
588. Louisiana Tech University was founded:
A. 1905
B. 1894
C. 1884
D. 1988
A. nothing
B. party 589. Why did Kevin stick his arm in the water?
C. to make it a empire
D. to grow crops for his slaves

584. Which country sold the Louisiana Terri-

tory to the United States?
A. Catfish love WD40, so he greases up
A. England
his arm to catch one with his bare hands.
B. France
B. Kevin hopes the Louisiana Swamp
C. Spain Monster will be his new friend since he
D. Mexico likes fish.
C. Gators love WD40, so he greases up
585. Which explains why Ulloa left Louisiana? his arm to catch one with his bare hands.
A. He was injured in the Revolt of 1768. D. Kevin is secretly the Louisiana Swamp
B. He was asked to resign after the Re- Monster and wants to go back to his peo-
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590. What was the cause of the Riot of 1866 C. The Constitution did not give president
also known as the Mechanics’ Institute the power to negotiate with foreign coun-
Riot? tries
A. the Republicans were upset that they D. The Constitution did not give president
lost the Civil War and they protested to re- the power to buy land
instate slavery
B. the former Confederates were upset 595. Louisiana’s state symbol is the
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A. heart
vention was a rally to support the passage
of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments B. cross
C. the riot was caused by a group of C. fleur-de-lis
angry mechanics that wanted higher pay
wages and better work conditions D. flower
D. the riot was caused by an angry mob of
citizens that wanted to protest Louisiana’s 596. Which action of President Thomas Jeffer-
participation in the Civil War son was in conflict with his belief in a strict
interpretation of the Constitution?
591. Which Louisiana university has the
A. pardoning violators of the Alien and
largest population of college students?
Sedition Acts
A. UL
B. protesting the impressment of United
B. ONE States sailors
C. Southern
C. using the United States Navy to sub-
D. LSU due the Barbary pirates
592. whats the price that the louisiana terri- D. purchasing the Louisiana Territory
tory was sold for from France
A. 9 million
B. 11 million 597. True or False:The Louisiana Purchase had
clear and well-defined boundaries when it
C. 15 million was first acquired by the United States in
D. 395, 591, 150.44 1803.

593. Louisiana is a top producer. A. True

A. Sugar B. False
B. Salt
598. In this treaty, Napoleon Bonaparte
C. Mercury
convinced the King of Spain to return
D. Diamond Louisiana to French control
594. Why did Congress oppose the purchase A. Treaty of San Ildefonso
of the Louisiana Territory?
B. Treaty of versailles
A. Congress hated the French
C. Treaty of Paris
B. The Constitution did not allow the U.S.
to expand D. Pickney’s Treaty

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599. Why did Hernando De Soto not claim C. Monroe

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A. He did want to travel so far again
603. When France owned the Louisiana terri-
B. He never made it to the new Land tory, the United States feared that France
C. He found that the land and environ- could try to
ment of Louisiana was too harsh. A. Block the United States from trading
D. He didn’t find any gold and silver up and down the Mississippi River.
B. Block the United States from trading in
600. What are the two Territories called in the
the port city of New Orleans.
louisiana purchase when congress split it
into two? C. Both A and B.
A. Territory of Orleans and Territory of D. none of above
Louisiana 604. What was the first non-Native American
B. Orleans Territory and Louisiana Dis- religion in Louisiana?
trict A. Islam
C. Territory of Louisiana and New Or- B. Roman Catholic
leans District
C. Judaism
D. Territory of New Orleans and
Louisiana District D. Buddhism

605. The Federalists did not want to buy the

601. Lewis and Clark were famous because
Louisiana Territory because they feared
that this political party might gain too
A. They fought for Napoleon’s army much political power.
B. They saved Washington from the A. Federalists
British army
B. Democratic-Republicans
C. They explored the Louisiana Territory C. Patriots
D. They bought Louisiana for the USA D. Loyalists
602. Who was President of the U.S. at the 606. Louisiana was named by this explorer af-
time of the Louisiana Purchase? ter the King of France, Louis XIV.
A. Bienville
B. Iberville
C. LaSalle
D. DeSoto

607. What is the biggest contribution of the

Acadians in Louisiana?
A. Acadians traded regularly with Native
American tribes
A. Madison B. Acadians developed farming tech-
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C. Acadians contributed to the culture of 613. What impact will the rise in sea levels
Louisiana with their food and music have on Louisiana’s seafood industry?
D. Acadians became colonial leaders and A. There will be minimum impact
established a stable government B. Species of Fish will become extinct
608. Louisiana is located in what part of the C. 16% of America’s fisheries are in
United States? Louisiana. As sea level rises the seafood
industry will see a long term decline in
A. Northern

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Louisiana.
B. Western D. none of above
C. Southern
614. What was Jefferson’s obstacle before
D. Eastern buying the Louisiana Territory?
609. What language do Louisiana Creoles A. Jefferson thought it would declare war
speak? against Spain

A. Louisiana Creole French B. Jefferson think there was too much

land
B. English
C. Jefferson was worried this was uncon-
C. Spanish stitutional
D. Haitian Creole D. Jefferson was worried they would be
in bigger debt
610. In what city is Louisiana State University
located? 615. The capitol of Louisiana is
A. Monroe A. New Orleans
B. Baton Rouge B. Shreveport
C. Lafayette C. Baton Rouge
D. New Orleans D. none of above

611. Why did France offer to sell the entire 616. Who were the group of people who live
Louisiana Territory to the United States? in Louisiana first?

A. Impending war with Great Britain A. French

B. Spanish
B. Failure to put down a slave revolution
in Haiti C. Native Americans
C. All of the above D. English
D. Probable British naval blockade of 617. What was a factor that led to Napoleon
France wanting to sale Louisiana to the U.S
612. IN 1801, Spain secretly returned the A. He need money for an upcoming war
Louisiana Territory to B. He never wanted to visit Louisiana
A. Germany C. He wanted to be done with the colonist
B. France D. He never wanted to sale Louisiana

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618. What event or person it this state- D. Economic prosperity and growth
ment describing:Expedition to explore the
Louisiana Territory. 623. Who was President of the United States

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A. Louisiana Purchase when the Louisiana Purchase deal was
made?
B. Haitian Revolution
C. Toussaint louverture A. Thomas Jefferson
D. Corps of Discovery B. George Washington
619. Which U.S. President purchased the C. Napoleon Bonaparte
Louisiana territory to make the size of the
D. Benjamin Franklin
United States grow two times bigger?
A. George Washington, 1st President. 624. Select the FALSE statement
B. John Adams, 2nd President.
A. Lumber is a renewable resource found
C. Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President. in Louisiana
D. none of above
B. A renewable resource can be regener-
620. How much money did the US buy the ated within a typical human’s lifespan.
Louisiana territory for?
C. Oil is a renewable resource found in
A. $10 million Louisiana.
B. $15 million
D. Natural gas is a non-renewable re-
C. $828, 000 source found in Louisiana.
D. $5 million
625. Before the Louisiana Purchase, both the
621. Which answer choice was NOT a mission Louisiana territory and Haiti were colonies
of the Lewis & Clark expedition outlined owned by France.
by President Jefferson?
A. True.
A. Search for a water-route to the Pacific
Ocean. B. False.
B. Collect information about the geogra-
phy, plants & animals of the West. 626. Why was Napoleon Bonaparte no longer
C. Defeat Napoleon’s French armies to interested in the Louisiana Territory?
take control of the Louisiana Territory & A. The Spanish wanted it back and France
the Oregon Country. preferred to give the land to the U.S. in-
D. Open friendly relations and trade with stead of to a European rival
Native American groups.
B. There were no natural resources in the
622. How did the collapse of the Company of Louisiana Territory
the West impact the Louisiana Colony? C. France lost control of Saint Domingue
A. Financial ruin and inflation during a slave revolt and no longer needed
B. Stability and expansion the Louisiana to feed the island
C. Increased investment and develop- D. The Louisiana Territory was too expen-
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627. Choose two ways the Federal Govern- 632. When talking about Louisiana unique cul-
ment responded to resistant Louisiana Cit- ture, specifically values, what values did
izens. the people of Louisiana have.
A. passed constitutional amendments to A. they lived off the land by hunting and
protect the rights of African Americans fishing
B. Passed the Black Codes B. like to have a good time, and going to
C. refused carpetbaggers from entering camps
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C. laid back, but are hard workers
D. divided the south into 5 military dis-
tricts. D. all the above

628. While governor of Louisiana, which pro- 633. Under which US president did the United
gram did Huey Long propose? States purchase the Louisiana territory?
A. New Deal A. John Adams
B. Great Society
B. George Washington
C. Share Our Wealth
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Peace Corps
D. Donald Trump
629. Louisiana was transferred from France to
Spain by the Treaty of 634. How much did Lewis and Clark buy the
A. Futainepley Louisiana Territory for?
B. Paris of 1763 A. 1 million
C. Paris of 1783 B. 15 million
D. Versailles C. 150 million
630. The boundary that runs form east to west D. A gajillionzillion
(or west to east) between Louisiana and
Arkansas is set near the 635. Who headed the second Spanish arrival
A. Prime Meridian in Louisiana?
B. Gulf of Mexico A. Antonio de Ulloa
C. 33rd parallel north B. Alejandro O’Reilly
D. 31st parallel north
C. Bernardo de Galvez
631. What makes Louisiana “unique”? D. Esteban Miro
A. The state is the only state divided into
counties. 636. Who was the 3rd governor of Spanish
B. The state is known for having the best Louisiana that took over in 1777?
lobster. A. Soto
C. The state is the only state divided into B. O’Reilly
64 parishes.
C. Unzaga
D. The state is known for having the best
parties. D. Bernardo de Galvez

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637. How much did the USA pay for the B. Napoleon should have never sold Loui-
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C. The United States overpaid for
Louisiana.
D. The United Stated benefitted greatly
from its purchase of Louisiana.

642. The African American troops in Louisiana

were organized into a militia called the Na-
A. 100 million tive Guard.
B. 55 million A. True
C. 25 million B. False
D. 15 million
643. The Louisiana state seal and state flag
638. When talking about Louisiana unique cul- have a (a) background with a brown (b)
ture, specifically customs, what are some and its chicks.
of the customs.
A. a blue
A. March Grass Parades
B. b pelican
B. foods (Gumbo, Jambayla, meats)
C. green
C. spices (well seasoned foods)
D. all the above D. eagle

639. What was the total amount the United 644. What caused the demographics and cul-
States paid for the entire Louisiana Terri- ture of Louisiana to change significantly in
tory? the 1720s?
A. 5 million dollars A. Spanish settlers and the establish-
B. 10 million dollars ment of the Spanish colony of Louisiana

C. 15 million dollars B. English settlers and the establishment

of the French colony of Louisiana
D. 20 million dollars
C. Native American tribes migrating to
640. From which country did the US buy the Louisiana
Louisiana territory?
D. Arrival of more than 6, 000 enslaved
A. France African people
B. Spain
645. Which 3 states border or surround
C. Great Britain
Louisiana?
D. The Cherokee Nation
A. Texas
641. With which statement wold the author B. Mississippi
most likely agree?
C. Florida
A. Thomas Jefferson should have never
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646. Why did Genera Alejandro O’Reilly have B. The United States had already made
twelve ships and nearly 200 men when he an agreement to buy Louisiana from the
came to Louisiana? Spanish.
A. The Spanish were worried about an- C. France could block future United
other revolt after what happened to Gov- States expansion westward and interfere
ernor Ulloa. with trade along the Mississippi River.
B. O’Reilly needed his squad with him to D. none of above
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easier. 651. Which of the following were argu-
ments that were made by various Amer-
C. Louisiana colonists asked for a larger
icans/politicians AGAINST the Louisiana
military force after the revolt.
purchase?
D. The Spanish thought it would be fun to
A. the area of land was far too big to prop-
send more people to Louisiana.
erly govern
647. Which of the following was Iberville’s B. the purchase of such a large amount of
biggest contribution in Louisiana? land was unconstitutional
A. He established the first French colony C. the MIssissippi River and port of New
in Louisiana Orleans were not valuable
B. He is considered the founder of New D. by buying the area from France, it
Orleans would certainly lead to war
C. He took over Louisiana for the Spanish
652. Which of these Louisiana ethnic groups
D. He attacked and wiped out the Natchez spoke French?
tribe
A. Acadians from Nova Scotia
648. Which of the following was a reason for
B. Africans from West Africa and
the failure of Louisiana?
Caribbean
A. over use of farmland
C. Irish from Ireland
B. French conflicts with Great Britain
D. Islenos from the Canary Islands
C. lack of natural resources
E. French from France
D. British land claims along the Red River
653. Just in time to join in the war that shares
649. What has changed over the years for this same date, Louisiana was finally ad-
Louisiana? mitted in the United States in this year:
A. It’s shape A. 1803
B. It’s Size
B. 1789
C. It’s color
C. 1809
D. It’s name
D. 1812
650. US leaders were concerned about French
ownership of Louisiana because 654. Which flower is the state flower of
Louisiana?
A. The United States thought that the
British had the right to own and occupy A. Magnolia
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655. Which country did we buy the Louisiana 661. What were the boundaries of the
Territory from? Louisiana Territory?
A. The United Kingdom A. Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean
B. Germany B. Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean
C. Russia C. Mississippi River to the Rocky Moun-
tains
D. France
D. Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
E. Various Native American tribes
662. Jefferson sent his friend Robert Liv-
656. Louisiana’s state mammal is the ingston to speak with Napoleon about buy-
A. Giraffe ing the Louisiana Territory
B. Tiger A. because Americans discovered
Napoleon’s plan to send soldiers
C. Black Bear
Louisiana Territory.
D. Deer
B. because Napoleon wanted land in
657. Which explorers is credited with being America.
the first to claim the Louisiana lands for C. because Jefferson wanted to make a
France. Also named Louisiana. deal with Napoleon peacefully.
A. Soto D. none of above
B. The room 663. One of the main issues with Governor
C. Iberville Claiborne ruling Louisiana was that
D. Bienville A. He only spoke English
B. He didn’t speak any English
658. Mardi Gras is one of Louisiana’s most fa-
mous festivals. C. He was too focused on the port of New
Orleans
A. true
D. Native Americans kept ransacking his
B. false
home which would drive him into a rage
659. Describe Louisiana’s location. leading to poor decisions
A. Eastern part of the United States 664. In which year was Louisiana sold to the
B. Western Coastal Plain USA

C. Southern part of the United States

D. Northern part of the United States

660. Which two ethnic groups were the lead-

ing competitors for political power in
Louisiana during the antebellum period?
A. American
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B. 1781 C. France lost control of Saint Domingue

C. 1803 and Napoleon decided to sell the
Louisiana Territory.
D. 1812
D. Spain lost control of Saint Domingue
665. What state is shaded on the map? and L’Ouverture decided to sell the
Louisiana Territory.

669. lived in Louisiana first.

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A. France
B. Africans
C. Native Americans
D. Spain
A. Kentucky
670. Which is a natural resource found in
B. Louisiana Louisiana?
C. Florida A. Potatoes
D. Texas B. Oranges
666. The purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expe- C. Oil
dition was to D. none of above
A. Explore and map the Louisiana Terri-
671. During which years were the Marksville
tory
tribe located in Louisiana?
B. Establish trading posts along the Mis-
souri
C. Remove Native Americans from their
homes
D. Purchase the Louisiana Territory

667. Who is Archie?

A. Louisiana’s dog
B. Louisiana’s cat
C. Louisiana’s brother
D. Louisiana’s BFF

668. How did the Haitian Revolution help the A. 600 B.C. to 200 B.C.
United States expand its territory? B. 400 A.D. to 1100A.D.
A. Spain gave the Louisiana Territory to C. 2000 B.C. to 600 B.C.
the U.S. for helping them win the Haitian
Revolution. D. 200 B.C. to 400 A.D.

B. France gave the Louisiana Territory to 672. Thomas Jefferson was not worried about
the U.S. for helping them win the Haitian- trying to buy the Louisiana Territory from
Revolution. France.

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A. True 678. What was the first capital of Louisiana?

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673. Why did Napolean Bonaparte eventually
agree to sell the Louisiana territory? C. Fort Maurepas
A. He needed the money for wars he was D. Natchitoches
fighting.
679. Who were the leaders of the expedition
B. He wanted to buy other territories. to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
C. He wanted the money to build a new A. Paul Revere and William Dawes
palace.
B. Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold
D. He was tired of taking care of the ter-
C. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
ritory.
D. Batman and Robin
674. Why did Napoleon offer to sell the
Louisiana Territory land? 680. What state borders Louisiana to the
north?
A. He needed to make money fast
A. Arkansas
B. The US was an ally to France
B. Texas
C. He really liked President Jefferson
C. Mississippi
D. His military was overextended and he
needed money to continue his war against D. Alabama
Britain 681. Which country sold the Louisiana Terri-
tory to the United States?
675. Who was the National FFA President
from Louisiana from 1952-1953 A. England
A. Jimmy Dillon B. Mexico
B. Henry Revels C. Spain
C. Eric Smith D. France
D. Leslie Applegate 682. What was one of the greatest successes
of the Spanish colonial period?
676. Louisiana’s state flower is the
A. discovering oil and drilling wells
A. magnolia
B. relocating the Native Americans
B. rose
C. eliminating French culture in Louisiana
C. lily
D. attracting large numbers of new immi-
D. tulip grants
677. What is Louisiana’s last name? 683. Early settlers in Louisiana were:
A. DiCamillo A. Spanish and French
B. Elkins B. German and Dutch
C. Elephant C. African and Russian
D. Barber D. American and Australian

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684. What was the most important river in the 689. What is the largest manmade lake in
Louisiana purchase? Louisiana? It was formed by damming the
Sabine River.
A. Rio Grande River
B. Mississippi River A. Lake D’arbonne

C. Frio River B. Caddo Lake

D. none of above C. Lake Ponchartrain

D. Toledo Bend Lake (Reservoir)

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685. What is Louisiana’s state fruit?
A. Strawberry 690. Stagecoah
B. Blackberry A. enclosed wagon that carried passen-
gers and pulled by horses
C. Peach
B. French leader who sold Louisiana to
D. Grape
the U.S
686. What is the name of Louisiana’s state C. Jefferson’s expedition to explore the
bird? Louisiana Purchase
A. Eagle D. army map maker who co-led the expe-
B. Pelican dition to explore the Louisiana Purchase

C. Vulture 691. The United States and Louisiana Constitu-

D. Hummingbird tions have which TWO similarities?
A. Preamble
687. How much did Thomas Jefferson pay for
the Louisiana Purchase? B. Same authors
A. $15, 000, 000 C. Bill of Rights
B. $20, 000, 000 D. Same number of pages
C. $30, 000, 000 692. How did the Early Louisiana Native Amer-
D. $100, 000, 000 ican cook their food?

688. What happened on August 22, 1791 in A. Over a fire in pots they made
St. Domingue? B. In a microwave
A. The Treaty of San Ildefonso was C. On a stove
signed.
D. They didn’t cook their food
B. Toussaint, Dessalines, and Cristophe
led the only successful slave revolt in what 693. Which country sold the Louisiana Terri-
is the present-day island of Haiti. tory to the U.S?
C. Napoleon Bonaparte contracted Yel- A. France
low Fever while visiting the island and was
B. Spain
forced to turn the territory of Louisiana
over to the United States. C. Great Britain
D. The Treaty of Paris was signed. D. none of above

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694. What time did Granny and Louisiana B. French/Spanish

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B. 12:00
700. Group of Native Americans in Louisiana
C. 3:00am that lived closest to the Mississippi River.
D. 5:00pm
A. Choctaw
695. Which President approved the Louisiana B. Caddo
purchase?
C. Natchez
A. President Washington
D. none of above
B. President Jefferson
701. Who did the US buy Louisiana Territory
C. President Obama
From?
D. President Biden
A. Spain
696. Which of the following is not a Native B. France
American tribe that is recognized as a
C. England
sovereign nation in Louisiana?
D. Russia
A. Chittimacha
B. Houma 702. Which explains why Governor Antonio
C. Coushatta de Ulloa’s arrival in Louisiana was met
with an unenthusiastic response from the
D. Tunica-Biloxi colonists?
697. The brought into the United States A. The colonists had heard stories
about 828, 000 square miles of territory about Ulloa’s tyrannical rule from Cuban
from France, thereby doubling the size of refugees.
the USA. B. Ulloa’s arrival party consisted of thou-
A. Louisiana Purchase sands of Spanish troops, frightening the
B. Lewis and Clark Expedition colonists.

C. Expedition C. The French colonists had no desire to

change their lifestyle, economy, and tradi-
D. Mexican-American War tions for a Spanish leader.
698. What day did Louisiana become a state? D. Governor Ulloa did not bring any sup-
A. 1812 plies for the colonists with him, only sol-
diers and gifts for the Native Americans.
B. What is April
C. April 30, 1812 703. Harper, Luna, and Avery are discussing
the history of the United States. They
D. July 4, 1776 are trying to remember the year when the
699. Which major culture in Louisiana is re- United States purchased the Louisiana Ter-
sponsible for passing down names of ritory. Can you help them?
places? A. 1776
A. English/American B. 1865

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C. 1901 708. In 1777, he became the Spanish governor

D. 1803 of Louisiana. He successfully led the Span-
ish forces against Great Britain during the
704. what land forms are Louisiana known for American Revolutionary War.
A. Mountains A. Galvez
B. deserts B. Miro
C. marshes C. O’Reilly

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D. None of the above D. Unzaga
705. Who was the first Spanish governor of 709. In 1803, Americans knew little about the
Louisiana? Louisiana Territory that the United States
purchased from France. Where was the
Louisiana Territory?
A. Between the Mississippi River and the
Rocky Mountains.
B. Between the Mississippi River and the
Atlantic Ocean.
C. Between the Rocky Mountains and the
Pacific Ocean.
D. x

710. What line of parallel is the border of the

A. Antonio de Ulloa top of louisiana?

B. Hernando de Soto A. 32nd parallel north

C. Unzaga B. 34th parallel north

D. O’Reilly C. 35th parallel north
D. 33rd parallel north
706. The official elected by the members of the
Louisiana senate to preside over its ses- 711. Which battle put the entire state of
sions. Louisiana in UNION control? The purpose
A. Secretary of State was to capture Shreveport!
B. President of the Senate A. Battle of Baton Rouge
C. Reapportionment B. Battle of New Orleans
D. Speaker of the House C. Red River Campaign
707. Who did the United States purchase the D. Battle of Port Hudson
Louisiana Territory from?
712. There are many different types of Festi-
A. Spain vals in Louisiana. What do these Festivals
B. France celebrate?
C. England A. different holidays
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E. all the above D. Jefferson

713. The land of the Louisiana Purchases was 718. Why is Louisiana in danger from the dam-
to the west of what major river? age created by the nutria?
A. Colorado River A. The web-roots that are connected
keep marshes from eroding.
B. Ohio River
B. Nutria dig up root mat and chews up
C. St. Louis River
roots and tuber.
D. Mississippi River
C. Louisiana isn’t in danger of the nutria.
714. The United States bought the Louisiana D. Both A and B
Territory from France for
719. Often used to describe Louisiana because
A. 7 million dollars
there are so many people with many dif-
B. 100, 000 dollars ferent backgrounds living here.
C. 1 million dollars A. custom
D. 15 million dollars B. immigrant
715. What geographical feature in Louisiana C. colony
has made it possible for economic growth? D. cultural diversity
A. Hills 720. Why was Louisiana jealous of the cow on
B. Swamps the truck?
C. Mississippi River A. the cow was home and she was not
D. Levees B. the cow looked happy

716. Which TWO statements BEST describe C. the cow had food
why the French claimed Louisiana? D. she liked cows
A. The Mississippi River was a good place 721. Why did Napoleon want to control the
to trade and transport goods. Louisiana Territory?
B. France wanted to claim this area to dis-
cover gold and other riches.
C. Louisiana has poor soil, so King Louis
XIV wanted to make it better
D. Claiming Louisiana would increase
France’s size and power in the world.
E. France did not want to claim the area
of Louisiana.
A. Important to establishing an empire in
717. This president authorized the Louisiana the Americas
Purchase. B. Would be able to keep a naval base on
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C. Knew of the important resources the B. A program of state scholarships for

territory contained any student who attends college in
Louisiana.
D. Location for new military base
C. A program of state scholarship for
722. arrived in Louisiana in large groups. Louisiana students who attend college
They shared the unique culture of music, anywhere in the US.
religion, cooking, and more.
D. none of above
A. Africans

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727. Who was the National FFA Secretary
B. Europeans from Louisiana for 2018-2019
C. Native Americans A. Layni LeBlanc
D. Acadians/Cajuns B. Leslie Applegate
723. Which factors most likely influenced C. E.M Tiffany
Napoleon’s decision to sell Louisiana to the D. Jimmy Dillon
U.S.? (#3)
728. These photos were taken in Louisiana. A
A. He had a long-standing friendship with coastal marsh is shown in
Jefferson.
B. He needed money to fund another war
with Britain.
C. He thought the Natives should have
the land
D. none of above A. Both photos because they both have
water on the ground.
724. What doubled the size of the US? B. Photo 2 because marshes have grass
A. Sewards Folly and few or no trees.
B. Sale of Florida C. Photo 1 because trees are needed to
help the coast from washing away.
C. Louisiana Purchase
D. Neither photo because marshes are
D. Texas Annexation made of mostly mud and no plants.
725. What college is the oldest in Louisiana? 729. Who did the U.S. purchase Louisiana
A. Grambling from?

B. Centenary A. France
B. Spain
C. Northwestern
C. Mexico
D. Nicholls
D. Argentina
726. What is the Taylor Opportunity Program
for Students (TOPS)? 730. Louisiana was named the state in the
United States of America.
A. A program of state scholarships for
Louisiana students who attend college in A. 18th
Louisiana. B. 20th

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C. 7th 735. President Thomas Jefferson declared

D. 1st Louisiana to be the 18th state in the Union
on April 30, 1812.

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731. Which country did NOT claim land in A. False
North America, west of the Louisiana Ter-
ritory? B. True
A. France 736. Did the Louisiana Purchase doubled the
B. Russia size of the United States?
C. Netherlands A. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the
size of the United States.
D. Spain
B. The Louisiana Purchase did not dou-
732. What was the main constitutional debate bled of the size of the United States.
surrounding the Louisiana Purchase?
737. After which year did Louisiana slowly de-
A. Whether or not President Thomas
velop a democratic government
Jefferson needed to consult with the
Supreme Court before acquiring new ter- A. 1866
ritory. B. 2012
B. Whether or not President Thomas C. 1803
Jefferson had the authority to sell the
D. 1985
Louisiana Purchase to another country.
C. Whether or not President Thomas Jef- 738. Many colonists came from France to get
ferson had the authority to declare war on land and find a better life. France had
France in order to acquire the Louisiana a lasting impact on Louisiana. Many cit-
Purchase. izens of Louisiana still speak French to-
day. Many cities have French names. The
D. Whether or not President Thomas Jef-
city of New Orleans shows off beautiful
ferson had the authority to acquire new
French architecture. Which of the follow-
territory without explicit permission from
ing is NOT a direct influence of the French
Congress.
settling in Louisiana?
733. Why was the Louisiana Purchase a signif- A. Many of the words we use today are
icant event in U.S. history? French.
A. It started a war between the U.S. and B. Many parishes, cities and streets in
France. Louisiana have French names.
B. It ended westward expansion in the C. Most of the restaurants in Louisiana
U.S. are French.
C. It doubled the size of the U.S. D. The city of New Orleans has many
D. It nearly bankrupted the U.S. buildings with French architecture.

734. Robert Livingston and James Monroe 739. She was a Shoshone Native American
offered to buy Louisiana Territory, but that was a guide in the Lewis and Clark
France only offered to sell New Orleans. expedition of Louisiana.
A. True A. Pocahontas
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C. Shoshone 745. What conflict caused France to lose the

D. Chickasaw Louisiane colony and Spain to takeover?
A. War of 1812
740. Why was the Louisiana territory broken
B. French and Indian War
into smaller portions?
C. The Acadian Exile
A. Easier to control
D. The Louisiana Purchase
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C. More people 746. What tribe lives in the top left part
of Louisiana? Hint-No one messes with
D. none of above them.
741. epiphany
A. a day that celebrates the visit of the
three wise men to the infant Jesus
B. the day that Mardi Starts
C. the day King Cake can be sold in
Louisiana A. Tunica
D. all the above B. Chitimacha

742. Americans were ready to leave the C. Houma

United States D. Caddo
A. because Americans discovered 747. Where did Mardi Gras originate?
Napoleon’s plan to send soldiers
Louisiana Territory. A. Rome

B. because Napoleon wanted land in B. Texas

America. C. Louisiana
C. because Jefferson wanted to make a D. Bossier
deal with Napoleon peacefully.
748. What was the impact of Spanish coloniza-
D. none of above tion on Louisiana?
743. Was the Louisiana Purchase a voluntary A. Spanish colonization had no impact on
exchange? Louisiana.
A. Yes B. The impact of Spanish colonization on
Louisiana was significant.
B. No
C. Spanish colonization actually improved
744. Which of the following is NOT one of the economy of Louisiana.
Louisiana’s Biological Resources? D. The impact of Spanish colonization on
A. Fish Louisiana was minimal.
B. Lumber 749. Who bought Louisiana Territory
C. Wildlife A. James Adams
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750. Who took on the translator role during
the expedition of the Louisiana Territory?
A. William Clark
B. Meriwether Lewis
C. Sacagawea
A. Tunica
D. none of above
B. Atta Kapa
751. Who was allowed to vote in Louisiana? C. Chitimacha
A. all whites D. Caddo
B. only white men 755. State flower of Louisiana
C. whites and free people of color A. Magnolia
D. white men and free men of color B. Rose
C. Hibiscus
752. Which is celebration is Louisiana mostly
known for? D. Carnation

A. Christmas 756. In 1810 Louisiana had enough people to

become a
B. Easter
A. city
C. Birthday
B. Port
D. Mardi Gras
C. State
753. What is the significance of Louisiana Cre- D. purchase
oles in the history of Louisiana?
757. Why did the Federalists fear buying the
A. Louisiana Creoles have primarily in- Louisiana purchase?
fluenced the music and traditions of
Louisiana, but not the cuisine or language. A. They thought it would make the US
poor.
B. Louisiana Creoles have contributed to
B. They thought it was bad land.
the development of Louisiana’s language,
cuisine, music, and traditions. C. They feared southern states would
make more slave trade states.
C. Louisiana Creoles only contributed to
the development of Louisiana’s language. D. They thought the land was too flat.

D. Louisiana Creoles have had no signifi- 758. In the early 1800s, a group of Federalists
cant impact on the history of Louisiana. who were opposed to the Louisiana Pur-
chase plotted to , or withdraw, from
754. Which tribe is located in northeast the Union and form the “Northern Confed-
Louisiana? eracy.”

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A. segregate 763. In what year did the Acadians begin to

arrive in Louisiana?
B. surrender
A. 1754
C. secede
B. 1861
D. settle
C. 1764
759. What type of economy was present in D. 1803
Louisiana through the Spanish Colonial era

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until the Louisiana Purchase? 764. Who was responsible for exploring the
southern part of the Louisiana Territory?
A. Command
B. Market
C. Mercantilism
D. Traditional

760. The area shaded in orange is

A. Meriwether Lewis
A. Mars
B. Zebulon Pike
B. Spain
C. William Clark
C. Louisiana Purchase
D. Stephen Decatur
D. French territory
765. How is the French Superior Council re-
761. African American governor of Louisiana lated to the Revolt of 1768?
A. Pleasant A. Council members sold Louisiana to the
Spanish.
B. Nicholls
B. Council members provided weapons to
C. Pinchback dissatisfied citizens.
D. Jones C. Council members encouraged citizens
to openly rebel against Spanish rule.
762. Most responsible for establishment of
Louisiana colony? D. Council members charged citizens who
participated with treason and had them
A. Pierre le Moyne, d’Iberville sentenced to death.
B. Jean Baptiste le Moyne, of Bienville
766. The state of Louisiana is divided into
C. Antoine de Lamothe, of Cadillac parishes.
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767. The two Americans that were sent to pur-

chase the Louisiana Territory from France.

A. He wanted to control the Caribbean.

B. He knew Spain wanted to control the
Mississippi.
C. He needed the money to pay for his
war against Britain.
D. none of above
770. located in Southern Louisiana along the
coast and swamplands, also known as
“Acadiana”, known for its distinct culture.
A. Plantation country
B. Crossroads
A. James Madison and Alexander Hamil-
C. Sportsman’s Paridise
ton
D. Cajun Country
B. James Monroe Robert Livingston
E. Greater New Orleans
C. Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin
771. What major event happened in 1803?
D. Meriwether Lewis William Clark
A. The Constitution was signed.
E. Beyonce and Lady Gaga B. The Louisiana Purchase.
768. Why was Napolean so eager to get rid of C. The Native Americans started a war.
the Louisiana Territory? D. The President was impeached.
A. Napolean needed the $15 million to 772. How can the Louisiana Purchase make
help fight a war against Britain. money?
B. A slave revolt on Hispaniola ruined any A. The Louisiana Purchase allowed farm-
promise for Napolean to build an empire ers to trade and make money.
in North America B. The Louisiana Purchase made every-
C. Napolean was not a fan of Jefferson one work to make money and trade.
and challenged his “strict construction” 773. The US bought Louisiana from France in
stance. 1803 at the cost of
D. It would challenge the power of Eng- A. $1 million
land. B. $15 million
769. Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana C. $100 million
Territory for this reason. D. none of above

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774. Which explains why Louisiana invested in C. To establish military alliances

railroad development during the antebel- D. To trade goods and resources
lum period?
A. Railroads were safer and more reli- 779. What was the offer made by the United
able than water or road travel. States to buy the whole of Louisiana?
B. Using waterways to transport goods A. 2 million
was too dangerous and unpredictable. B. 4 million

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C. Louisiana’s waterways were over- C. 15 million
crowded with steam boats, slowing the
transportation time of goods. D. 10 million
D. They hoped to connect to business cen- 780. Who believed that the annexation and
ters in other states and create more busi- government of the Louisiana territory was
ness opportunities for the state. unconstitutional?
775. Which Group of people lived in Louisiana A. Thomas Jefferson
first? B. James Monroe
A. French C. Robert Livingston
B. Cajuns D. Napoleon
C. Spanish
781. Which of the following best describes Ze-
D. Native Americans
bulon Pike?
776. Where is the present home of the Caddo A. The Spanish Governor of Florida
people?
B. A member of the Lewis and Clark Dis-
A. Louisiana covery Corps
B. Mississippi C. A member of Thomas Jefferson’s cab-
C. Oklahoma inet
D. Texas D. Explorer of the southern part of the
Louisiana Territory
777. The Region is covered by prairies and
is higher above sea level than other re- 782. The U.S. originally approached France to
gions. Poverty Point is located there. purchase what from them?
A. Acadiana
B. Greater New Orleans
C. North Louisiana
D. Central Louisiana

778. Why did Louisiana settlers need to de-

velop strong relationships with Native
A. The Louisiana Territory
American tribes?
B. Quebec
A. To rely on their knowledge and survival
skills C. New Orleans
B. To convert them to Christianity D. Guadalupe Hildalgo

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783. The Louisiana State Flag’s brown pelican the Spanish, enemies with the Chickasaw
shows and French, driven out of Mississippi into
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B. peace C. lived in Southwest Louisiana, were
cannibals, and died out
C. love
D. lived in Tennessee, raised rice, craw-
D. self sacrifice fish, and cattle, moved villages, enemies
784. Why did Napoleon agree to sell Jefferson with Spain, U.S. (eventually become allies
Louisiana Territory? with U.S.), and English settlers, moved
from Tennessee to Alabama to Louisiana,
A. To get back at Britain for their block- are well know for basket weaving
ades against French ships
788. What did the Louisiana Early Native
B. To make money to build and interstate
Americans eat?
highway system throughout Europe
C. To advance his empire throughout
Africa and the Middle East
D. To finance his war against Britain

785. Which event in 1803 doubled the size of

the U.S.?
A. Adams-Onis Treaty
B. Texas Annexation A. Hamburgers and Fries

C. Louisiana Purchase B. Chips and candy

D. none of above C. Nuts, berries, corn, squash, deer, and

alligator
786. Louisiana has political boundaries called D. Broccoli, spinach, rice, chicken, and
that are derived from Louisiana’s beef
Catholic traditions. We are the only state
to have these. 789. Which ethnic groups of Louisiana were
Catholic?
A. Parishes
A. French
B. Bill of Rights
B. Acadian
C. Checks and Balances
C. Irish
D. Electoral College
D. English
787. The Coushatta tribe
790. Louisiana Purchase
A. lived in swamps and marshes in Terre-
bone and Iberville parishes, lived in cab- A. Lewis and Clark’s expedition used this
ins, trapped local animals for food, was to explore the midwest
enemies with the Tunica, moved to Ascen- B. led an expedition to find the source of
sion and Terrebone parishes, made a com- the Red River
munity center in Dulac, Louisiana C. $15 million purchase of midwestern
B. originally lived in Mississippi, traded, North America that doubled the size of the
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D. army scientist who led expedition to C. John Adams

explore the Lousiana Purchase D. Aaron Burr
791. How much did the Louisiana Purchase
794. He ordered a census of Louisiana and the
cost?
land of the colony to be surveyed.
A. O’Reilly
B. Miro

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C. Carondelet
D. Unzaga

795. The size of the United States Doubled

with
A. the adoption of New Orleans.
B. the expedition of Lewis and Clark.
C. the Louisiana Purchase.
D. Zebulon Pike’s expedition.
A. $15, 000
796. What is the largest city in Louisiana?
B. $150, 000
A. Baton Rouge
C. $1, 500, 000
B. New Orleans
D. $15, 000, 000
C. The Angels
792. Why did Napoleon lose interest in
D. Richmond
Louisiana?
A. He never found gold like the Spanish 797. What are 3 events leading up to buying
did the Louisiana Territory?
B. He no longer controlled St Domingue A. US wanted the Port of New Orleans
C. The colonist were rude to the slaves B. France offered the entire Louisiana
there Territory
D. He needed money C. France owned the Louisiana Territory

793. He was chosen by Jefferson to lead the D. Spain tried to buy the Louisiana Terri-
Louisiana Territory expedition tory
E. England tried sign a treaty with France
for the Port of New Orleans

798. The capital of Louisiana is (a)

A. a Baton Rouge
B. New Orleans
A. William Clark C. Shreveport
B. Meriwether Lewis D. none of above

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799. Besides doubling the size of the nation, 804. The Louisiana Territory was originally
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A. Increased our Natural resources and A. Mexico
angered the Indians.
B. Spain
B. Made friends with the Indians and in-
creased trade. C. France
C. Forced France to leave America for- D. none of above
ever.
805. After Haiti became independent from
D. Took the Mississippi River away from
France, Napoleon could no longer keep the
Spain.
Louisiana territory.
800. How long did it take Thomas Jefferson to A. True.
learn about the Louisiana Purchase?
B. False.
A. About 3 months
B. About 5 months 806. Who arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
C. Only 3 days A. Thomas Jefferson
D. 1 year B. Marquis de Lafayette
801. What is mined in Central Louisiana? C. George Washington
A. steel D. Joe Biden
B. salt
807. Louisiana Crawfish farmers have peti-
C. gold tioned the Federal government for a
D. lumber on Chinese crawfish in order to make
Louisiana Crawfish more competitive in
802. is located in central Louisiana and is price.
known for being the “neutral zone” be-
tween the northern and souther portions A. Tariff
of Louisiana. B. Subsidy
A. Plantation country C. Ban
B. Crossroads D. none of above
C. Sportsman’s Paridise
D. Cajun Country 808. What did the Louisiana Purchase provide
American settlers in the West which they
E. Greater New Orleans depended upon?
803. Which US President negotiated the A. Greater protection from conflict with
Louisiana Purchase? Native Americans
A. Thomas Jefferson B. Access to waterways for trade
B. Barack Obama C. Access to overland routes for trade
C. Martin Van Buren D. Closer proximity to the services of the
D. James Madison federal government

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809. Who lead the Corps of Discovery of the 813. Generally speaking, the Spanish sys-
new land bought in the Louisiana Pur- tem of slavery under Governor Miro in
chase? Louisiana was more favorable for the
slaves than the French Code Noir.
A. True
B. False
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chase the Louisiana Territory from France.

A. Washington
B. Hamilton
C. Adams and Grant
D. Lewis and Clark
810. Which cultural group was formed because
of the forced migration of African people
to Louisiana?
A. Creole
B. Voodoo
A. James Madison and Alexander Hamil-
C. Mardi Gras
ton
D. Cajun
B. Monroe Livingston
811. The are a large cultural group in C. Jefferson Franklin
Louisiana and are the descendants of the
D. Sacagawea York
Acadians who moved to Louisiana from
Canada. 815. What is the name of the treaty that trans-
A. Creole ferred Louisiana from a Spanish colony to
a French colony?
B. Acadians
C. Cajuns
D. none of above
812. At first, Congress only authorized the
United States negotiators in France to
A. Offer France the Northwest Territory if
it did not want to sell the Louisiana terri-
tory.
B. Pay France only up $10 million for just
the Mississippi River and New Orleans. A. Treaty of San Lorenzo
C. Pay whatever price France demands B. Treaty of Fontainebleau
for the entire Louisiana territory. C. Treaty of San Ildefonso
D. none of above D. Treaty of Paris of 1811

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816. In what year did the Louisiana Purchase 821. What were the main reasons for Thomas
take place? Jefferson’s interest in acquiring the
Louisiana Territory?

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A. 1776
A. To establish a military presence in the
B. 1787
region.
C. 1803
B. Access to the port of New Orleans and
D. none of above the Mississippi River for American trade
and expansion.
817. (Slide 6) After the “Louisiana Purchase”
how much bigger did the United States be- C. To gain control over the fur trade in the
come? area.

A. About twice as big D. To prevent European powers from col-

onizing the territory.
B. 100 times bigger!
822. Which event returned control of Louisiana
C. The purchase made the US about
to the French?
about 1/3 bigger
A. War of 1812
D. I did not increase the size of the United
States by much B. Treaty of Ghent
C. Pinckney’s Treaty
818. Why did the Americans want the
Louisiana territory? D. Treaty of San Ildefonso

A. To obtain control the Mississippi River 823. Which European country colonized
Louisiana?
B. To take on Spanish territory
A. Portugal
C. To control Haiti and other Caribbean is-
lands B. England
D. To find gold in the western states C. France
D. Spain
819. Which Spanish governor is known for
bringing the most amount of settlers (10, 824. What city was Louisiana’s first settle-
000+) to the colony of Louisiana by offer- ment founded in 1714?
ing land grants and supplies? A. Shreveport
A. Miro B. Natchitoches
B. O’Reilly C. Baton Rouge
C. Galvez D. Lafayette
D. Unzaga 825. Why would the acquisition of New Or-
leans be significant to the United States?
820. Who was Sieur de Cadillac?
A. New Orleans was owned by France be-
A. farmer who introduced indigo
fore the Louisiana Purchase
B. second proprietor of Louisiana
B. New Orleans connected the United
C. colonial governor appointed by Crozat States to Spanish Mexico
D. trader who expanded relations with C. The United States needed the Port of
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D. France would no longer be an Ameri- 830. The Louisiana Purchase was bought for
can enemy this much in 1803

826. The area in the darker shade of blue was

known as

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B. 15 million dollars
C. 25 million dollars
D. none of above
831. Which of these is true of the Louisiana
Purchase?
A. It cut the size of the land area of US in
A. the Louisiana Purchase half.
B. the State of Louisiana B. It doubled the size of the land area of
US.
C. the Territory of Orleans
C. It doubled the size of the state of Geor-
D. the District of Louisiana
gia.
827. Which land purpose doubled the size of D. It cut the population of the US. in half.
the United States?
832. According to Source 3, how did La Salle
A. Oregon Territory contribute to Louisiana history?
B. Gadsden Purchase A. He purchased Louisiana from France
C. Louisiana Purchase B. He defeated France in the War of 1812
D. none of above C. He led the attack against Spain
D. He established French control of
828. Who is the head of the Department of Cul- Louisiana
ture, Recreation, and Tourism in the state
of Louisiana? 833. LaSalle named Louisiana after (a)
A. Attorney General A. a King Louis XIV
B. Secretary of State B. King Henry XVI
C. Governor C. Queen Mary
D. Queen Elizabeth
D. Lieutenant Governor
834. How much did the Louisiana Purchase
829. State bird of Louisiana cost?
A. Eagle A. $15, 000, 000
B. Turkey B. $600, 000
C. Brown pelican C. $1, 000, 000, 000
D. Wood duck D. $10, 000

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835. Who did the Louisiana Purchase not ben- 840. President who bought Louisiana from
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A. Mormons
B. 49ers
C. Native Americans
D. Chinese Immigrants

836. What were immigrants forced to do in

Louisiana under Spanish rule? A. Jefferson Thomas
A. pledge an oath of loyalty to the Spanish
B. Thomas Jefferson
crown
B. serve a 2 year term in the Spanish mil- C. Alexander Hamilton
itary D. Barack Obama
C. pay a tribute to the Spanish crown in
the form of crops 841. Why did the Americans want the
Louisiana territory?
D. they were forced to work on building
projects and clear forests A. For control of the ports along the Mis-
sissippi River
837. Which of the following is NOT one of
B. To spy on the Spanish
Louisiana’s natural resources?
A. Salt C. To control Haiti
B. Plastic D. For gold and silver
C. Natural Gas 842. The Lewis and Clark expedition was
D. Lumber about 8, 000 miles. How many years
were Lewis and Clark exploring the
838. Which would be an example of a local Louisiana Territory?
parish government body?
A. 10 years
A. United States Congress
B. Louisiana State Senate B. 2 1/2 years

C. Vermillion Parish Council C. 5 years

D. none of above D. 20 years

839. Napoleon Bonaparte 843. Together, these two physical fea-

A. army map maker who co-led the expe- tures separate Louisiana from Texas on
dition to explore the Louisiana Purchase Louisiana’s Southwestern border.
B. French leader who sold Louisiana to A. The Sabine River
the U.S. B. The Rio Grande
C. Shoshone guide who helped Lewis and
C. The Red River
Clark
D. The Atchafalaya River
D. Jefferson’s expedition to explore the
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844. In May of 1803, how much did James 850. How much did America pay for the
Monroe and Robert Livingston of the Louisiana Territory?
United States agree to pay for the A. $20 million
Louisiana Territory?
B. $5 million
A. $15, 000, 000
C. $10 million
B. $10, 000, 000
D. $15 million
C. $5, 000, 000
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D. $100, 000, 000 ment body?
845. Which country sold the Louisiana Terri- A. United States Congress
tory in 1803? B. Louisiana State Legislature
A. Britain C. Jefferson Parish Commission
B. France D. New Orleans City Council
C. Spain 852. By how much did the United States total
D. United States territory increase after the Louisiana Pur-
chase?
846. Each state is divided into except
Louisiana.
A. districts
B. counties
C. parishes
D. regions

847. Louisiana’s state tree is the

A. By 1.5 percent.
A. oak
B. By 3 Times.
B. pine
C. It did not increase.
C. bald cypress
D. By 2 times.
D. cedar
853. The Louisiana Purchase had a large im-
848. Louisiana’s state nickname is: pact on the future of the United States.
A. The Bridge State Which of the following 3 choices are ac-
tual and positive results of the Louisiana
B. The Bayou State Purchase?
C. The Seafood State A. The gold rush allowed settlers to be fi-
D. The Mardi Gras State nancially secure
B. Natural resources were plentiful
849. Louisiana’s largest lake is
C. It gave access to the Gulf of Mexico
A. Cross Lake
D. Native Americans were moved to
B. Toledo Bend reservations
C. Lake Maurepas E. The control of the Mississippi River of-
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854. What body of water can be found on the 858. What was the “secret treaty” about?
toe hole of the boot (the boot representing A. the presidential election
the state of Louisiana)?

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B. the Louisiana Purchase
A. Mississippi River
C. The French Revolution
B. Red River
D. Spain giving Louisiana back to France
C. Gulf of Mexico
D. Lake Pontchartrain 859. Who was the Emperor of France at the
time of the Louisiana Purchase?
855. How did Sacagawea help Lewis and
Clark?
A. She made maps of the Louisiana Terri-
tory.
B. She took care of Clark’s children.
C. She helped guide them through the un-
familiar land.
D. She collected rocks, plants, and ani-
mals for them.

856. How much did the United States pay for

the land in the Louisiana Purchase?
A. $10 million
B. $15 million
A. Napoleon.
C. $150 million
B. Thomas Jefferson.
D. $20 million
C. Louis XIV.
857. Based on the map, Poverty Point is lo-
D. Emperor George III.
cated in the part of Louisiana.
860. How many money is worth for the
Louisiana Purchase?
A. $15, 000, 000
B. $19, 000
C. $321, 000
D. $12, 000
E. $4, 000
861. How many states would be made in the
land of the Louisiana Purchase?
A. southwest A. 13
B. northeast B. 20
C. west C. 15
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862. Which country is north of the Louisiana B. England

Purchase? (a)
C. Mexico
A. a Canada
D. France
B. Mexico

863. Why did the Spanish welcome the Acadi- 867. Select two industries that saw significant
ans to Louisiana? success in Louisiana in the late 19th and
early 20th century.

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A. The Cotton Industry
B. The Lumber/Logging Industry
C. The Indigo Industry
D. The Oil/Petroleum Industry

868. Napoleon trade the louisiana land for $14

A. They did not welcome the Acadians million
and forced manual labor on their arrival.
A. false
B. They wanted to grow the colony’s pop-
ulation B. true
C. They needed help with rice cultivation
869. Which River is in the Louisiana Territory
D. They knew how to speak Spanish and
help with foreign affairs.

864. What event or person it this statement

describing:A fierce and bitter fighting, but
eventually Napoleon was overthrown and
the colony became an independent repub-
lic.
A. Louisiana Purchase A. Mississippi

B. Haitian Revolution B. Potomac

C. Toussaint louverture C. Ohio
D. Corps of Discovery D. James
865. From which country did the US buy the 870. In France the poor revolted against the
Louisiana Territory? , who were living in luxury, and that
A. Britain revolution may have sparked revolutions
B. France in other French colonies, which impacted
Louisiana.
C. Spain
A. assimilated
D. Italy
B. incentives
866. Thomas Jefferson agreed to buy the
Louisiana Territory from C. dialect
A. Spain D. aristocrats

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871. Why did Thomas Jefferson want to pur- B. Spain

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A. He wanted to expand westward. D. none of above
B. He wanted access to the Port of New
Orleans. 877. Chitimacha lived on
C. He wanted free navigation of the Mis- A. the eastern coast of Louisiana and
sissippi River. were farmers
D. All of these are correct. B. the southern coast of Louisiana and
were farmers
872. What is the Louisiana Purchase?
878. The person in charge of all the money and
A. Louisiana buying a land finances for the colony. Their job was to
B. Spain purchasing Louisiana make sure the colony was profitable. Re-
C. Spinach Buying Louisiana member Louisiana was an investment.

D. purchase of Louisiana between France A. Code Black

and US B. Mercantilism

873. The Louisiana culture that developed C. Proprietor

along the Mississippi, Red, Ouachita D. Voodoo
Rivers where plantations were estab-
lished. 879. Thomas Jefferson thought the Louisiana
Territory traded from Spain to France in-
A. Lowland south cluded what state?
B. Upland south A. Mississippi
C. Creoles B. Florida
D. Crossroads C. Alabama
874. Louisiana was named in honor of D. Tennessee
A. France’s King Louis XIV 880. Why was the Louisiana Purchase impor-
B. Spains’ King Louis XIV tant to the growth of the United States?
C. French explorer named Louis A. It extended the borders of the country
D. Robert De La Salle to the Pacific Ocean.
B. It roughly doubled the size of the coun-
875. The United states bought the Louisiana try.
Territory for a bargain price of million.
C. It acquired ports for new trading part-
A. $13 ners in Europe.
B. $15 D. It nearly tripled the size of the country.
C. $25
881. After Jefferson bought the Louisiana Pur-
D. none of above chase what did he do next?
876. From 1762-1801 who owned the A. Went star gazing
Louisiana Territory? B. made peace with the Native Americans
A. France on the Louisiana Purchase

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C. went hunting on the land C. Hudson

D. sent Captain Meriwether Lewis and D. Euphrates
Lieutenant William Clark on Expedition to
explore the newly purchased land. 886. What did Thomas Jefferson purchase in
1803 that doubled the size of the United
882. Why were the French willing or needing States?
to sell Louisiana? A. Africa
A. They needed money to pay for the B. Louisiana Purchase

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French Revolution
C. Gulf of Mexico
B. They wanted to pay off the French Na-
tional Debt D. Oregon Territories
C. They wanted to buy Versailles 887. What was the biggest challenge for
D. They needed money to fight wars in Eu- William Claiborne, the governor of the Ter-
rope ritory of Orleans?
A. He spoke English, and the people in
883. What is the new western border of the
Louisiana spoke Spanish and French.
US after the Louisiana Purchase?
B. He spoke English, French, and Spanish,
A. Appalachian Mountains
but the people in Louisiana refused to lis-
B. Rocky Mountains ten to him.
C. Mississippi River C. He spoke Spanish, and the people in
D. Missouri River Louisiana spoke English and French.
D. He spoke French, and the people in
884. Which statement BEST explains why Ale-
Louisiana spoke English and Spanish.
jandro O’Reilly was chosen to replace An-
tonio de Ulloa as Louisiana’s governor? 888. Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana
A. O’Reilly was more forceful than Ulloa Territory for this reason.
B. O’Reilly was related to Spanish King A. He wanted to control the Caribbean.
Carlos B. He was tired of trying to expand his em-
C. Ulloa was unpopular with the French pire.
colonists C. He knew Spain wanted to control the
D. Ulloa was unsuccessful in his dealings Mississippi.
with the Indians D. He needed the money to pay for his
war against Britain.
885. Which River is in the Louisiana Territory
889. Choose the correct option

A. Mississippi A. Louisiana Purchase

B. Nile B. Mexican Cession

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890. Who was sent to explore the Louisiana A. Andrew Jackson

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A. Livingston and Monroe C. Thomas Jefferson
B. Monroe and Jefferson D. George Washington
C. Andrew Jackson
895. What language do people who were born
D. Lewis and Clark
in Louisiana speak?
891. Who was the French leader who sold A. English
Louisiana to the US?
B. Spanish
A. Richard Lee
C. French
B. Prince Phillip
D. None of the above
C. Napoleon
896. If a person is 29 years old, a natural
D. King Louie
born US citizen who has served in the mil-
892. Why did the Americans want the itary and lived out of the country for 10
Louisiana territory? years, has lived in Louisiana for two years
can run for what state and federal offices?
A. For control of the Mississippi ports
(Select ALL THAT APPLY)
B. To spy on the Spanish
A. President of the US
C. To control Haiti
B. Governor of Louisiana
D. For gold and silver
C. US House of Representatives
893. Which president made the Louisiana Pur- D. US Senate
chase?
E. Louisiana Legislature
A. John Adams
B. George Washington 897. What was an important consequence of
the Louisiana Purchase?
C. Thomas Jefferson
A. gave the US a vast wilderness to ex-
D. James Madison plore and map
894. Which U.S. President purchased the B. doubled size of the US
Louisiana Purchase? C. gave the US all the territory that made
up first 48 states
D. eliminated the threat of the French
west of Mississippi River

898. which of the following governments did

Louisiana have during its colonial day his-
tory?
A. dictatorship
B. monarchy
C. totalitarianism
D. military dictatorship

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899. Which president was in office during the 904. What state is shaded on the map?
Louisiana Purchase?
A. George Washington
B. John Adams
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. James Madison

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900. Which cultural region gets its name
A. Tennessee
because it is located between North
Louisiana and South Louisiana? No mans B. Louisiana
land
C. Kentucky
A. Crossroads
D. Alabama
B. Sportman’s Paradise
905. Group of Native Americans in Louisiana
C. Cajun Country
that lived in the southwest part of what
D. Plantation Country is now Louisiana.

901. What was the reason(s) for Napoleon A. Natchez

buying the Louisiana territory from Spain? B. Choctaw
(Select all that apply)
C. Atakapa
A. He decided it was too far away from
the rest of the land he owned. D. Houma

B. He wanted to use the crop for the West 906. Making the Louisiana Purchase Amer-
Indies. ica’s size.
C. He wanted land and power. A. tripled
D. He wanted the British and American B. cut in half
people to become better friends.
C. did nothing to
902. What state do we live in?
D. doubled
A. Ohio
907. Who were James Monroe and Robert Liv-
B. Texas
ingston?
C. Louisiana
A. they were members of the Corps of
D. England Discovery

903. Which treaty transferred Louisiana from B. they were guides sent to assist in
France to Spain? crossing the Rocky Mountains

A. The Treaty of Tordesillas C. they were against the purchase of the

Louisiana Territory
B. The Treaty of Versailles
D. they negotiated the purchase of the
C. The Treaty of Fontainebleau
Louisiana territory on behalf of the pres-
D. The Treaty of Paris ident of the United States

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908. The Territory of New Orleans was estab-

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A. Jefferson and Napoleon agreed and
established it in the Treaty selling
Louisiana
B. We needed to define our borders from
France and Spain A. They want to watch football.
B. They are afraid of the Louisiana
C. the Native Americans needed to know
Swamp Monster
what land still belonged to them
C. They think they’ve outgrown fishing.
D. there were boundary disputes that
D. They have detention
Congress had to solve
912. Which of the following is NOT a type of
909. Which of the following was a benefit of Louisiana wetlands?
the Louisiana Purchase for the U.S.
A. Bayou
A. relations with Native Americans were B. Swamp
improved
C. Plains
B. diplomatic tensions with Great Britain
D. Marsh
were reduced
913. Paella is a Spanish dish that influenced
C. addition of Florida stimulated the
which Louisiana dish?
American economy
A. Gumbo
D. control of the Mississippi River pro-
tected American shipping B. Red beans and rice
C. Jambalaya
910. Which statement best explains the role D. Etouffee’
of the ‘factor’ played in the Louisiana An-
tebellum Economy? 914. The Creole people contributed this type
of music to Louisiana culture:
A. The factor was the boat captain & over-
saw the shipping of cotton from southern A. Country
plantations B. Classical
B. The factor was the leader of the con- C. Zydeco
struction team which helped build planta- D. Gospel
tions
915. Harper, Abigail, and James are discussing
C. The factor was the ‘middle man’ or the Louisiana Purchase in their history
sales man who mediated the shipping & class. They are trying to remember which
sale of cotton from the southern planta- country sold the Louisiana Territory to the
tions United States. Can you help them?
D. The factor was the person in charge of A. France
issuing loans to southern planters. B. Spain
911. Why don’t Darnell and Kyle join Kevin for C. England
Friday afternoon fishing? D. Mexico

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916. How did Claiborne make modifications to A. sent Jackson to take it

slavery in Louisiana? B. paid $15 million for it
A. Claiborne brought in new slave owners C. traded Texas for it
to overtake the planation’s.
D. paid $10 million for it
B. He introduced American slavery prac-
tices different from the current slave prac- 921. What was the exact date of the Louisiana
tices. Purchase?

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C. He abolished slavery in Louisiana mak-
ing it a free territory.
D. He forced slaves to continue their cur-
rent practices of slavery.

917. Why was the Louisiana Purchase vital to

the success of America?
A. April 30, 1803
A. It provided valuable natural resources B. March 21, 1803
B. It allowed control of rivers and ports C. April 28, 1803
for trade
D. March 30, 1803
C. It increased the population of the coun-
try 922. What advantage did Napoleon Bonaparte
think the Louisiana Territory would bring
D. It established a strong military pres- France?
ence
A. More land to farm crops
918. The two Americans that President Jeffer- B. A way to take Spain down
son sent to purchase the Louisiana Terri-
C. Make trade relations with the United
tory from France.
States
A. Madison & Hamilton D. There was no advantage
B. Monroe & Livingston
923. Who was Louisiana’s first African Ameri-
C. Jefferson & Monroe can governor?
D. Griswold & Madison A. William C.C. Claiborne
919. What worried Jefferson about making B. Pinckney Pinchback (PBS)
the Louisiana Purchase? C. Huey P. Long
A. The Constitution did not allow the pres- D. none of above
ident to make land purchases
924. How much did the United States purchase
B. There were deadly Indian tribes there Louisiana for?
C. The British would fight to take it away
D. It would allow for expanded settle-
ment opportunities and more freedoms
for Americans

920. How did the U.S. get the Louisiana Terri-

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D. 25 million C. salt

925. Identify (2) reasons why France wanted D. none of above

to sell the Louisiana territory.
930. Who is the current governor of
A. France needed money to a fund a war Louisiana?
they were in
A. Drew Brees
B. France already had too much land
B. Elvis Presley
C. The territory cost too much
C. John Bel Edwards
D. France lost their island Saint
D. Joe Biden
Domingue which made Louisiana useless
to them 931. The first Spanish governor of Louisiana
926. In 1801, Spain gave the Louisiana Terri- A. made many popular changes.
tory back to France in a secret treaty. B. took full control of the government.
A. True C. was accepted socially by the colony.
B. False D. was forced to leave the colony.
927. What was the impact of the Louisiana 932. President Jefferson appoints political ally
Purchase on the United States? and Mississippi Governor, , to govern
A. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the the Louisiana Territory
size of the United States and provided re- A. Governor Claiborne
sources for westward expansion.
B. President Dwight K. Schrute
B. The Louisiana Purchase had no impact
on the United States. C. George R. R. Martin
C. The Louisiana Purchase led to the loss D. James Madison
of territory for the United States.
933. How did the Louisiana Purchase affect
D. The Louisiana Purchase resulted in in- the geography of the United States?
creased tensions with Native American
A. make smaller
tribes.
B. it doubled the size of the U.S.
928. When Thomas Jefferson bought the
C. it tripled the size of the U.S.
Louisiana Purchase he opened up the Port
of D. none of above
A. New Orleans 934. What river was to the east of the
B. Savannah Louisiana Purchase?
C. San Francisco A. The Flint River
D. Charleston B. The Savannah River

929. Louisiana leads the US in the production C. The Mississippi River

of this mineral: D. The New York River

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935. From 1803 to now who owned the A. California Purchase

Louisiana Territory? B. Canada Purchase
A. France C. Louisiana Purchase
B. Spain D. none of above
C. America
939. What is the name of Louisiana’s state
D. none of above bird?
A. Bald Eagle

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936. When did Thomas Jefferson make the
Louisiana Purchase? B. Brown Pelican
A. 1801 C. Turkey Vulture
B. 1802 D. Hummingbird
C. 1803 940. Which statement best describes how
D. 1804 Louisiana is economically diverse?
A. Louisiana’s economy can be described
937. The Houma tribe
as diverse because we do not rely heavily
A. originally lived in Mississippi, traded, on the agricultural industry.
were fishermen and farmers, allied with
B. Louisiana’s economy can be described
the Spanish, enemies with the Chickasaw
as diverse because we have many natural
and French, driven out of Mississippi into
resources that we are able to easily ex-
Louisiana, settled in Avoyelles parish
port to other places.
B. lived in swamps and marshes in Terre-
C. Louisiana’s economy cannot be de-
bone and Iberville parishes, lived in cab-
scribed as diverse. Only a few southern
ins, trapped local animals for food, was
parishes have enough resources to use as
enemies with the Tunica, moved to Ascen-
exports.
sion and Terrebone parishes, made a com-
munity center in Dulac, Louisiana D. Louisiana’s economy can be described
as diverse because all of our industries re-
C. lived on Grand Village-Eastern Bluffs quire special four year college degrees.
of the Mississippi, warriors who lived in
large protective villages, allied with the 941. How did the United States and Louisiana
Creek and Cherokee, enemies with French government deal with Native Americans?
and Choctaw, merges with Creek and A. The U.S. shared their land peacefully.
Cherokee
B. They U.S. killed all of them.
D. lived in Southwest Louisiana, were
cannibals, and died out C. The U.S. took their land and moved
most of them to Indian territory.
938. What doubled the size of the US? D. none of above
942. What is Louisiana’s state reptile?
A. Crawfish
B. Alligator
C. White Perch
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943. Who was the last country to own the 949. #4, Page 4:Why did Jefferson want to
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A. America A. It would increase the power of the
B. France United States

C. Germany B. It would increase trading and help the

economy
D. Mexico
C. It would help the future invasion of
944. Louisiana is known for Mexico
A. The Mardi Gras D. He wanted to become more popular
B. Being the Duck Capital of the World than John Adams
C. Jazz Music 950. Abraham Lincoln’s name was left off the
D. French things Louisiana ballot in 1860 because of his
stance on slavery.
945. When was the territory of Louisiana pur-
A. True
chased?
B. False
A. 1776
B. 1783 951. The size of the United States was dou-
C. 1800 bled with

D. 1803 A. the adoption of New Orleans.

B. the expedition of Lewis and Clark.
946. The hill country of North Louisiana plus
the neighboring states of Mississippi, Al- C. the Louisiana Purchase.
abama, and Georgia. D. Zebulon Pike’s expedition.
A. West Florida
952. What price was Louisiana finally pur-
B. Upland south chased for from France in 1803?
C. Cajun country
D. Plantation country

947. National forest found in Louisiana

A. Angelina
B. Bienville
C. Delta
D. Wisdom A. $15 million
B. $5 million
948. How many Acadians came to Louisiana
between 1757 and 1770? C. $10 million
A. 1, 000 D. $1 million
B. 10, 000 953. This Dynamic Brother Duo Called
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B. The Watt Brothers 958. Which president was responsible for the
C. The Manning Brothers Louisiana Purchase?

D. The State Farm Brothers A. Thomas Jefferson

B. George Washington
954. The Hero Children
C. Andrew Jackson
D. James Madison

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Louisiana Territory?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. James Monroe
A. Louisiana Purchase
C. Andrew Jackson
B. Mexican Cession
D. Napoleon Bonaparte
955. What did Pickney’s Treaty do?
960. Why did France give the Louisiana ter-
A. Allowed France the use of the Port of
ritory to Spain after the French & Indian
New Orleans
War?
B. Allowed the United States to use
A. To prevent it from going to the British
the Port of New Orleans but would re-
evaluate after a few years. B. To strengthen their alliance with Spain
C. Was a peace treaty that brought about C. To gain control over Florida
the end of the French and Indian War D. none of above
D. Treaty in which France secretly handed 961. The borders of the Louisiana Purchase
over Louisiana to Spain were well defined from the beginning.
956. In what year was the Louisiana Purchase A. True
completed? B. False
A. 1819
962. The USA paid this much to purchase the
B. 1803 Louisiana Territory.
C. 1801 A. $2 million
D. 1795 B. $2 billion
957. How would a tariff on imported crawfish C. $15 billion
impact Louisiana’s crawfish industry? D. $15 million
A. It would make imported crawfish
cheaper than Louisiana crawfish. 963. After Reconstruction, wanted to re-
store Louisiana to its antebellum state as
B. It would ban imported crawfish from much as possible.
coming into Louisiana.
A. Populists
C. It would raise the price of imported
crawfish making the market more fair. B. Progressives

D. It would raise the price of Louisiana C. Bourbon Democrats

crawfish. D. Republicans

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964. I was the first French explorer to arrive 968. Using the Map Identify the major water
in Louisiana. I located the mouth of the way or state.Identify the letter C
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dition 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.
A. Iberville
B. DeSoto
C. LaSalle A. Mississippi
D. Bienville B. Arkansas
C. Texas
965. How many Representatives does
Louisiana have? D. Louisiana

A. 2 969. Louisiana is the 18th state in the Union.

B. 7 A. True
C. 9 B. False
D. 6 970. The revolution in Saint Dominique led to
Napoleon selling the Louisiana Territory.
966. Who was the first black governor in
A. True
Louisiana History?
B. False
A. Louis Armstrong
B. P. B. S. Pinchback 971. army scientist who led expedition to ex-
plore the Louisiana Purchase
C. William C.C. Claiborne
A. Sacagawea
D. Abraham Lincoln
B. William Clark
967. (Slide 5) Why did President Jeffer- C. Meriwether Lewis
son hesitate to purchase the State of
D. Napoleon
Louisiana? (Select 2)
A. The constitution did not state anything 972. The United States could not grow any
about purchasing foreign land. bigger because of the Louisiana Territory.
The king of France had given the territory
B. He hated the French and vowed to to the king of Spain. The pioneers could
never buy anything from them only settle a little west of the Appalachian
C. He thought he would get a better a Mountains. They made a good life hunting
deal if he waited and trapping, but it was hard to get their
good to market because of the mountains.
D. He did not like spending large amounts
The pioneers had to float their goods down
of government money
the Mississippi or Ohio River on flatboats.
E. He read about the bad reviews on During this time, which country owned the
Louisiana on buyAcountry.com port of New Orleans?

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A. The United States 976. Louisiana’s oldest city

B. Great Britain A. New Orleans
C. Spain B. Natchitoches
D. France C. Lake Charles
D. Lafayette
973. The Emperor of France that sold the
Louisiana Territory to the USA? 977. What geographic feature marks the high-

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est point in Louisiana?
A. Salt Domes
B. Mississippi Delta
C. Driskill Mountain
D. Red River Valley

978. Study the map to determine:how much

bigger does it look like the Louisiana Terri-
tory made the United States?
A. Toussaint louverture
B. Napoleon Bonaparte
C. simon bolivar
D. none of above

974. Group of Native Americans in Louisiana

that lived in the northwest part of what is
now Louisiana. A. twice as big
A. Natchez B. half as big

B. Choctaw C. three times as big

C. Caddo D. didn’t really change the size at all

D. none of above 979. What was the only organized church al-
lowed to exist in French Louisiana?
975. Which of the following reasons caused
A. Voodoo
Spain to want to take possession of
Louisiana from the French? B. Baptist
A. to end Acadian migration into C. Roman Catholic
Louisiana territory D. Islam
B. to gain control of Fort Toulouse in 980. What is Louisiana MAINLY known for
north of Mobile
A. Agriculture
C. to protect their land claims in Mexico
from the British B. Engineering

D. to connect their Canadian holdings C. CHEESE

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981. Select all of the natural features included 986. The ruler of France who sold us the
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A. landforms
B. bodies of water
C. natural resources
D. climate

982. Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas

are all on the coast of this body of water. A. Napoleon Bonaparte
A. Gulf of Mexico B. Zebulon Pike
B. Atlantic C. Coco Channel
C. Pacific D. none of above
D. Indian 987. Who were the French Canadians who mi-
grated to Louisiana in the 18th century?
983. What is the name of the main trading
post for French and Native American peo- A. American-Canadians
ple in Louisiana? B. Acadians
A. Fort de Natchitoches C. Cajuns
B. Fort Duquesne D. Islenos
C. Fort Ticonderoga 988. What is Louisiana’s state flower?
D. Chartres Fort A. Catahoula Leopard Dog
B. Bald Cypress
984. First country to claim and settle Louisiane
(Louisiana) C. Brown Pelican
A. Europe D. Magnolia
B. Spain 989. France finally sold the Louisiana territory
C. France to America for
A. 10 million dollars
D. England
B. 5 billion dollars
985. Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the C. 15 billion dollars
United States
D. 15 million dollars
A. Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of
France 990. How do nutria impact the Louisiana wet-
lands
B. Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of
Spain A. They leave nothing behind
C. Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of B. They eat away all the vegetation
Africa C. all of these are correct
D. none of above D. none of these are correct

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991. Louisiana sandwiches are known as 995. Which of the following are physical char-
acteristics of Louisiana? Choose 2.
A. Atchafalaya Basin
B. Cross Lake
C. Interstate 49
D. HWY 171

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found in Louisiana
A. Sloppy Joe’s
A. Natural Gas and Oil
B. Foot Longs
B. Mercury
C. Po’ Boy
C. Salt
D. Louisiana Foot Roll’s D. Sulfur
992. What states were still under Spanish rule 997. True or False The Louisiana Territory be-
at the time of the Louisiana Purchase? came apart of the US in 1803
A. Arkansas A. True
B. Minnesota B. False
C. Oklahoma 998. Which is the correct sequence of transfers
D. Utah of Louisiana to the United States?
A. France to Spain then Spain to the
993. What did the U.S. pay for the Louisiana
United States
Territory?
B. Spain to France then France to the
A. $15 thousand United States
B. $15 trillion C. France to Spain then Napoleon Bona-
C. $15 hundred parte to the United States
D. $15 million D. Spain to the United States

994. What are the TWO reasons that France 999. What natural feature was in the western
was willing to sell Louisiana to the US? boundary of the U.S. before the Louisiana
Purchase?
A. They needed money to fund their war
with Spain
B. They needed money to fund their war
with Great Britain
C. They lost the island to Cuba to revolu-
tion
D. They lost the island of Haiti to revolu-
tion
E. They needed money to fund expedi-
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D. Red Sea 1003. How did Napoleon Bonaparte respond
1000. Which statement BEST explains why to the United States offer to buy New Or-
Louisiana is considered a “gumbo pot” of leans?
culture? A. He offered to sell the entire Louisiana
A. because so many people left Louisiana Territory because they needed money.
B. because few people migrated to B. He declared war against the U.S.
Louisiana C. He decided to give the land to Great
C. because many people from different Britain because they offered more money.
cultures migrated to Louisiana
D. because Louisiana people loves to eat D. none of above
gumbo 1004. This city became a center of trade after
1001. Why are there so many examples the Louisiana Purchase
of Spanish and French influences in A. New Orleans
Louisiana? B. Newark
A. Americans visited both of those coun- C. Baltimore
tries very often
D. The Angels
B. Latin Americans brought goods from
those countries with them 1005. How much did Napoleon sell the
C. American bought mush of their goods Louisiana territory for?
from France and Spain A. 27 Thousand Dollars
D. Control of Louisiana changed from B. 13 Million Dollars
country to country so often C. 15 Million Dollars
1002. What is the President of the United D. 28 Billion Dollars
States allowed to do that made it ok
for President Jefferson to purchase the 1006. Which state(s) were included in the
Louisiana Territory? Louisiana Purchase?
A. Nebraska
B. Florida
C. Wisconsin
D. Oklahoma
E. Wyoming
Explanation:Louisiana, of course, along
with Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Arkansas, Mis-
souri, Wyoming, Kansas, Colorado, Mon-
tana, and Minnesota.The map shows just
A. make countries how large and vast the area of the
B. make laws Louisiana Purchase truly was.

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1007. Louisiana State Rules tests are con-

ducted after your practical exam
A. True
B. False

1008. Caddo lived in

A. boroughs
A. Northwest Louisiana and were farm-

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ers B. councils

B. Northeast Louisiana and were farmers C. parishes

D. districts
1009. Where were most French established?
1013. Which of the following had the biggest
A. away from rivers to avoid flooding impact on Native American culture?
B. in the interior of swamps to protect A. the Mississippi River changing its
from invaders course
C. along the prairie flat lands in South- B. the eroding of the Louisiana coastline
east Louisiana C. the development of copper tools
D. along major rivers for easy access and D. the arrival of the Europeans
trade
1014. The Louisiana Purchase
1010. Why did Louisiana government leaders A. did not occur until Congress passed an
decide to blow up the levees south of New amendment approving it
Orleans?
B. doubled the size of the US
A. So New Orleans would flood but the
farmland surrounding would be saved C. offered the US an opportunity to ex-
pand its commercial and manufacturing in-
B. So New Orleans would be saved, di- dustries
verting the water to southern parishes
D. tripled the size of the US
C. To force the water back out to the Gulf
of Mexico 1015. The US bought Louisiana from France in
1803 at the cost of
D. To save the cotton plantations
along the Mississippi River in northern A. $1 million
Louisiana B. $15 million
C. $10 million
1011. What is Louisiana’s state mammal?
D. $100 million
A. Catahoula Leopard
1016. What is the largest natural lake in
B. Black Bear
Louisiana?
C. Brown Pelican A. Grand Lake
D. Magnolia B. Lake Charles

1012. Louisiana does not have counties in- C. Lake Pontchartrain

stead they have D. Toledo Bend

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1017. How much was the Louisiana Territory 1021. Which of these two landforms are found
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A. Mississippi River
B. Appalachian Mountains
C. Driskill Mountains
D. Gulf of Mexico
E. Rocky Mountains

1022. He was the first Spanish governor of

A. $15 million
Louisiana. He made many unpopular
B. $10 billion changes and offended the colonists.
C. $15 thousand A. Ulloa
D. $1 B. O’Reilly
C. Miro
1018. What is the name of Louisiana’s local
government? Only Louisiana has these. D. Carondelet
A. Local government 1023. Which statement best describes the eco-
B. Bill of Rights nomic legacy of the Antebellum Era on
Louisiana?
C. Police Jury
D. Federalism

1019. What was the main reason why the

United States was willing to purchase the
Louisiana territory?
A. They had a surplus of money
B. Thomas Jefferson wanted to live in
A. The economic legacy of the Antebellum
Louisiana
Era is the large number of factories and in-
C. They wanted to control trade at the dustries developed to produce oil.
Port of New Orleans
B. The economic legacy of the Antebel-
D. They wanted to eat at the “all you can lum Era is the large amounts of railroads
eat” buffet built and the cities that developed around
those railroad hubs.
1020. What time period did the Kingdom of
C. The economic legacy of the Antebellum
France control the Louisiana territory
Era is slave economy developed on plan-
A. 1688-1721 tations and the agricultural path it set for
Louisiana.
B. 1699-1762
D. The economic legacy of the Antebellum
C. 1654-1781
Era economy involving innovative technol-
D. 1679-1783 ogy, shipping, and the logging industry.

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1024. What are the requirements for tax bills A. Louis Bonaparte, a younger brother of
to pass in the state of Louisiana.(Select all Napoleon I
that apply) B. Louis XIV
A. The tax bill must be introduced in even- C. Louis XV
numbered years
D. Louis XVI
B. the Tax bill must be introduced in odd-
numbered years 1028. What is the name of a test you must
take to get into college in Louisiana?

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C. the constituents must vote to pass the
A. ACT/SAT
tax bill through a majority vote
B. Pre-ACT
D. the tax-bill must be agreed upon by all
taxpayers C. GRE
D. LSAT
1025. What was the major difference between
North and South Louisiana’s economy? 1029. Which even happened in Louisiana in
1716?
A. New Orleans was founded.
B. The first African slaves arrived in the
colony.
C. The Battle of New Orleans (Civil War)
D. Chinese immigrants are brought in as
labor.
A. Louisiana’s north focused on Agricul-
1030. 15 states eventually made up the
ture while Louisiana’s south created tex-
Louisiana Purchase.
tile industries.
A. True
B. Louisiana south cultivated sugarcane
while the north produced cotton. B. False

C. Louisiana’s northern cotton farms did 1031. Explorers from which country were first
not use slaves whereas Louisiana’s south- to enter Louisiana?
ern cotton farms did. A. Italy
D. Louisiana’s south developed other B. France
forms of manufacturing while the C. Spain
Louisiana’s north farmed sugarcane.
D. England
1026. What state borders Louisiana to the 1032. When did large numbers of Anglos begin
west? moving in to Louisiana?
A. Mississippi A. when the British claimed the Missis-
B. Arkansas sippi River
C. Texas B. when the French and British became
allies
D. Alabama
C. after the United States purchased
1027. Louisiana (a southeastern US state) Louisiana
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1033. Which of the following sentences cor- 1038. Why did the French create a settlement
rectly compares swamps and marshes? 3 in South Louisiana?

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A. Marshes are areas located only in A. To claim the Northern Mississippi Val-
southern Louisiana and swamps are lo- ley for the British.
cated only in nor thern Louisiana. B. To claim Louisiana and the Mississippi
B. Swamps are areas located only in River for France.
southern Louisiana and marshes are lo- C. To claim the Southwest and the Sabine
cated only in nor thern Louisiana. River for France.
C. Marshes are wetlands that have trees D. To become the 14th colony in North
and swamps are wetlands without trees. America.
D. Swamps are wetlands that have trees
and marshes are wetlands without trees. 1039. When did France acquire Louisiana??
A. 1789
1034. What are Louisiana’s Early Native
B. 1800
American homes made of?
C. 1912
A. Bricks and cement
D. 1795
B. Wood and metal
E. 1806
C. Cement and wood
D. Grass and mud 1040. How much did the Louisiana Purchase
cost?
1035. What is the state flag for Louisiana? A. $1
A. A blue flag with a white pelican B. 15 million
B. Green and red flag with a yellow star C. 10 million

1036. How did Napoleon finance his war with D. 100 million
Britian?
1041. Which major culture in Louisiana is re-
A. He borrow money from Spain. sponsible for passing down gumbo and
Jambalaya?
B. He borrowed money from Germany.
A. English/American
C. He sold bonds to Austria to make
enough money. B. French/Spanish
D. He sold the Louisiana Territory to C. Native American
America. D. Chinese
1037. How many states was the Louisiana 1042. Which was the first state added after
Purchase divided into? the Louisiana Purchase was complete?
A. 13 A. Florida
B. 23 B. Texas
C. 16 C. Louisiana
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1043. Why is Pinckney’s Treaty important to

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A. Pinckney’s Treaty helped them to ac- A. It improved the economy of Louisiana
quire the Louisiana territory with a federal financial plan
B. Pinckney’s Treaty allowed the Ameri- B. it punished former soldiers from
cans to have free access to store goods Louisiana with sentences in U.S. prisons
at the Port of New Orleans
C. it helped rebuild ruined areas in
C. Pinckney’s Treaty was used to manage Louisiana with funds from the federal gov-
the power of the dictator that wanted to ernment
control America D. it placed Louisiana under the direct mil-
D. Pinckney’s Treaty allowed free naviga- itary control of the U. S. military.
tion on the Mississippi River and its tribu- 1047. What body of water formed the east-
taries ern border of Missouri and divided the
Louisiana Territory from the eastern part
1044. Why were some American leaders of the United States?
against the Louisiana Purchase?
A. Mississippi River
A. They feared war with Spain B. Pacific Ocean
B. They believed it was unconstitutional C. Missouri River
C. They wanted to focus on the east coast D. Atlantic Ocean

D. They thought it was too expensive 1048. One of the earliest and most important
Native American settlements in Louisiana
1045. The two delegates that were sent to ne- was
gotiate the Louisiana Purchase were (se- A. she lived
lect all that apply)
B. Natchitoches
A. Robert Livingston C. Poverty Point
B. James Monroe D. Kisatchie Park
C. George Washington 1049. Who was the President of the United
States when the Louisiana Purchase deal
D. Thomas Jefferson
was made.

1046. Based on the political cartoon, how was A. Thomas Jefferson

Louisiana affected by Reconstruction? B. Abraham Lincoln

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C. Joe Biden 1054. This needs a favorable balance of trade

D. Robert Livingston to work properly; experimented with in
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1050. What is this Mall called and where is it here:
located?
A. Frontier exchange economy
B. None of these
C. Mercantilism
D. none of above

1055. In what year was the Louisiana Pur-

chase?
A. Southland Mall Located in Houma,
Louisiana A. 1823
B. Mall of Louisiana Located in Baton B. 1930
Rouge, Louisiana C. 1830
C. LakeSide Shopping Center Located in
D. 1803
Metairie, Louisiana
D. Canal Palace Located in New Orleans, 1056. Which of the following choices BEST
Louisiana describes the main idea of the webpage
“Doubling the Size”?
1051. What was the capital of French
Louisiana? A. America doubled its size in 1803 when
A. Montreal the government completed the Louisiana
Purchase for just $15 million
B. Baton Rouge
B. Spain once controlled the land west of
C. New Orleans
the Mississippi River
D. Paris
C. At first, France did not want to sell the
1052. When was the first state, Louisiana, Louisiana Territory
carved from the Louisiana Territory admit- D. The Louisiana Purchase added 828,
ted into the Union? 000 square miles to America
A. May 2, 1812
B. April 30, 1812 1057. What was one thing Paul learned about
the Cajuns?
C. December 1812
A. They came to America in the late 1700s
D. October 1812
to escape the French Revolution
1053. What was the name of the first state B. They originally settled in eastern
to be carved out of the Louisiana Pur- Canada in 1605
chase/Territory?
C. They live mostly in Louisiana’s north-
A. Nevada
ern parishes
B. Maine
D. They descended from soldiers who
C. Louisiana were part of Hernando De Soto’s expedi-
D. Florida tion

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1058. What is the name of the largest land 1062. Which of the following is crucial for the
deal that doubled the size of the United economy of Louisiana?
States? A. Its political system
A. Battle of New Orleans B. Its mineral resources
B. War of 1812 C. Its geographical location
C. Louisiana Purchase D. none of above
D. constitution

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1063. What was the process for Louisiana’s
1059. In what ways is Louisiana’s economy di- statehood?
verse? A. Louisiana was organized as the Ter-
A. We have many natural resources that ritory of Orleans in 1804 and became a
can be exported. state on April 30, 1812.

B. We have few natural resources that B. Louisiana became a state in 1803 after
can be exported. being purchased from France.
C. Louisiana was admitted as a state in
C. Many of our state’s regions have a va-
1810 after a vote by Congress.
riety economic opportunities based on the
region’s resources. D. Louisiana gained statehood in 1815 af-
ter the War of 1812.
D. We have many natural resources that
must be imported. 1064. The boundaries of the Louisiana Terri-
tory in 1803.
1060. Besides buying the Louisiana Purchase,
what is President Thomas Jefferson also A. South to the Rio Grande River
famous for? B. North to Canada
A. He wrote the Declaration of Indepen- C. West of Mississippi to the Rocky Moun-
dence tains
B. He warned the colonists that the D. East from the Ohio River to New York
British were coming
1065. Which of the following made up the
C. He formed the Sons of Liberty largest group of immigrants to Louisiana
D. He was the leader of the Continental during the Spanish period?
Army A. French
1061. How do immigrants affect life in B. Americans
Louisiana? C. Acadians
A. There are no immigrants living in D. Creoles
Louisiana today.
1066. leaders who explored the Louisiana ter-
B. Louisiana has decided that no more ritory
people may move here.
A. sacagawea
C. As immigrants arrive, they bring differ-
ent cultures to our state. B. tecumseh

D. Immigrants have caused the popula- C. lewis and clark

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1067. Which of the following describes the United States has ambitions for con-
Louisiana’s location? Choose 3 quest. If all you need is access to the Mis-
sissippi River for transporting goods from

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A. Northern and Western Hemisphere
the Western states, then all you need is
B. South America a trade treaty. If you want to own the
C. North America land, you will need to persuade them to
give it up. The natural taste of all peo-
D. Southern and Eastern Hemisphere
ple for wealth leaves you but one choice
E. United States of America when you have nothing else to offer. It is
to pay them money. Think about what a
1068. According to legend, what does the war with France would cost. If the United
Louisiana Swamp Monster look like? States purchases Louisiana, both countries
A. A beautiful woman with the tail of a would benefit. We will have Louisiana,
fish. while avoiding bloodshed and remaining
friends with France.Source 2This passage
B. Like a person, only slimy and green.
is based on a letter President Thomas Jef-
C. Sharp claws and razor teeth. ferson wrote in 1803 to a government of-
D. Freaky looking hands that it tries to ficial who made treaties with Native Amer-
hide. icans.byThomas Jefferson, 1803Since this
letter is private, I can safely give you a
1069. Louisiana law is based on what two better view of my Native American policy.
countries’ civil codes? To encourage them to sell us their territory,
I plan to build more trading posts so that
A. France and Spain
they fall into debt. When these debts get
B. Spain and Britain beyond what they can pay, they will be
C. Germany and Italy more willing to sell their land. Thus, our
settlements will gradually surround the
D. England and France
Native Americans. In time, they will either
1070. Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana join us as U.S. citizens or move west of
Territory from France the Mississippi River. We should remain
on friendly terms with the Native Ameri-
A. Literature cans, even though they know by now that
B. festival we can overpower them. But if any tribe
is foolish enough to resist my plan, we will
C. Louisiana Purchase
seize their land as a warning to others.
D. none of above
A. The U.S. Government encouraged co-
1071. Use Sources 1 and 2 to answer the operation with Native American tribes
following question:What was most likely B. The U.S. government supported poli-
a long-term effect of the Louisiana Pur- cies and decisions that promoted west-
chase?Source 1This passage is based on ward expansion
a letter by Pierre S. du Pont to Presi-
C. The U.S. government discouraged set-
dent Jefferson in 1802. Pierre S. du Pont
tlements near Native American land be-
was a French immigrant who helped the
cause it was already owned by Native
U.S. government acquire the Louisiana Ter-
American tribes
ritory from France.byPierre S. du Pont,
1802Mr. President, France is worried that D. The U.S. government prohibited expan-

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sion through any military conflict B. King Louis XIV

1072. What are the 3 goals of the expedition C. Hernando de Soto

of the Louisiana Territory? D. Bienville
A. Build relationships with American Indi-
1077. The United States was not always the
ans
size it is now. Back it 1800, it was only
B. Find a water route to the Pacific Ocean half the size it is today reaching from the
C. Build roads from St. Louis, MO to Ore- Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.

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gon The Americans wanted to see the United
States grow because they believed it was
D. Record important information about the best way to live. The Americans hoped
the area the United States would reach from
1073. Which one is NOT a reason that the A. Canada to Louisiana
Spanish chose not to settle in the Louisiana B. New York to New Orleans
area in 1542?
C. The Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
A. harsh climate
D. The Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mex-
B. the food was awful
ico
C. the wildlife
1078. Why does Louisiana have a wide vari-
D. the geography was bad
ety of cultures?
1074. A style of Cajun dance music that was A. people came to Louisiana from all over
first played by African American in south- the world
western Louisiana. It is known for some
B. Louisianans go in search of new cul-
of the instruments that are used, like the
tures often
accordion, the triangle, the violin (fiddle),
and the frattoir, which means a wash- C. the people who founded Louisiana
board. were interested in many different cultures
A. jazz
D. none of above
B. gumbo
C. zydeco 1079. Why did the U.S. decide to buy the en-
tire Louisiana colony instead of just New
D. festival
Orleans?
1075. Who explored Mississippi to Gulf of A. They wanted to establish a new capital
Mexico and claims Louisiana for France
B. They wanted to control the Mississippi
A. Christopher Columbus River
B. Iberville C. They wanted to prevent France from
C. Bienville becoming too powerful
D. The room D. They wanted to expand their empire

1076. Who claimed Louisiana for France after 1080. Year the Louisiana Territory was an-
traveling down the Mississippi River. nexed?
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B. 1803 1085. One out of every 70 jobs in Louisiana is

C. 1813 related to the industry. This industry
produces $2.4 Billion a year for Louisiana!!

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D. 1830
A. Seafood
1081. Who did La Salle claim the territory of
B. Coal
Louisiana for?
C. Uranium
A. King George
D. Wind Turbine
B. Louis the Great
C. Queen Louisa 1086. Why was Napoleon convinced to sell
D. King Louis XIV Louisiana?
A. He thought the United States would be-
1082. Which country sold the Louisiana Terri- come more powerful if they owned prop-
tory to the United States? erty.
A. Spain
B. He became desperate for money after
B. France going into debt fighting wars.
C. England C. He wanted to sell it to the United
D. Mexico States before Great Britain could buy it.
D. He had no interest in keeping the prop-
1083. What was Antebellum Louisiana’s econ-
erty on a different continent.
omy based on?
1087. What is the Louisiana state flower?
A. Rose
B. Sunflower
C. Lily
D. Magnolia

1088. What was the deal that Napoleon and

A. agriculture and industrialization Livingston made?
B. Louisiana’s steamboat industry made A. France would sell the Louisiana Terri-
New Orleans one of the largest ports in tory to the U.S. for $15 million.
the world. B. France would keep the Louisiana Terri-
C. Louisiana concentrated on developing tory.
and exporting manufactured goods. C. France would sell the Louisiana Terri-
D. Louisiana’s economy focused on the tory for $4 million.
selling of retail goods.
D. The U.S. would get the Louisiana Terri-
1084. Louisiana’s largest city is tory for free.
A. Baton Rouge 1089. How many TOTAL state legislators are
B. Shreveport there in Louisiana?
C. New Orleans A. 435
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C. 535 1093. Which language did most of the

D. 144 Louisiana colonists speak?
A. English and French
1090. Why was Louisiana predominately Ro-
B. French and Spanish
man Catholic as a colony?
C. Spanish and English
D. German and French
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statehood was beneficial to Louisiana and
its people?
A. Its citizens were guaranteed the same
A. It was settled by the British who were rights as U.S. citizens.
Roman Catholic
B. It had to accept the supremacy of the
B. Slaves from the West Indies brought U.S. Constitution.
Catholicism with them.
C. It was allowed to negotiate directly
C. The French and Spanish controlled the with Spain about its borders.
colony and they were Catholic
D. Its enslaved people were granted free-
D. Native Americans in the area con- dom.
verted to Catholicism before the French
arrived. 1095. What did President Thomas Jefferson
send James Monroe and Robert Livingston
1091. Match the definition to the correct to France to do?
vocabulary word:He was the leader of
A. Purchase New Orleans
France during the sale of the Louisiana Pur-
chase. B. Discuss and alliance with the French
A. John Adams C. Buy all of the Louisiana Territory

B. Thomas Jefferson D. Attempt to sell off American land in

Canada
C. Napoleon Bonaparte
1096. What is the name given to the belief
D. Daniel Boone
that the United States had the right and
1092. Lewis and Clark were famous because duty to expand west to the Pacific Ocean?

A. They bought Louisiana for the USA

B. The explored the Louisiana Territory A. Manifest Destiny
C. They fought for Napoleon’s army B. Monroe Doctrine
D. The saved Washington from the British C. Great Awakening
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1097. What are Thomas Jefferson’s three ma- 1100. Which of the following of Jefferson’s
jor accomplishments? policies negatively affected the American
ability to fight the British in War of 1812?

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A. Declaration of Independence
B. Two Political Part System A. the elimination of federal taxes

C. The Constitution B. the reduction of the military

D. Louisiana Purchase C. the purchase of the Louisiana Territory

D. the Embargo Act of 1807
1098. Who was the Louisiana Territory pur-
chased from? 1101. What is the name given to the group
of explorers that traveled with Lewis &
Clark?
A. The Louisiana Explorers
B. The Corps (Core) of Discovery
C. The Lewis, Clark, and Company
D. Sea to Shining Sea Expedition

1102. What river was the The eastern bound-

ary of the Louisiana purchase?
A. Great Britain A. Potomac River
B. Europe B. Mississippi River
C. France C. Nile River
D. Scotland D. Ohio River
1099. What is the most likely reason that dif- 1103. How did Jefferson legally justify the
ferent foods were eaten by Louisiana’s Na- purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
tive American tribes?
A. Art. II, section 1 of the U.S. Constitu-
tion allows the purchase of land.
B. He amended the U.S. Constitution
C. He used the executive branch’s treaty
making powers.
D. He did not justify it. He knowingly
broke the law.

1104. Louisiana’s capitol building is known for

being
A. They relied on the resources available
where they lived. A. the newest in the United States
B. They didn’t like the same foods. B. the tallest in the United States
C. Some tribes didn’t know how to hunt. C. made completely from marble
D. They didn’t want to eat the same foods D. being the only one in the U.S. with no
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1105. What was the area west of the Missis- D. To form an alliance against Spain
sippi River called? Explanation:The original negotiations be-
A. Toussaint louverture tween the US and France were initiated
with the intent to purchase New Orleans.
B. Napoleon Bonaparte This was crucial for the US as it would pro-
C. Louisiana Territory vide control over the Mississippi River, a
D. New Orleans key route for transport and trade. How-
ever, the negotiations resulted in the
E. Sacagawea

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larger Louisiana Purchase, but the initial
aim was indeed to acquire New Orleans.
1106. Which relative location correctly de-
scribes the border of the United states be-
1110. What was the impact of the Louisiana
fore the Louisiana purchase?
Purchase on the size of the United States?
A. south Canada and east of the Missis-
A. It doubled the size of the United States
sippi River
B. It increased the size by one-third
B. north of Canada and west of the Mis-
sissippi River C. It had no significant impact on the size
C. east of the Atlantic Ocean and west of D. It decreased the size of the United
the Atlantic Ocean States
D. north of Spanish Florida and west of Explanation:The Louisiana Purchase mas-
the Mississippi River sively increased the size of the United
States. This historical transaction essen-
1107. How many current states make up the tially doubled the land area of the country,
land purchased in the Louisiana Purchase? according to the given answer. This rules
answer out the options suggesting it increased
A. 15 Mathematical Equivalence ON the size by one-third, had no significant im-
pact, or decreased the size. Hence, the
1108. Why did the Louisiana Territory not correct answer is that it doubled the size
have defined borders? of the United States.
A. The borders of the territory were not
1111. The purchase of the Louisiana Territory
defined in the purchase.
did what for the size of the United States?
B. Thomas Jefferson did not want to de-
fine borders. A. Doubled the size

C. Native Americans stalked the borders B. Kept it the same size

not allowing access to them. C. Tripled the size
D. France and Spain needed British ap- D. none of above
proval to make the borders.
1112. Which state does not share a political
1109. What was the original purpose of the border with Louisiana?
negotiation between the US and France?
A. Texas
A. To purchase New Orleans
B. Florida
B. To acquire the entire Louisiana terri-
tory C. Mississippi
C. To establish a trade agreement D. Arkansas

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1113. The Canary Islanders who came to 1118. Which of these dishes is a native
Louisiana in 1777 called themselves Louisiana food?
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A. Acadians
B. Islenos B. Corn on the cob
C. Louisiana. C. Hot dogs
D. Floridians. D. Pizza

1114. How much did the Louisiana Purchase 1119. The two people Jefferson sent to ex-
cost? plore the Louisiana Territory after it was
purchased?
A. 12 million dollars
A. Sacagawea & John Smith
B. 15 million dollars
B. York & Daniel Boone
C. 18 million dollars
C. Franklin & MAson
D. 21 million dollars D. Lewis & Clark
1115. Louisiana’s natural regions provide a 1120. What was the cost of the Louisiana Ter-
home for a variety of wildlife. In other ritory?
words,
A. 15, 000
A. In some regions, Louisiana ecosys-
B. 15, 000, 000
tems are high in biodiversity
C. 150, 000
B. Louisiana ecosystems are low in bio-
diversity because of all the hunting of D. 1, 500
wildlife 1121. Who was the 2nd governor of Louisiana
C. Louisiana is just like all other states in in the early 1770’s?
the U.S. A. Luis de Unzaga
D. Louisiana is the only state with such B. Alejandro O’Reilly
habitats for wildlife.
C. Soto
1116. Which of the following is Louisiana’s D. LaSalle
motto?
1122. How many places are around the
A. In God We Trust Louisiana Purchase?
B. Always faithful A. 1
C. The Pelican State B. 2
D. Union, Justice, and Confidence C. 3
1117. A popular Louisiana food believed to D. 4
have been inspired by the Spanish dish 1123. What state borders the left side of
paella: Louisiana?
A. Gumbo A. Florida
B. Etouffee B. Oklahoma
C. Shrimp Creole C. Texas
D. Jambalaya D. Arkansas

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1124. What is the Louisiana Purchase? E. Greater New Orleans

A. When the United States bought the
Louisiana territory from Haiti. 1129. What was the first European nation to
start colonies in Louisiana?
B. When the United States bought the
Louisiana territory from France. A. France
C. When the United States bought the B. Spain
Louisiana territory from Spain.
C. England

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D. none of above
D. Germany
1125. Why was New Orleans, Louisiana a mil-
itary target of the British military during
1130. was a 6 year old African American
the War of 1812?
activist known for being the first black
A. It was a port city and gave them con- child to desegregate the all-white Elemen-
trol of the Mississippi River. tary School in Louisiana.
B. They always wanted to go to Mardi
A. Ruby Bridges
Gras so they decided to attack New Or-
leans and take it over. B. Linda Brown
1126. Travel along this geographical feature C. Harriet Tubman
most likely allowed the Poverty Point In-
D. Minnijean Brown
dians to thrive as an Indian population in
the Louisiana region.
1131. Louisiana’s state dog is the
A. Appalachian Mountains
A. Catahoula Leopard
B. Gulf of Mexico
C. Colorado River B. Boxer
D. Mississippi River C. Bulldog
1127. Who named Louisiana after King Louis D. Pug
XIV?
A. Soto 1132. How did the Louisiana Purchase
strengthen nationalism in the United
B. Marquette States?
C. Joliet
A. By expanding the country’s territory
D. Of the room and increasing its sense of unity and
1128. is located in South East Louisiana and is pride.
known for its “New Orleans Culture” and B. By dividing the country and causing in-
is home to the largest port city of New Or- ternal conflicts.
leans.
C. By isolating the country from inter-
A. Plantation country
national trade and limiting its economic
B. Crossroads growth.
C. Sportsman’s Paridise D. By decreasing the country’s population
D. Cajun Country and weakening its sense of unity.

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1133. decided to give up his plans for C. Council

Louisiana, and offered a surprised Mon- D. White House
roe and Livingston the entire territory of

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Louisiana for $15 million. 1138. What is the name of the agreement that
A. Napoleon Bonaparte transferred ownership of the Louisiana ter-
ritory from France to Spain?
B. Louisiana Purchase
A. Treaty of Fontainebleau
C. Thomas Jefferson
B. Treaty of Tordesillas
D. Wilderness Road
C. Treaty of Paris
1134. Which of the following was NOT on the D. Treaty of Versailles
Louisiana flag?
A. with fleur de lis 1139. Which is a true statement about
Louisiana’s bayou?
B. a pelican
A. They are slow moving streams where
C. the word justice no wildlife lives.
D. a blue background B. They are slow moving streams where
1135. This region of Louisiana is also called Ca- many kinds of wildlife live.
jun Country and has lots of Bayou’s. C. Thrivers in they are the fastest moving
rivers in the country.
D. They are only located in one small area
of Louisiana.

1140. established the first permanent set-

tlement in Louisiana on the Gulf Coast.
A. St. Denis
B. Robert LaSalle
A. Florida Parishes C. Bienville
B. Northern Louisiana D. Iberville
C. Greater New Orleans
1141. President Jefferson and his negotiators
D. Acadiana asked Congress first before buying the en-
1136. Louisiana’s state crustacean is the tire Louisiana territory for $15 million.

A. blue crab A. True.

B. shrimp B. False.
C. crawfish 1142. What body of water and what landform
D. clam are the eastern and western boundaries
of the territory gained from the Louisiana
1137. Spanish Louisiana governing body and Purchase?
council A. Pacific Ocean and Appalachian Moun-
A. Capitol tains
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C. Pacific Ocean and Mississippi River 1148. What is one way Louisiana’s physical
D. Ohio River and Appalachian Mountains geography has impacted people’s way of
life?
1143. How much did the US pay for Louisiana? A. Railroads and roads were built for
A. $5 million transportation.
B. $10 million B. Many people work in agriculture, fish-
ing, forestry, trapping, and in oil fields.
C. $15 million

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C. Farming and building cities have de-
D. $25 million
stroyed most of the natural prairie.
1144. How many members does the Louisiana D. Levees and dams were built in order to
Board of Cosmetology consist of? control flooding.
A. 4 members
1149. Who lived in the Louisiana Territory?
B. 6 members
A. Americans
C. 8 members
B. Native Americans
D. 10 members
C. Spanish
1145. Heavy French influence D. French

1150. Why did the United States purchase the

Louisiana Territory?
A. To expand agriculture and promote the
trade of American products.
B. To improve relations with Native Amer-
icans.
C. To demonstrate the wealth of the new
A. Louisiana American government.
B. The South D. To prevent the British from invading
the U.S.
1146. Who was elected the first governor af-
ter Louisiana became a state? 1151. What number correctly identifies the
Louisiana Purchase?
A. Nobody
B. Napoleon Bonaparte
C. James Madison
D. William C.C. Claiborne

1147. Who was the French king during the col-

onization of Louisiana?
A. Louis XVI A. 2
B. Louis XIV B. 3
C. Napoleon Bonaparte C. 7
D. Louis XV D. 5

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1152. What some requirements did Louisiana B. Robert Livingston

have to take in order to become a state in C. Thomas Jefferson
the Union?

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D. Napoleon Bonaparte
A. 600, 000 population
B. 100, 000 population 1158. loyalty
C. one delegate for every 1, 200 resi- A. a way of standing up for someone
dents B. a long trip
D. 1, 000 slaves
C. the things a person owns
E. a constitution drafted by the delegates
D. another name for the Acadian settlers
1153. US president during Louisiana Purchase of Louisiana
A. Washington 1159. How many U.S. states does the
B. Adams Louisiana Purchase take up?
C. Jefferson
D. Madison

1154. Think of a Louisiana zydeco band. Which

of the instruments was a contribution of
the Germans?
A. washboard
B. accordion
A. 12
C. banjo
B. 15
D. fiddle
C. 20
1155. what do people eat in louisiana D. 9
A. Gumbo
1160. Which country own the louisiana terri-
B. Crawfish
tory before the US
C. Chicken
A. Mexico
D. Red beans nd Rice
B. Africa
1156. Which body of water is closest to the C. England
eastern border of the Louisiana Purchase?
D. France
A. The Gulf of Mexico.
B. The Mississippi River. 1161. Many Acadians moved to Louisiana af-
ter they were exiled. Identify (2) rea-
C. The Great Salt Lake.
sons why the Acadians fit in so well in
D. The Delaware River. Louisiana.
1157. Who was the Emperor of France; sold A. Louisiana had a lot of French culture
the land that includes Louisiana to the and the Acadians were French
United States. B. They spoke a different language so no-
A. Lewis Clark body understood anything

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C. Louisiana had good lands for farming C. Natchez

and trapping and thats what the Acadians
D. Choctaw
did well
D. Many laws forbade the Acadians from 1167. Select the events that occurred in the
living near large water sources United States between 1820 and 1850
1162. Who approved the purchase of A. The people of Texas have a revolution,
Louisiana? become an independent nation, and later

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A. The House of Representatives join the US as a state
B. The Senate B. Mexico and the US fought a war, result-
C. The President ing in our country gaining lands that would
become our American Southwest
D. The Supreme Court
C. Gold is discovered in California and the
1163. Monroe went to France to buy all of the next year, thousands of Americans head
Louisiana Territory. west in search of treasures!
A. True
D. The Louisiana Territory is purchased
B. False from the French for 15 million dollars and
opened up more expansion of our country
1164. Which music genres ( 2 ) came from
Louisiana?
1168. How much did the Louisiana Purchase
A. Jazz cost?
B. Zydeco
A. 5 million dollars
C. Pop
B. 8 million dollars
D. Rock
C. 15 million dollars
1165. What doubled the size of the US?
D. 22 million dollars
E. 110 million dollars

1169. Liquid made from Cayenne peppers

grown in Louisiana
A. Hot Sauce
A. Mexico B. Tabasco Sauce
B. Canada Purchase C. Pepper Sauce
C. Louisiana Purchase
D. Louisiana Hot Sauce
D. California Purchase
1170. True or False:Louisiana people call coun-
1166. Which of the following were not a tribe
ties parishes.
in Louisiana?
A. Navajo A. True
B. Chitimacha B. False

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1171. Why does Louisiana have such a wide B. values

variety of cultures?
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A. People came to LA from Asia and
shared their ways of life. D. language

B. People came to LA from Europe and 1176. Who sold the Louisiana Purchase to the
shared their ways of life. United States?
C. People from Europe came to LA and A. Spain
taught Native Americans how to cook.
B. England
D. People came to LA from all over the
world and shared their ways of life. C. France

1172. Why was the date chosen? D. Mexico

A. The anniversary of the Louisiana Pur- 1177. The map below best represents what
chase. event?
B. They just liked the date.
C. They voted on it
D. none of above

1173. How did Spanish influence shape

Louisiana culture?
A. Spanish influence shaped Louisiana A. The Louisiana Purchase
culture through the introduction of Catholi-
B. The Trail of Tears
cism, the establishment of Spanish colo-
nial architecture, and the incorporation of C. The Napoleonic Wars
Spanish words into the local language.
D. The Mexican War
B. Spanish influence resulted in the
spread of Protestantism in Louisiana 1178. There were NO Native Americans living
C. Spanish influence led to the adoption in Louisiana when the first Europeans ar-
of French language in Louisiana rived.
D. Spanish influence had no impact on A. true
Louisiana culture B. false
1174. Before the early 1800s, which two
1179. Licenses for cosmetologists, operators,
countries claimed the Louisiana Territory?
hairdressers, estheticians, manicurists,
A. France and Spain shop owners, teachers, schools, and stu-
B. Russia and Mexico dents are issued, suspended or revoked
by:
C. Canada and Mexico
D. The US and Great Britain A. The office of the governor of Louisiana
B. The board of cosmetology
1175. Name four things that make up
Louisiana’s culture? C. The Inspectors
A. religion D. none of above

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1180. What is Louisiana’s mammal C. turned New Orleans over to the U.S.
A. alligator D. it was a great deal
B. cotton candy
1185. What are the three main regions of
C. black bear Louisiana?
D. white tailed deer A. West Gulf Coastal Plain, Mississippi
Delta, East Gulf Coastal Plain
1181. Who claimed Louisiana for France in
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1682?
River Plain, East Gulf Coastal Plain
A. A British explorer
C. Mississippi River Plain, East Gulf
B. A French explorer
Coastal Plain, Bodcau Bayou
C. A Spanish explorer
D. West Gulf Coastal Plain, East Gulf
D. An American explorer Coastal Plain, Driskill Mountain
1182. How many square miles did the 1186. What states borders Louisiana
Louisiana Purchase give towards Amer-
ica? A. Georgia
A. 53900 square miles B. Texas
B. 828000 square miles C. Arkansas
C. 82800 square miles D. Mississippi
D. 259000 square miles 1187. What was the approximate size of the
Louisiana Purchase territory?
1183. Using the Map Identify the major water
way or state.Identify the letter A A. 15, 000, 000 sq. miles
B. 8, 000, 000 sq. miles
C. 800, 000 sq. miles
D. 828, 000 sq. miles

1188. Which French leader sold the Louisiana

Purchase to the United States?
A. King George III
B. Napoleon
A. Mississippi
C. Thomas Paine
B. Arkansas
D. Marquis de Lafayette
C. Texas
D. Louisiana 1189. Who was the American minister to
France during the Louisiana Purchase?
1184. Why was the Louisiana Purchase impor-
A. Robert Livingston
tant to the U.S.?
A. doubled the size of the U.S. B. Thomas Jefferson

B. challenged British authority in North C. James Monroe

America D. Napoleon

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1190. A politician subdivision within the state 1196. About how much larger did the United
of Louisiana. States become after the Louisiana Pur-
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A. Parish
B. Taxes A. The country did not grow from the pur-
chase
C. Bill
B. It doubled in size
D. Jury
C. It tripled in size
1191. After the louisiana purchase was bought
D. It quadrupled in size
what was the land used for?
A. To start wars 1197. Louisianans whose ancestors came from
Acadia are called
B. To plant crops
C. Used for military purposes A. gumbo

D. Wasn’t used for anything B. blues

C. cajuns
1192. What is the motto on the Louisiana
state flag? D. zydeco
A. In God we trust 1198. In 1804, Napoleon’s dream of a West-
B. Union, Justice, and Confidence ern Empire ended when enslaved Africans
and other laborers in successfully
C. Union and Justice
drove out the French and declared their in-
D. Sportsman’s Paradise dependence.
1193. Which people group left Nova Scotia and A. Louisiana
settled in Spanish Louisiana? B. Cuba
A. Acadians C. Quebec
B. Cherokee Indians D. Santo Domingo
C. German Exiles
1199. Who did Spain get the Louisiana Terri-
D. African Slaves
tory from?
1194. France offered to sell the entire A. The United States
Louisiana Territory to the United States
B. India
for 150 million dollars.
A. True C. France

B. False D. Mexico

1195. What was one effect of the Louisiana 1200. This physical feature marks Louisiana’s
Purchase? southern boundary.
A. Better Fishing A. The Atlantic Ocean
B. Expand Trade B. Lake Pontchartrain
C. Logging Land C. Toledo Bend
D. Better View D. Gulf of Mexico

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1201. Which of the following celebrations are 1207. True/False:The Louisiana Purchase had
unique to the state of Louisiana? Choose a negative impact on the U.S. economy.
Three. A. True
A. Easter
B. False
B. Christmas
1208. The first newspaper in Louisiana was
C. Mardi Gras
D. Festival of Lights A. The Louisiana Monitor.

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E. Red River Revel B. The Louisiana Pope.
C. the Louisiana Daily News.
1202. What did the Louisiana Purchase do?
D. the Times-Picayune.
A. Doubled the size of US
B. Tripled the size of France 1209. Who was Toussaint Louverture?
C. Doubled the size of France A. a former slave who became leader of
D. Tripled the size of US St. Domingue after a slave revolt
B. the king of France
1203. The Territory of Louisiana was pur-
chased on C. the US ambassador to France
A. April 30th, 1803 D. the Spanish official who secretly
traded Louisiana to France
B. July 4th, 1776
C. April 13th, 1803 1210. Who sold Louisiana to the United States
D. July 14th, 1776 for $15 million?
A. Toussaint louverture
1204. culture of the Southeast in Louisiana
B. Marquis de Lafayette
A. cajun
C. Edmund Genet
B. bellowing
C. eerie D. Napoleon Bonaparte

D. none of above 1211. Louisiana’s Constitution has been

changed over times in the last 200
1205. On what day did Louisiana officially be- years.
come a state?
A. 500
A. December 24, 1814
B. 300
B. January 8, 1815
C. 90
C. April 30, 1812
D. June 18, 1812 D. 150

1206. A secret treaty in which France gave 1212. How much did the U.S. pay to buy the
Spain the Louisiana Territory. entire Louisiana colony?
A. (1762)Treaty of Fountainebleau A. $10 million
B. (1763) Treaty of Paris B. $5 million
C. (1783) Treaty of Paris C. $1 million
D. (1795) Pinckney’s Treaty D. $15 million

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1213. The Chitimacha Indians lived by fishing B. Thomas Jefferson

and farming, and were the most advanced
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ket making and metalwork Chitimacha
D. James Monroe
baskets, particularly the “double” basket,
were carefully woven inside and out and
are considered to be the finest ever pro- 1218. Who is the current governor of
duced. Based on the passage what are the Louisiana?
Chitimacha best known for?
A. Kathleen Blanco
A. farming
B. farming B. John Bel Edwards

C. basket weaving C. William Claiborne

D. painting art
D. Jefferson Davis
1214. Which two people were chosen by
Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly 1219. THERE are THREE ANSWERS CHOOSE
purchased Louisiana Territory? ALL THREE CORRECT ANSWERS. The East
A. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Gulf Coastal Plain is a unique area. Which
of the following can be found in this area
B. George Washington and Thomas Jef-
of Louisiana?
ferson
C. Pocahontas and Jacques Marquette
D. Colonel Sanders and Wild Bill Hickock

1215. During the time period that we are cur-

rently studying, Texas was part of
A. Louisiana
B. The Oregon Territory
C. The United States
A. Wetlands that are warm and humid
D. Mexico
make up most of the East Gulf Coastal
1216. What was the main reason for the Plain.
United States to acquire the Louisiana Ter-
B. It is also made up of grassland areas
ritory?
known as prairies.
A. To establish a French settlement
C. The areas if full of wildlife including
B. To increase livestock production
frogs, snakes, fish, foxes, bobcats and
C. To expand westward mice.
D. To gain control of New Orleans
D. Birds are not found in the East Gulf
1217. Who was the President of the United Coastal Plain.
States at the time of the Louisiana Pur-
chase? 1220. What was the name of Lewis and
A. John Adams Clark’s expedition?

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B. George Washington and Aaron Burr
A. The Corps of Discovery
C. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
B. The Louisiana Purchase
D. Bill and Ted
C. The National Road
D. The Great Escape 1224. How did the Louisiana Purchase effect
the geography of Louisiana?
1221. What does the word economy mean?
A. it tripled the size of the U.S
B. it had no effect
C. it doubled the size of the U.S
D. none of above

1225. What animal is Louisiana known for

A. This word is another way to say BUSI- A. Polar bears
NESS.
B. Moose
B. To have an effect on someone or some-
C. alligator
thing. To change someone or something.
D. none of the above
C. In 1803 when the United States bought
Louisiana from France, doubling the size
1226. The boundaries of the Louisiana Terri-
of the USA.
tory in 1803.
D. When people talk about something
that they disagree about so that THEY CAN
get along and reach an agreement.

1222. This rapper and Masked Singer Alumni

Calls Louisiana Home
A. Who is John Wayne
B. Who is 50 Cent A. South to the Rio Grande River
C. Who is Pappa the Rappa B. North to Canada
D. Who is Lil Wayne C. West of Mississippi to the Rocky Moun-
tains
1223. Who did Thomas Jefferson send out to
explore the new Louisiana Territory? D. East from the Ohio River to New York

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1227. What well-known river borders and C. southwest

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A. The Rio Grande River
1233. What was NOT a problem Spain caused
B. The Mississippi River for the United States when Spain pos-
C. The Ganges River sessed the Louisiana Territory?
D. The Grand River A. New Orleans was closed to the Ameri-
cans
1228. was a major Native American trad-
B. Spain made the offer that was too ex-
ing center built between 1700 B.C. and
pensive
1100 B.C.
C. Spain did not let the Americans trade
A. Poverty Point in the Mississippi River
B. Watson Break D. Spain did not want to give the United
C. Nova Scotia States more land
D. Louisiana 1234. In the slave revolt of 1811, 500 slaves
march on this Louisiana city
1229. What was the reason of the purchase of
the Louisiana Territory? A. New Orleans
A. Freedom B. Lafayette
B. Republicanism C. Baton Rouge
C. Popular Sovereignty D. Natchitoches
D. Manifest Destiny 1235. Why did France give Louisiana to Spain?
1230. Which United States President bought
the Louisiana Purchase?
A. George Washington
B. John Adams
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. James Madison
A. To incentive peace with Spain.
1231. How did the Louisiana Purchase effect B. To help stop the French-Spanish war.
the geography of the United States?
C. Because Spain gave the French terri-
A. it tripled the size of the U.S. tory.
B. it had no effect D. So Spain would help them in the war.
C. it doubled the size of the U.S.
1236. How much did the US pay for the
D. it quadrupled the size of the U.S. Louisiana Purchase?
1232. Which of the following best describes A. $4 million
Louisiana’s location in the United States? B. $1 billion
A. northeast C. $15 million
B. northwest D. $0

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1237. Why was the Louisiana Purchase so im- 1241. The Louisiana Purchase with Jeffer-
portant? (multiple answers) son’s vision, but his views about a
A. Doubled the size of the US strict interpretation.

B. Gave the US control of the Mississippi A. agreed

& the Gulf for trade B. stopped
C. It gave Americans more space for C. contradicted
farming D. undermined

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D. Native American tribes gained their
1242. True or False:A bill can become a law in
territory back
the state of Louisiana if only one of the
E. It weakened the French military two chambers of the legislature passes it.
1238. Which statement explains why the A. TRUE
state legislature passed the new Constitu- B. FALSE
tion of 1868?
1243. When did the United States of America
A. Reconstruction laws forced Louisiana purchase the territory of Louisiana?
to give land and livestock to formerly en-
slaved African Americans
B. Reconstruction laws required
Louisiana to abolish slavery and provide
civil rights to African Americans.
C. Reconstruction laws required
Louisiana to grant greater freedoms and
rights to women.
A. 1703
D. Reconstruction laws forced Louisiana
to abandon the parish system of govern- B. 1805
ment C. 1803
1239. What year did Louisiana become a D. 1813
state? 1244. Louisiana became a state in 1812.
A. April 30, 1803 What (3) qualifications did Louisiana have
B. April 30, 1912 to meet to become a state?

C. April 30, 1812 A. A population of at least 60, 000 people

B. A state flag
D. April 30, 1810
C. A ratified state constitution
1240. Which body of Water forms the Eastern
D. A state governor
border of te Louisiana Territory from the
Eastern part of the country that the United 1245. What purchase gave President Jeffer-
States already owned? son the control West of Mississippi?
A. Oregon River A. Louisiana Purchase
B. Mississippi River B. Gadsden Purchase
C. Missouri River C. Texas Revolution
D. Tennessee River D. Ohio River Valley

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1246. Louisiana is known all over the country 1251. What important thing did the Louisiana
for its Purchase do?

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A. weather A. caused a war between the U.S. and
B. rain France
B. ended people moving west in the U.S.
C. food
C. doubled the size of the U.S. at the time
D. roads
D. decreased the size of the U.S. at the
1247. Which of the following describes the time
area of the Louisiana Purchase?
1252. The Louisiana Purchase covered how
A. From the Atlantic Ocean to the Missis- many US states?
sippi River
A. 12
B. From the Mississippi River to the
B. 15
Rocky Mountains
C. 16
C. From the Appalachian Mountains to
the Rocky Mountains D. 14
D. from the Rocky Mountains to the Pa- 1253. With the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S.
cific Ocean also purchased the Port of

1248. Sent by Jefferson to explore the

Louisiana Territory
A. Napoleon Bonaparte
B. Robert Livingston
C. James Monroe
D. Lewis and Clark A. Chicago
1249. What type of climate does Louisiana B. New Orleans
have?
1254. Why did Napoleon want to sell
A. Arctic Tundra Louisiana to the United States?
B. Tropical Continental A. He needed money to pay for a war.
C. Humid Subtropical B. He wanted to become a millionaire.
D. Arid Dessert C. He wanted to buy a different territory
instead of Louisiana.
1250. Why might have William C.C. Claiborne
D. He didn’t want to sell Louisiana.
allowed the people of Louisiana to keep
parishes as their political boundaries? 1255. Based on the reading “Westward Ex-
A. To be rude pansion:The Louisiana Purchase” Which
paragraph in the first four paragraphs of
B. He wanted to let the French and Span- the article BEST reflects the central idea
ish keep some of of their culture around that the Louisiana Purchase was necessary
C. He was interested in climate control to support Jefferson’s ideal of the Ameri-
practices can farmer?
D. He didn’t know what else to call them A. Paragraph 1

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B. Paragraph 2 1261. Who did the Spanish send as Louisiana’s

C. Paragraph 3 first Spanish governor?
D. Paragraph 4 A. Nicholas Lafreniere

1256. Which of these was an argument B. Seamore Butts

AGAINST making the Louisiana Purchase? C. Don Antonio de Ulloa
A. a war would not be needed to take it D. General Don Alejandro O’Reilly
from France

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B. the price was very low about 3 or 1262. Fill in the blanks:The United States con-
4 cents per acre trolled the area east of the and north
of
C. the Constitution had no provision for
buying land A. Mississippi, New Orleans
D. it would open new markets for farmers B. New Orleans, Mississipi
1257. How many states were created with the C. Texas, Louisiana
Louisiana Territory purchase?
D. Louisiana, Mississippi
A. 12
B. 13 1263. With the purchase of the Louisiana Terri-
tory, the United States could expand
C. 14
D. 15 A. to the north
B. to the south
1258. What region of The United States is
Louisiana? C. to the west
A. Northeast D. to the east
B. Southwest
1264. In 1804, the Louisiana Territory made
C. Midwest up what fraction of the United States to-
D. Southeast tal land?
1259. Identify the trade center. A. 1/8
A. Toussaint louverture B. 1/2
B. Napoleon Bonaparte C. 1/16
C. Louisiana Territory D. 1/4
D. New Orleans
1265. Who sold the louisiana territory to the
E. Sacagawea
USA
1260. Who was the President when Louisiana A. france (king luis XVI)
became a state?
B. Russia (Tsar Alexander I)
A. John Adams
B. James Monroe C. spain (phillip V)
C. Thomas Jefferson D. france(napoleon)
D. James Madison E. Austria (Francis II)

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1266. Louisiana Purchase 1271. Why were Lewis and Clark sent to ex-
A. decreased land ownership for the plore the Louisiana Territory? (Choose all
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Americans
A. To meet Native Americans
B. doubled the land ownership for the
Americans B. To try and find a water route from the
Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean.
C. created the state of Louisiana.
C. To try and find the Indian Ocean
D. none of above
D. To find the Montezuma’s Lost City of
1267. How did the Louisiana Purchase impact Gold
the size of the United States?
E. To report on the land acquired in the
A. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the Louisiana Purchase.
size of the United States.
1272. What land purchase in 1803 doubled the
B. The Louisiana Purchase reduced the size of the United States?
size of the United States.
A. Sacagawea
C. The Louisiana Purchase had no impact
on the size of the United States. B. the Pacific Ocean

D. The Louisiana Purchase increased the C. the Missouri River

size of the United States by 50%. D. the Louisiana Purchase

1268. What state borders Louisiana to the 1273. Assisted Louisiana Purchase explorers
east? A. Sacagawea
A. Texas B. Pocahontas
B. Arkansas C. Squanto
C. Alabama D. Sitting Bull
D. Mississippi
1274. What 3 languages are frequently used
1269. This river defines the upper eastern in names of parishes and cities in
boundary between Louisiana and Missis- Louisiana?
sippi. A. French
A. The Mississippi River B. Spanish
B. The Red River C. German
C. The Atchafalaya River D. Native American
D. The Vermilion River E. Italian

1270. Who was the leader of the United 1275. Why was the transfer of Louisiana from
States that wanted to purchase Louisiana? France to Spain done in secret?
A. Thomas Jefferson A. The French did not want to upset the
French colonists living in Louisiana
B. George Washington
B. The Spanish wanted to use Louisiana
C. Queen Elizabeth to keep the British away from their silver
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C. The French were afraid Mexico would like the one Maya, Elijah, and Abigail are
fight if they thought the land was being exploring, could allow slavery?
transferred to Spain C. Did the U.S. Constitution permit the
D. The British might have demanded federal government to purchase terri-
Louisiana as part of the settlement for tories from other countries like the
winning the French and Indian War Louisiana Territory?
D. How did the acquisition of the
1276. Which of the following best describes a
Louisiana Territory impact the taxes of

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“Creole?”
average American citizens in that era?
A. descendants of French settlers, born
in Louisiana 1280. Which ethnic group culturally con-
tributed to Louisiana the Catholic Religion,
B. descendants of Acadian exiles
Mardi Gras, food (Beignets), and laws
C. English-speaking Americans who de-
A. Creoles
scended from the British colonists
B. French
D. another term for “slave”
C. Hispanic
1277. Some of Louisiana’s boundaries are po- D. Africans
litical.
A. True 1281. Who was the President of the United
States at the time of the Louisiana Pur-
B. False chase?
1278. How many states were made entirely
or partly from the Louisiana Purchase ter-
ritory?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 13
D. 5

1279. Imagine Maya, Elijah, and Abigail are

time travelers. They have landed in the
era of the Louisiana Territory acquisition.
They are curious to understand if this ad- A. Andrew Jackson
dition contributed to sectionalism (differ- B. George Washington
ences of the people’s wants and concerns C. Thomas Jefferson
based on which region of the country they
live in). Which research question should D. none of above
they ask to best analyze this? 1282. Louisiana was named after this person.
A. How did acquiring the Louisiana Ter- A. Princess Louise
ritory contribute to the creation of a na-
tional army? B. Lord of La Salle

B. Did the U.S. Constitution have a pro- C. Louis Joliet

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1283. was the name of the important jour- B. Railways

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A. Lewis and Clark Expedition
D. Waterways tagsSupporting details 2.
B. Tom and Jerry Expedition Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 point
C. West expedition What was Spain’s initial concern about
Americans using the river?
D. Pike’s exploration
E. Americans polluting the river
1284. Choose all of the ways that Acadian cul- F. Americans causing accidents on the
ture is still present in Louisiana. river
A. Cajun food G. Americans taking their land
B. Zydeco
H. Americans using the river for trade
C. Baptist Religion tagsSupporting details 3. Multiple
D. Mardi Gras Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 point Who was
Napoleon Bonaparte?
E. French Language
I. The Spanish leader in 1803
1285. Identify all the geographic features in- J. The US President in 1803
cluded in the Louisiana Purchase.
K. The Native American leader in 1803
A. Atlantic Ocean
L. The French leader in 1803 tagsMain
B. Mississippi River
ideas 4. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds
C. Rocky Mountains 1 point How did Louisiana go from being
D. Missouri River Spanish territory to French territory?
M. France fought a war with Spain to get
1286. Many cultures have contributed to a Louisiana
traditional mean we still eat today in
Louisiana. What is the dish called? N. The French transported their products
to the port of New Orleans
A. gumbo
O. The Spanish gave Louisiana to France
B. tacos
in a secret treaty
C. fish
P. The Spanish closed the Port of New Or-
D. sausage leans to the Americans tagsSupporting de-
tails 5. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1
1287. Which river forms Louisiana’s western point How did the US get control over the
border with Texas? Louisiana Territory and the Port of New
A. Red River Orleans?
B. Sabine River Q. The Spanish sold it to the US for $15
C. Atchafalaya River million

D. Ouachita River R. President Jefferson started a war with

France over the Port of New Orleans
1288. What was the fastest way to ship cargo S. France was no longer interested in the
in the 1700s and early 1800s? Louisiana Territory and sold it to the US
A. Airways for $15 million

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T. Livingston and Monroe weren’t autho- D. Blues is based on call and response
rized to buy the whole thing. tagsMain chants of plantation slaves
ideas
1294. Imagine Benjamin, James, and Oliver
1289. The “boot” of Louisiana was originally are time-traveling back to the French colo-
named what before becoming a state? nial era in Louisiana. Can you guess the
system of government they would find
A. Territory of Orleans
there?
B. Mississippi River Territory
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C. Missouri Territory Congress
D. Texas B. They would find a Prime Minister and
Parliament
1290. How many regions of Louisiana are
there? C. They would find a Governor and Senate
A. 6 D. They would find a Governor and Coun-
cil
B. 4
C. 3 1295. What language do most Louisianans
speak?
D. 5
A. Spanish
1291. What was the Corps of Discovery? B. English
A. A U.S. army battalion assigned to pro- C. French
tect Louisiana
D. Native American
B. An expedition President Jefferson
sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase 1296. When President Jefferson purchased
the Louisiana Territory, how did that
C. A group of scientists sent to New Or- change our country?
leans by the American government
D. A group of Creole leaders in New Or-
leans in the early 1800’s

1292. Who is at the top of the Judicial branch

in Louisiana? He would be the Chief Jus-
tice.
A. John Bel Edwards A. More people to feed
B. Clay Higgins B. Doubled the size of our country
C. John L. Weimer C. Started a war
D. none of above D. Got Jefferson fired.

1293. How does blues have a connection to 1297. People came to Louisiana for the unique
Louisiana’s early history?
A. It developed from Jazz A. food
B. It came to this area from the Anglos B. boarders
C. The Spanish musical styles evolved C. geography
into Blues D. waterways

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1298. Before the Louisiana Purchase, what A. Northern and Southern hemispheres
was the western boundary of the United
B. Northern and Eastern hemispheres
States?

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A. The Appalachian Mountains C. Northern and Western hemispheres

B. Pacific Ocean D. Southern and Western hemispheres

C. Rocky Mountains 1302. Louisiana’s state capitol is

D. Mississippi River A. Shreveport
1299. Who tasked Lewis and Clark to explore B. New Orleans
the Louisiana Territory?
C. Baton Rouge
D. Monroe

1303. Which of the following choices best de-

scribes the meaning of the term ports as it
is used in “The Louisiana Purchase”?
A. a river ships use for trade
B. a place where ships may unload or
load
C. The ability to purchase land
D. a type of treaty
A. Thomas Booker.
B. James Baldwin. 1304. What is this seasoning called?
C. Thomas Jefferson.
D. John Adams.

1300. How did the Louisiana Purchase go

against Jefferson’s own values?
A. The purchase increased the national
debt and contradicted strict Constitutional
interpretation.
B. The purchase benefitted the French
government.
C. The purchase opened up American A. Garlic Powder
trade and provided new land for agricul- B. Louisiana Cajun
ture.
C. Slap I’m mom
D. The purchase decreased the national
debt and followed strict Constitutional in- D. Tony’s
terpretation.
1305. What happened when Livingston and
1301. Which hemispheres is Louisiana located Monroe met with Napoleon to buy the port
in? city of New Orleans?

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C. British colonization in Louisiana

D. French and Spanish colonial period in
Louisiana

1309. What were the affects of the Louisiana

Purchase on the United States? (Choose
3)

A. Napoleon offered the whole area A. Started Westward Expansion

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known as Louisiana. B. Doubled the nation’s size
B. Napoleon would not sell New Orleans. C. Led to immediate war
C. Napoleon offered to let them buy D. Gave the federal government more
Florida. power
D. Napoleon refused to meet with them. 1310. Which treaty gave the Louisiana Terri-
tory to the United States from Napoleon,
1306. Louisiana was named in honor of
the French First Consul, for $15 million?
A. Prince Louis
A. Fontainebleau
B. Louis Jordan B. Louisiana Purchase
C. Louisville C. Paris
D. Louis XIV D. Pinckney’s
1307. Who is the main character of The E. San Ildefonso
Louisiana Swamp Monster?
1311. What does the U.S. Congress do?
A. make laws just for Louisiana
B. make laws just for Washington, D.C.
C. make laws for the entire United States
D. make laws for Disneyworld

1312. What was the size of the Louisiana Ter-

ritory in square miles?
A. 8, 000
B. 800, 000
C. 828, 000
A. James
D. 500, 000
B. Kevin
1313. Which landform does Louisiana not
C. Darnell
have?
D. Kyle
A. lakes
1308. What is the origin of Louisiana Creoles? B. rivers
A. Native American tribes in Louisiana C. canyons
B. African slave trade in Louisiana D. mountain

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1314. Choose the TWO hemispheres that 1319. Why was Napoleon willing to sell the
Louisiana is located in. Louisiana Territory to America?

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A. Napoleon’s men were defeated by Na-
tive Americans.
B. Napoleon needed money to fight a war
against Great Britain.
C. Napoleon wanted to focus on the crisis
in his other colonies.
A. Northern D. Napoleon knew he was no match for
B. Southern the United States militarily.
C. Western 1320. Which of the following is true about the
D. Eastern Bourbons in Louisiana?
A. They wanted to protect the Lottery
1315. Which Powerful Leader of France sold
Company’s charter.
the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.?
B. They believed African-Americans
A. George Washington
should be able to vote.
B. King George III
C. They wanted state policies to be like
C. King Louis XVI they were before the Civil War.
D. Napoleon D. They understood that Reconstruction
had changed the state for good.
1316. How do tourist benefit Louisiana’s econ-
omy? 1321. A fast type of Creole music that began
A. they do not benefit Louisiana’s econ- in Louisiana
omy A. gumbo
B. by spending money in the hotel and B. blues
restaurant industry
C. cajuns
C. they hurt Louisiana’s economy
D. zydeco
D. all the above
1322. Which ethnic group did NOT bring their
1317. what state is christain from culture to Louisiana?
A. New york A. The Chinese
B. Tx B. The Canadians
C. Louisiana C. The French
D. Delaware D. The Spanish
1318. What factors attracted the Acadians to 1323. Who was the president at the time of
Louisiana? the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
A. free land and good climate A. George Washington
B. good climate and Catholicism B. James Madison
C. free land and Spanish support C. Thomas Jefferson
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1324. What was the name of the territory of A. Oregon River

land Jefferson purchased in 1803?
B. Mississippi River
A. Louisiana Purchase
C. Tennessee River
B. Florida
C. Mississippi D. none of above

D. France 1329. Which best explains WHY Louisiana is

1325. Warm Weather divided into parishes?

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A. we wanted to be different from other
states
B. the Catholic church had divided it into
parishes
C. the Acadians liked parishes better.
D. none of above
A. Louisiana
1330. Who were the two men commissioned
B. The South
by Jefferson to explore Louisiana Terri-
1326. What are some common ingredients tory?
used in Louisiana Creole cooking?
A. Livingston and Monroe
A. tofu, quinoa, kale, turmeric, ginger, co-
conut milk, curry powder B. Lewis and Clark
B. corn, beans, squash, chili powder, C. Monroe and Clark
cilantro, lime, avocado D. Boone and Crocket
C. beef, chicken, pork, tomatoes, pota-
toes, carrots, oregano, basil 1331. Why did Jefferson want to increase the
D. seafood, rice, bell peppers, onions, size of the US?
celery, garlic, cayenne pepper, paprika A. The price of the Louisiana territory
1327. What is Louisiana’s state bird? was so cheap.
A. Catahoula Leopard B. He thought if the US had more land, it
B. Black Bear would be stronger.

C. Brown Pelican C. Jefferson was a greedy land owner.

D. Magnolia D. none of above
1328. Which river was the eastern border of
1332. Louisiana was named in honor of
the territory of the Louisiana Purchase?
whom?
A. King George of England
B. King Phillip V of Spain
C. King Louis XIV of France
D. the Native American tribes of the area

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1333. was the “Constitutional” argument C. Tekfalea somb

that Jefferson used in order to purchase
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A. Intellectual powers
B. Incoherent powers 1338. What was the factor that led to
C. applying powers Napoleon wanting to sell Louisiana Pur-
chase
D. implied powers
A. He needed money for an upcoming war
1334. What part of Louisiana did American Pi-
oneers move to the most? B. He wanted to be done with the
A. South colonists
B. Florida Parishes C. He never wanted to visit Louisiana
C. New Orleans D. He never wanted to sell Louisiana
D. North
1339. What is Louisiana’s state tree?
1335. Which physical feature is NOT a part of
the Louisiana Territory? A. Catahoula Leopard Dog
A. Rocky Mountains
B. Bald Cypress
B. Mississippi River
C. Brown Pelican
C. Missouri River
D. Atlantic Ocean D. Magnolia

1336. Where is most of the salt in Louisiana 1340. The political divisions of the state of
produced? Louisiana.
A. Government
B. Parish
C. Federalism
D. Separation of Powers

A. In the western part of the state 1341. How much did the U.S. pay for the
Louisiana Territory?
B. Along the Mississippi River
A. $2, 000, 000
C. Along the coast of Louisiana
D. Near the northern border of Louisiana B. $10, 000, 000

1337. Through which Louisiana regions does C. $50, 000, 000

the Red River flow?
D. $15, 000, 000
A. West Gulf Coastal Plain & the Missis-
sippi River Plain 1342. Who is the current Mayor of Alexandria,
B. East Gulf Coastal Plain Louisiana?

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C. Twenty million dollars

D. Five million dollars
Explanation:The correct answer is ‘Fif-
teen million dollars’. The United States
purchased the Louisiana territory from
France in 1803 for approximately $15 mil-
lion. This was a significant expansion of
US territory at the time.

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1346. The Louisiana purchase increased trade
because of taxing ship builders.
A. Jeff Hall A. True
B. Jacques Roy B. False
C. Ned Randolph
D. Carl Close 1347. Why did the French ruler want the
Louisiana Territory?
1343. Why was Spain willing to receive
A. He wanted to build an empire in the
Louisiana even though the colony had been
North America.
an economic disaster for France?
A. France was occupying Cuba and B. It was a great party area.
needed to protect the mouth of the Mis- C. He wanted to build his new French
sissippi. Palace there.
B. Spain wanted to increase profits with
D. He wanted to build a new empire in
the fur trade.
South America.
C. Spain hoped by controlling Louisiana
they could keep the British from moving 1348. Napoleon wanted to make a deal with
west toward the Spanish silver mines in the queen of Spain. He wanted the deal to
Mexico. remain a secret. What did he want from
D. none of above the queen of Spain?

1344. Which of the following was a contribu- A. a small portion of land in Italy
tion to Louisiana gumbo made by German B. the Louisiana Territory
farmers?
C. the Kingdom of Etruria
A. rice
B. file D. the port of New Orleans
C. sausage
1349. What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
D. crab
A. 1607
1345. How much did the United States pay for
B. 1620
the Louisiana territory?
A. Fifteen million dollars C. 1776
B. Ten million dollars D. 1803

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1350. I established the city of Detroit in 1701. 1355. Why did most battles take place along
I also served as the first colonial gover- the Mississippi River in Louisiana?
nor of Louisiana. I was responsible for ex-

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A. to gain control of the Gulf of Mexico
panding settlements in the colony, but my
blunt comments often off ended others in- B. Union wanted to divide the Confeder-
cluding the Native Americans. acy into two parts

A. LaSalle C. free slaves

B. Cadillac D. to force the Confederacy to flee to the

west
C. Crozat
D. Law 1356. Statement that describes an action
taken by white southerners who opposed
1351. How much did the United States pay for the principle in the Louisiana Constitution
Louisiana? of 1868?
A. $1, 111 A. they supported a new political party in
B. $555, 555 the state
C. $11, 111, 111 B. they supported the appointment of mil-
itary governors
D. $15, 000, 000
C. they founded a secret society known
1352. What does Louisiana use to distinguish as the Ku Klux Klan
borders? D. they attempted to overthrow the state
A. Parishes government
B. Counties 1357. The Louisiana climate is (select all
C. Lines that apply)
D. Dogs A. humid
1353. Which was a direct result of the French B. warm
and Indian War? C. cold
A. The French lost the Louisiana colony. D. icy
B. The Spanish doubled their Canadian 1358. Which country previously owned the
territory. Louisiana Territory?
C. The British lost control of the thirteen A. France
colonies.
B. Britain
D. The British gained control of the
Louisiana colony. C. Spain
D. none of above
1354. Which group lost much of their lan-
guage and culture after immigrating to 1359. Which food item is part of Louisiana Cul-
Louisiana? ture?
A. Islenos A. Carrot Cake
B. Creoles B. Gumbo
C. Germans C. Sweet Peas
D. Dutch D. Butter

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1360. When were African Americans first A. They rewarded millions of dollars of
brought to Louisiana? winning
A. in the 1760’s B. Their scratch off tickets had a picture
B. in the 1740’s of plantations

C. in the 1720’s C. They were a booming business that

helped the economy of the South
D. in the 1700’s
D. They were a corrupt/dishonest organi-

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1361. What event gave independence to the is- zation that would steal profits from win-
land of Haiti and caused Napoleon to lose ning players
over 20, 000 troops?
1366. Who founded the first French Louisiana
A. Chickasaw Wars
colony?
B. Louisiana Purchase
A. Jacques Cartier
C. Natchez Massacre
B. Samuel de Champlain
D. St. Domingue Slave Revolt
C. Pierre d’Iberville
1362. the acquisition of territory by the United D. Louis Joliet
States from the French First Republic in
1803 1367. The Louisiana Territory was in between
A. Napoleon Bonaparte which two physical features?

B. Louisiana Purchase A. Atlantic Ocean and Appalachian Moun-

tains
C. Thomas Jefferson
B. Gulf of Mexico and Appalachian Moun-
D. Wilderness Road tains
1363. The land started at the Gulf of Mexico C. Pacific Ocean and Sierra Nevada
and continued north was called Mountains
A. Louseyana D. Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains
B. Louisiana
1368. Who was Louisiana named after?
C. Florida
A. Albert Einstein
D. Mississippi
B. King Louis XIV of France
1364. The leader of France at the time of the C. Abraham Lincoln
Louisiana Purchase was
D. Mrs. Carr
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Sacagawea 1369. DeSoto saw it first. LaSalle followed it.
Bienville built a city on it. What is it?
C. Napoleon Bonaparte
A. Louisiana
D. Emmanuel Bonabe
B. Native Americans
1365. Which of the following is TRUE about
C. The Acadians
the Louisiana Lottery Company during Re-
construction? D. The Mississippi River

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1370. When was the Louisiana Territory 1376. Which battle did the Union win in
bought? Louisiana by method of Siege? The Confed-
erates lost because many of them starved

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A. September 30, 1803
to death.
B. April 28, 1903
A. Battle of Baton Rouge
C. April 30, 1803
B. Battle of New Orleans
D. September 28, 1903
C. Red River Campaign
1371. How did laws regarding slaves in D. Battle of Port Hudson
Louisiana change between the Spanish and
American governments? 1377. The boundaries of the Louisiana Terri-
A. Slaves could no longer purchase their tory in 1803.
freedom. In 1804 the U.S. banned inter- A. south to the Rio Grande River
national slave trade, but allowed slaves to B. North to Canada
be sold from the USA to Louisiana.
C. West of Mississippi to the Rocky Moun-
B. Everything stayed the same. tains
1372. What two countries was France at war D. East from the Ohio River to New York
with during time of the Louisiana Pur-
chase? 1378. Which country was the first to claim
Louisiana?
A. Great Britain and Haiti
A. Great Britain
B. United States and Great Britain
B. France
C. Haiti and Spain
C. Spain
D. Great Britain and Portugal
D. United States
1373. True/False:Many leaders were against
the purchase of the Louisiana Purchase. 1379. Who was the leader of France who
wanted to get rid of the Louisiana Terri-
A. True tory?
B. False A. King Louis XIV
1374. How much did Napoleon sell the B. King Henry VIII
Louisiana Territory for? C. Napoleon Bonaparte
A. $20 million D. Thomas Jefferson
B. $15 million
1380. The Spanish king and queen made a se-
C. $10 million cret treaty with Napoleon that gave him
D. $5 million the Louisiana Territory

1375. What was eastern boundary of the A. because Americans discovered

Louisiana purchase? Napoleon’s plan to send soldiers
Louisiana Territory.
A. Natives
B. because Napoleon wanted land in
B. The mountains America.
C. Mississippi River C. because Jefferson wanted to make a
D. Lost River deal with Napoleon peacefully.

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D. none of above A. a New Orleans

1381. The governor of Spanish Louisiana, B. b multicultural

Galvez, seized the British forts on the east C. c strategic
side of the
D. d location
A. Mississippi and Alabama
1385. The first French settlement in Louisiana
B. Mississippi, Mobile, Pensacola
A. Fort
C. Florida, New Orleans, Ohio River

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D. Mobile, New Orleans, Pensacola B. Settlement
C. Fort Maurepas
1382. Who did Thomas Jefferson appoint to
be territorial governor of Louisiana? His D. Religion
job would to be to teach the people of 1386. Lewis and Clark are well known for
Louisiana how to follow American ideals. leading an expedition to map and investi-
A. Thomas Jefferson gate the Louisiana Territory. They worked
B. Andrew Jackson to establish friendly relationships with
the Native Americans already living there.
C. William C.C. Claiborne They also created maps for future explor-
D. Napoleon Bonaparte (He needed a job) ers and settlers, and documented the land,
wildlife, and groups of people they en-
1383. What were the primary arguments countered. Beyond this, they were also
against the purchase of Louisiana Terri- trying to find a water route to the Pa-
tory? cific Ocean. Lewis and Clark met sev-
A. The land was unexplored and uninhab- eral groups of Native Americans, includ-
itable ing the Shoshone. A Shoshone woman
B. The Constitution did not specifically named Sacagawea helped the explorers
state it was within the President’s rights with their mission. She was only 17 years
to purchase land old, but she assisted acting as a translator
between them and the Shoshone. She was
C. Native American tribes within the ter- also more familiar with the land so she
ritory were hostile toward white settlers could guide them on their journey. Read
D. The territory was too expensive for a the passage then answer question. Which
young nation already in debt. of Lewis and Clark’s accomplishments had
the largest impact on people moving west
1384. Thomas Jefferson wanted to purchase of the Mississippi?
the Louisiana Territory because he wanted
(a) which was an already established trad- A. Using a translator
ing hub. Due to the purchase, New Or- B. Reaching the Pacific Ocean
leans was able to grow as a (b) center.
C. Mapping the Louisiana Territory
Many traders settled in New Orleans leav-
ing their other countries behind. New Or- D. Keeping notes about Native Americans
leans’s (c) (d) on the Mississippi River they met
made it more accessible trading. It was
close enough to the Gulf of Mexico that 1387. What was the Louisiana Purchase?
traders would not need to travel far up- A. It was an agreement to buy land from
river. the French so that the United States

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1388. Select all that is true about the

Louisiana Purchase:
A. Thomas Jefferson sent James Monroe
A. 1
to France with permission to buy the Port
of New Orleans B. 3

B. Jefferson worried that France was go- C. 5

ing to shut the Port of New Orleans down D. 7
and as a result, stop trade and the migra-
1393. What law codes can be found in
tion of American settlers
Louisiana?
C. Napoleon Bonaparte, the Emperor of A. common law
France, was willing to sell not only New
Orleans but the whole territory B. civil law
C. traditional law
D. This purchase doubled the size of the
United States at that time D. majority law
1394. Originally, Jefferson wanted to secure
1389. Who was in control of France when the
access to a SINGLE “port city” in Louisiana.
Louisiana Purchase took place?
Which city did Jefferson have his eye on
A. Louis XIV acquiring?
B. Napoleon A. Baton Rouge
C. Robespierre B. New Orleans
C. Coeur d’Alene
D. George III
D. St. Louis
1390. People all over the world have brought
1395. Which of these was NOT a require-
their to Louisiana
ment to vote in the Louisiana Constitution
A. immigrants (1812)?
B. culture A. White Male
B. 25 years old
1391. In 1801, in a secret treaty, Spain gave
the Louisiana Territory back to C. Must own land
D. Paid state taxes in last 6 months
A. Spain
B. England 1396. Why did Jefferson want to buy
Louisiana from France? (#4)
C. France
A. To defend against the British
D. the U.S. B. To help the economy
1392. How many places has the Louisiana C. Anger the Democratic-Republicans
Capitol been located? D. He felt like it

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1397. La Salle named the state of after B. New York

King Louis XIV of France. C. a Louisiana
D. b Texas
E. Florida
F. c New Mexico
G. d Kansas

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H. and Colorado
A. Kingsland I. Mississippi
B. Florida J. North Carolina
C. Texas 1401. He became the Spanish governor of
D. Louisiana Louisiana in 1791 and served during the
French Revolution. During his term, Amer-
1398. Louisiana is in the hemisphere. icans gained the right of deposit and the
first newspaper in the colony was started.
A. Carondelet
B. Galvez
C. Miro
D. Unzaga
A. Northern
1402. What landforms mark the boundaries
B. Southern for the Louisiana Purchase?
C. Western
D. Eastern

1399. Arjun, David, and Benjamin are play-

ing a game of trivia. They stumbled
upon a question that they couldn’t an-
swer:‘Which country did France acquire
Louisiana from?’
A. Great Britain A. Appalachian Mountains and Missis-
sippi River
B. Spain
B. Rocky Mountains and Pacific Ocean
C. United States
C. Rocky Mountains and Mississippi River
D. Haiti
Explanation:France acquired Louisiana D. Gulf of Mexico and Lake Superior
from Spain because Spain had control 1403. Jefferson struggled with his decision to
over the territory at that time. acquire the Louisiana territory because he
1400. Name the 5 of the 15 states included in believed in a interpretation of the con-
the purchase of the Louisiana Territory. (a) stitution.
(b) (c) (d) (e) A. Strict
A. California B. Loose

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1404. What is the author’s main purpose in A. The size of the country became smaller
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A. To persuade the reader that America
C. The size of the country did not change
should have purchased Louisiana.
B. To explain how much the Louisiana Pur- D. none of above
chase would cost in today’s money.
1409. Besides African Americans, which other
C. To inform the reader about the pur- nationality fell victim to prejudice in
pose of Louisiana from France. Louisiana in the late 1800s?
D. To entertain the reader with an inter- A. Spanish Immigrants
esting story.
B. Italian Immigrants
1405. What is a natural resource that could be
C. Dutch Immigrants
used in the Louisiana territory?
A. Corn D. German Immigrants

B. Blueberries 1410. Louisiana is located on the continent of

C. Salt Water North America, in the country called ,
which is located on planet Earth.
D. none of above
A. France
1406. Region with many lakes, rolling hills,
and forests in Northern Louisiana that of- B. Canada
fer abundant outdoor recreation for resi- C. the United States
dents and visitors.
D. Mexico
A. Sportsman’s paradise
B. Acadians 1411. What is the state bird of Louisiana?
C. West Flordia A. Blue Jay
D. Uplan South B. Mockingbird

1407. How much did the Louisiana Purchase C. Cardinal

cost? D. Brown Pelican
A. $1 million
1412. In the passage “The Louisiana Pur-
B. $15 million
chase” the author wrote:As Thomas Jef-
C. $5 million ferson became the third president of the
D. $10 million United States, he knew more land and
ports needed to be acquired, or pur-
1408. How much larger did the U.S. become chased.What does the word acquired mean
after the Louisiana Purchse? as it is used in the sentence above?
A. To lead
B. To travel
C. To sell
D. To purchase

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1413. On April 30, 1812, Louisiana became 1419. What was one reason the United States
the state admitted to the Union. wanted the lands included in the Louisiana
A. eighth Purchase?

B. eighteenth A. The United States did not want France

to sell it to Canada.
C. twenty-eighth
B. The United States wanted to expand,
D. thirty-eighth explore, and settle farther west.
1414. Lewis and Clark traveled this river after C. The United States wanted the land to

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leaving St. Louis to explore the Louisiana built a national park.
Purchase D. The United States wanted to eventu-
A. Mississippi River ally purchase all of North America, includ-
ing Canada and Mexico.
B. Colorado River
C. Ohio River 1420. Which best describes why canoes were
suitable for Louisiana’s waterways?
D. Misouri River

1415. Which US President was responsible for

the Louisiana Purchase?
A. Barack Obama
B. Franklin Roosevelt
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. John Adams

1416. Northern Louisiana usually has more A. canoes could travel long distances
precipitation than southern Louisiana.
B. canoes could travel in shallow water
A. True
C. canoes helped with trade
B. False
D. canoes were made of hollowed out cy-
1417. Who was the President of the United press
States during the Louisiana Purchase and
1421. Who was the leader of the country that
the Corps of Discovery?
sold Louisiana to the US?
A. John F. Kennedy
A. King George III
B. Abraham Lincoln
B. King Carlos III
C. George Washington
C. Napoleon
D. Thomas Jefferson D. Thomas Jefferson
1418. What cultures have influenced 1422. Around 1818, the USA wanted to help
Louisiana’s food? end Seminole Indian raids on Georgia
A. French farms. The USA also wanted to prevent
B. Spanish run-away slaves from fleeing into Span-
ish controlled territory. These are reasons
C. African why the United States wanted to acquire
D. Indian

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D. Florida C. The LSU Tigers
D. The Hornets
1423. The United States paid for the
Louisiana Territory 1428. What is Louisiana’s State bird?
A. Spain A. Pelican

B. England B. Robin
C. Teal
C. France
D. Blue Jay
D. none of above
1429. A person has a mixed heritage,
1424. Which of these foods is native to which may include African, French, Span-
Louisiana? ish, and American Indian Influences.
A. Boudin sausage A. Louisiana
B. French toast B. Cajun
C. Apple pie C. Creole
D. Tamales D. European

1430. Who is at the top of the executive

1425. Fill in the Blank French
branch in Louisiana?
A. jesus
A. the justices
B. China B. the senators
C. Louisiana C. the governor
D. james x morphe D. none of above

1426. What president was responsible for pur- 1431. Based on the map which of the follow-
chasing Louisiana from France? ing is Louisiana’s main resource?

A. George Washington
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. John Adams

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A. salt C. Trick Spain into buying Louisiana

B. rice D. Selling off pieces of the area to Native
C. oil American tribes
D. clay 1437. In what month did Lewis and Clark go
and explore the land of the Louisiana Pur-
1432. What was the total cost of the Louisiana
chase?
Purchase?
A. June

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A. $25 million
B. $20 million B. December

C. $10 million C. May

D. $15 million D. July

1433. The size of the United States with 1438. What president oversaw the purchase
the Louisiana Purchase. of the Louisiana Territory?
A. doubled A. Washington
B. stayed the same B. Adams
C. got smaller C. Madison
D. tripled D. Jefferson
1434. What types of resources were found in 1439. Who was the president of the United
the Louisiana Territory? Select all that ap- States when the Louisiana Purchase was
ply. completed?
A. coal A. Thomas Jefferson
B. oil B. James Monroe
C. iron
C. George Washington
D. gold
D. James Madison
1435. Which countries owned the Louisiana
territory 1796-1802? 1440. Select the changes that Radical (or Mili-
tary) Reconstruction brought to Louisiana.
A. Spain (a) (b) (c) (d)
B. France A. a established 5 military districts
C. Great Britain
B. b former Confederates were disen-
D. U.S. franchised
E. Germany C. c African Americans held political of-
fice
1436. What does Napoleon intend to do with
New Orleans and the Mississippi River? D. d General Sheridan became La’s politi-
cal leader
A. Trade their plantation goods from
Saint Domingue E. made Louisiana a part of the Union
B. Block off all American access to the F. African American suffrage was struck
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1441. Which territory was purchased by the 1447. What year was the Louisiana Territory
United States and then explored in 1803? purchased?

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A. British Territory A. 1803
B. Spanish Territory B. 1804
C. Unorganized Territory C. 1812
D. Louisiana Territory D. none of above
1442. Who was granted citizenship in 1448. What is the only place east of the Mis-
Louisiana? sissippi River that was included in the
A. All white Louisianians Louisiana Purchase?
B. All people in Louisiana A. Baton Rouge
C. White males B. Gulfport
D. Free people of color C. Mobile
1443. Who was the president when the D. New Orleans
Louisiana Purchase was made?
1449. What was the name of the expedi-
A. James Madison
tion led by Meriwether Lewis and William
B. John Adams Clark?
C. Thomas Jefferson A. The European Power Struggle
D. George Washington B. The Haitian Revolution
1444. True or False:Spain was mad about C. The Corps of Discovery
the United States buying Louisiana from D. The Louisiana Purchase
France.
A. True 1450. Which country did Spain sign a new
treaty with in 1800 giving Louisiana back
B. False
to that country?
1445. What river separates Louisiana and the
US??
A. Boston Rlver
B. Boston River
C. Mississippi RIver
D. Danube River

1446. The Louisiana coastal marshes make up

the largest commercial in the lower 48
states.
A. Target A. France
B. Walmart B. Spain
C. hunting lodge C. United States
D. fishery D. Germany

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1451. What is Louisiana’s state crustacean? C. It allowed them to become friends

A. Crawfish with the Native Americans

B. Honeybee D. It was a birthday present for the pres-

ident
C. Accordion
D. Green Tree Frog 1456. Choose two phrases that are actions
taken by people in Louisiana to resist Re-
1452. The first enslaved Africans were construction.
brought to Louisiana in

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A. gave money to formerly enslaved
A. 1923 African Americans to buy land
B. 1782 B. passed constitutional amendments to
C. 1716 protect the rights of African Americans
D. 1845 C. enacted the Black Codes to restrict the
activities of African Americans.
1453. The Expedition of Lewis and Clark IN-
D. interfered with African American vot-
CREASED the size of the Federal govern-
ing rights
ment by
A. Giving the Judicial Branch a new 1457. Was the Louisiana Purchase widely pub-
power (Judicial Review) licized?
B. Allowing all future presidents to pur-
chase land by using a Loose interpretation
of the Constitution
C. Increase the population, and eventu-
ally the amount of states, in the Louisiana
Territory
D. Increase the size of the Military due to
the War of 1812. A. yes
B. no
1454. With the purchase of the Louisiana Ter-
ritory, the United States gained control of 1458. How much did the U.S. pay for the
this major river which was used for trad- Louisiana Territory?
ing.
A. $15 million
A. Rio Grande River
B. $80 million
B. Columbia River
C. $1 billion
C. Mississippi River
D. It was free
D. Colorado River
1459. How many migratory birds need
1455. What is another way the Louisiana pur- Louisiana’s marshes every year?
chase benefited the United States?
A. 14 thousand
A. It gave them the Superdome.
B. 10 million
B. The Louisiana purchase gave the U.S.
control over the Mississippi River and the C. 5 million
New Orleans port D. 6

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1460. What was the main purpose of French 1464. How much did the United States agree
colonization in Louisiana? to pay for the Louisiana territory?

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A. Profitable fur trade and empire expan- A. $10, 000, 000
sion
B. $12, 000, 000
B. Exploration and discovery of new lands
C. $15, 000, 000
C. Establishing a military stronghold
D. $18, 000, 000
D. Religious conversion and spreading
Christianity 1465. Which animal does Louisiana have the
most of?
1461. Who were the first people to establish
communities in Louisiana A. Alligators

A. African Slaves B. Snapping turtles

B. Native Americans C. Pelicans

C. French Acadians D. Foxes

D. French Explorers 1466. Ordered leaders of opposition to Span-

ish control of Louisiana put to death
1462. Why was the Louisiana Purchase a sig-
nificant event in U.S. history? A. Miro
A. It started a war with France. B. Galvez
B. It ended Westward Expansion. C. O’Reilly
C. It doubled the size of the U.S. and be- D. Carondelet
gan Westward Expansion.
1467. What motivated America to want to pur-
D. It nearly bankrupted the U.S.
chase the Louisiana colony?
1463. What is the above pictured symbol of
Louisiana?

A. America wanted to have control of the

diverse population there
B. America wanted control of the Missis-
sippi River
A. Lilly of the Valley C. America despised France and wanted
to show Napoleon Bonaparte that France
B. Flower Lilly could not keep the territory
C. Fleur-de-lis
D. America did not want Louisiana, they
D. Pretty-de-lis just took it to keep it from the British

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1468. What hemisphere is Louisiana located B. To have an effect on someone or some-

in? Which part of the orange?:) thing. To change someone or something.
A. north C. In 1803 when the United States bought
B. south Louisiana from France, doubling the size
of the USA.
C. east
D. When people talk about something
D. west
that they disagree about so that THEY CAN
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1469. What state is Louisiana
A. 18 1473. Why was the Louisiana Purchase a sig-
B. 23 nificant (important) event in U.S. history?
C. 50 A. It started a war between the U.S. and
France
D. jazz
B. It ended westward expansion in the
1470. Some Plantations in Louisiana are con- U.S.
sidered haunted?
C. It doubled the size of the U.S.
A. TRUE
D. It nearly bankrupted the U.S.
B. FALSE
1474. Where was the louisiana territory?
1471. How much did the Louisiana territory in-
crease the size of the United States? A. In North America
B. In South America
C. In Asia
D. In Europe

1475. Is this a sentence or a fragment?Bossier

City is a city in Louisiana.
A. Sentence
A. 1, 000, 000 square miles
B. Fragment
B. 828, 000 square miles Explanation:Remember, a sentence ex-
C. 450, 000 square miles presses a COMPLETE THOUGHT!A frag-
ment is an INCOMPLETE THOUGHT!
D. 238, 000 square miles

1472. What does the word impact mean? 1476. What specific part of the Louisiana Terri-
tory did the United States originally want
to purchase from France?
A. The area around New Orleans
B. The northern region near Canada
C. The western coast along the Pacific
ocean
A. This word is another way to say BUSI- D. The central part around the Missis-
NESS. sippi River

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1477. In what year did the Louisiana Purchase 1481. True or False:Did the U.S. nearly go to
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A. 1776
B. 1787
C. 1803
D. 1812
1478. Who did the U.S. buy Louisiana from?
A. Spain
B. Mexico A. True.
C. Great Britain B. False.
D. France
1482. France wanted to sell the Louisiana Ter-
1479. What are the causes of the Louisiana ritory because
Purchase? Que eran las causas de la com- A. the territory was less valuable to
pra de Louisiana? Napoleon
A. Farmers needed to use the New Or- B. the territory was rebelling to increase
leans port to sell goods. Los granjeros trade with the United States
necesitaban usar el puerto de New Or-
C. France wanted to focus on war with
leans para vender bienes.
Spain
B. Spain gave the port to France. Spain
gave the port to France. D. none of above

C. Native Americans were upset that 1483. Why was New Orleans a crucial part of
Americans moved onto their land. Los the Louisiana Purchase?
Americano Nativos estaban molestos A. It was the birthplace of Thomas Jeffer-
porque los Americanos se mudaron a la son
tierra de ellos.
B. It controlled access to the Mississippi
D. Jefferson was worried that France River
would not let Americans use the port. Jef-
ferson estaba preocupado que Francia no C. It had vast gold reserves
iba dejar que los Americanos usaran el D. It was a major center for the fur trade
puerto.
1484. Maya, Ava, and Hannah are discussing
1480. Which of the following best describes the main reason for the United States to
the exchange of Louisiana in the period fol- purchase the Louisiana Territory. What
lowing the American Revolution? was the primary motivation behind this de-
A. France gave it to Spain who gave it to cision?
the United States A. To expand the United States’ territory
B. France gave it to the United States to the Pacific Ocean
who split it with Spain B. To establish a new colony in the west
C. Spain gave it to France who sold it to C. To gain control of the valuable port of
the United States New Orleans and secure access to the
D. The United States won it in a war Mississippi River.

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D. To gain control of the valuable fur D. The purchase increased the national
trade in the region debt.

1485. Louisiana’s lowest point is at , which 1489. Who was the U.S president at the time
is 5 feet below sea level. of the Louisiana Purchase?
A. Houma A. James Manroe
B. Chauvinist B. George Washington
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D. New Orleans D. Thomas Jefferson

1486. Which Territory is #1 on the map? 1490. How is the French Superior Council re-
lated to the Revolt of 1768?
A. Council members sold Louisiana to the
Spanish.
B. Council members provided weapons to
dissatisfied citizens.
C. Council members encouraged citizens
to openly rebel against Spanish rule.
D. Council members charged citizens who
participated with treason and had them
A. Oregon Territory sentenced to death.
B. The United States 1491. When did the US purchase the Louisiana
C. Spanish Territory Territory?
D. Louisiana Territory A. 1853
E. British Territory B. 1813
C. 1703
1487. Chosen to lead the expedition of coloniz-
D. 1803
ing Louisiana
A. Bienville 1492. What European country was the first to
claim the territory of Louisiana?
B. Iberville
A. Spain
C. Lord of La Salle
B. France
D. Hernando De Soto
C. Germany
1488. Why might a Democratic-Republican be D. England
in favor of the Louisiana Purchase?
1493. In 1763 France gave Louisiana to Spain
A. The purchase would damage French
in order to
and American relations.
A. end Native American uprisings.
B. The purchase greatly increased the
power of a centralized government. B. keep Great Britain from getting the
land.
C. The purchase opened up new land
for agriculture and opened up American C. gain control of Florida from Spain.
trade. D. calm the Louisiana settlers’ unrest.

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1494. How much was the Louisiana Purchase B. Declare war on Britain as a French ally
made for? C. Explore further into French Canada in

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A. $5 million exchange for New Orleans
B. $10 million D. Traded US firearms and gunpowder in
C. $15 million exchange for government secrets
D. $20 million 1500. Which Spanish governor of Louisiana
has been described as a reserved scientist,
1495. Which country sold the Louisiana Terri-
quiet, low-keyed, and noted scholar?
tory to the United States in 1803?
A. Alejandro O’Reilly
A. Spain
B. Antonio de Ulloa
B. France
C. Francisco Bouligny
C. Great Britain
D. Luis de Unzaga and Amezaga
D. Mexico

1496. were people from English-speaking 1501. When talking about Louisiana unique
countries who migrated to North American. culture, specifically language what were
Many moved to Louisiana from the Ameri- the languages of this time. (May have
can colonies that were established by the more than one answer)
English. A. French
A. Anglos B. Spainish
B. Islenos C. English
C. Acadians D. Cajun French
D. Creoles
1502. Which of the following was a big prob-
1497. What year was the Louisiana Territory lem for TJ?
purchased? A. There was no problem; the Constitu-
A. 1800 tion was clear on the US purchasing for-
eign land
B. 1803
B. The ability to buy property from foreign
C. 1776
governments was not among the powers
D. 1993 listed the Constitution.
1498. Louisiana is known for it’s that cel- C. Spain was unwilling to sell the
ebrate music and food. Louisiana territory to the US
A. art D. France’s asking price for the Louisiana
territory was too high.
B. music
C. cities 1503. What country is Louisiana located.
D. festivals A. Canada

1499. Monroe and Livingston acted outside of B. America

their power when they agreed to C. Africa
A. Purchase all of the Louisiana Territory D. Life

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1504. The Louisiana Purchase changed the size

of the U.S. by

A. To allow readers to practice using the

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compass
A. Doubling the size B. To allow readers to see where the Mis-
sissippi River is located
B. Tripling the size
C. To show readers where Thomas Jef-
C. Decreasing the size ferson was born
D. none of above D. To allow readers to see what part of
the country was included in the Louisiana
1505. This country lost control of Saint Purchase
Domingue, Haiti and decided to sell
Louisiana to the United States for $15 mil- 1509. Why did the Americans especially want
lion. the Louisiana territory?
A. France A. For control of the Mississippi River sys-
tem and its ports
B. Spain
B. To spy on the Spanish
C. Great Britain
C. To fight and remove Indian tribes
D. America D. To hunt for gold and silver
1506. Louisiana was influenced by 1510. The Louisiana Purchase gave the U.S
A. Spanish and French acres of land.

B. explorers and Native Americans

C. resources and gumbo
D. people and animals

1507. Name the costliest and most deadly hur-

ricane in Louisiana’s history: A. 200 million
A. Hurricane Rita B. 300 million
B. Hurricane Betsy C. 500 million
C. Hurricane Katrina D. 800 million
D. Hurricane Isaac 1511. Which River is in the Louisiana Terri-
tory?
1508. Why did the author of “The Louisiana
Purchase” MOST LIKELY include the map A. Ohio
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C. Mississippi C. as a landholder in Virginia, he stood to

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D. as a Democratic-Republican, he would
1512. Louisiana is located in the hemi- normally be against such Presidential
sphere. power.

1516. In which treaty did Spain give the

Louisiana territory back to France?
A. Treaty of Paris
B. Treaty of Fountainbleu
C. Treaty of Louisiana
D. Treaty of San Ildefonso

1517. The land between the Mississippi River

and the Rocky Mountains is called
A. Eastern
A. Rocky Mountains
B. Western
B. Louisiana
C. Northern
D. Southern 1518. The Bulldog became Louisiana Tech’s
mascot because
1513. Governor Carondelet ruled over
A. A bulldog saved students from a fire on
Louisiana during a period of difficulty and
campus
unrest, primarily due to the revolutionary
wave spreading through France. B. Colonel Arthur T. Prescott, the Univer-
sity’s first president, had a beloved pet
A. True
bulldog
B. False
C. A stray bulldog hung around during
1514. What were two common sources of football practices and slowly became
income in the Louisiana colony’s early known as the team mascot
years? D. Bulldogs are known for their aggres-
A. Tourism and technology sion and competitiveness

B. Textile manufacturing and shipping 1519. Who claimed the area that is known as
C. Agriculture and fur trade Louisiana because they wanted to use the
Mississippi river for trade.
D. Fishing and mining
A. Spanish
1515. Thomas Jefferson’s purchase of the B. Pilgrims
Louisiana Territory could be viewed as hyp-
ocritical because C. Native Americans

A. it was an instance of strict interpreta- D. French

tion of the Constitution 1520. Why was the Louisiana Purchase impor-
B. he had stopped John Adams from pur- tant to the United States? (Choose all the
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A. The Louisiana Purchase dramatically E. President Thomas Jefferson issued an

increased the land area and geographic executive order making Louisiana a state.
range of the United States.
1524. What is the Louisiana Purchase?
B. The Louisiana Purchase gave the
United States greater access to key wa-
terways.
C. The Louisiana Purchase would lead to
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American West.
D. The Louisiana Purchase got rid of slav-
ery in the United States.
1521. The Senate rejected Louisiana becoming A. What people call a shopping spree in
a state because of what issue? Louisiana

A. Taxes in shipping goods B. The purchase of land made between

President Jefferson and Napoleon Bona-
B. White only voting parte in 1803
C. Being a slave state or not
C. The purchase of goods from the state
D. The price of Louisiana of Louisiana
1522. What country sold the Louisiana Pur- D. A fee one must pay to enter Louisiana
chase to the United States?

Explanation:

Jefferson wanted to by New Orleans, but

Bonaparte made a deal which included
A. Great Britain land stretching from the Mississippi River
B. France to the Rocky Mountains and it doubled the
C. Spain size of the United States at the time.

D. none of above 1525. Which of these is a food native to

Louisiana?
1523. Which of the following events or condi-
tions led to Louisiana becoming a state? A. Boiled crawfish
A. Julien Poydras petitioned Congress for B. Pea soup
admission as a state C. Fish sticks
B. The Territory of Orleans reached a pop- D. Tacos
ulation of more than 60, 000 residents
C. All citizens of the United States voted 1526. Why did the Americans want the
to admit Louisiana as a state. Louisiana territory?

D. Representatives from throughout A. For control of the Mississippi River sys-

Louisiana gathered in New Orleans to tem
write a state constitution. B. To spy on the Spanish

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C. To become allies with Napoleon and 1532. What treaty transferred Louisiana from
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D. For gold and silver A. Fontainebleau
1527. In 1809, when Governor Claiborne B. Paris of 1763
accepted 9, 000 refugees, including 3,
000 slaves, from the Dominican Republic, C. Paris of 1783
which law did he violate? D. Versailles
A. Code Black
B. 1804 ban on slave import to Louisiana 1533. How did the Louisiana Purchase add
value to the United States? Choose 3 cor-
C. 1806 slave code
rect answers.
D. Treaty of San Ildefonso
1528. What two rivers enter the state in
Northern Louisiana?
A. Red River
B. Mississippi River
C. Colorado River
D. Green River
E. Sabine River
1529. What city is the state capital of A. It doubled the size of the United
Louisiana? States.
A. Lafayette B. The United States gained control of the
B. Baton Rouge Port of New Orleans which made trade
easier.
C. New Orleans
D. Shreveport C. The United States gained control of the
Mississippi River.
1530. According to page 42, how many states
were formed out of the land from the D. The United States would become rich
Louisiana Territory? because Louisiana was full of gold
A. 10
1534. Which statement best describes how
B. 15 the Louisiana Purchase affected the U.S.
C. 20
A. The LA Purchase doubled the US land
D. 25 area.
1531. What river was important for trade and B. The LA Purchase made France own
travel in Louisiana? more land in the US
A. Red River C. The LA Purchase allowed the US citi-
B. Mississippi River zens to fight in wars
C. Nile River D. The LA Purchase doubled France’s
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1535. Select the event that happened first. 1540. Much of Louisiana’s people today speak
English, but much of Louisiana’s tradition
A. A war happened in France, and the
language is a mixture of and
king was killed.
A. Spanish
B. The United States purchased the
Louisiana territory for $15 million B. German
C. Cajun
1536. Which natural region of Louisiana has
the highest relief (elevation)? D. French

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A. Mississippi River floodplain 1541. Which explains why the Louisiana
colony was a low priority for the Spanish
B. Red River Valley
after they acquired theterritory from the
C. Terraces French in 1762?
D. Hills A. Spain was busy fighting England in the
American Revolution.
1537. What made New Orleans such an impor-
B. Spain knew that the colony had been a
tant settlement location for Louisiana?
financial disaster for France.
A. lots of furry animals for the fur trade C. Spanish leaders were occupied with
B. control of the Mississippi River the slave revolt in Saint-Domingue.
C. gold and silver were there D. French colonists in Louisiana attacked
Spanish ships to show their dissatisfac-
D. high above sea level for safety
tion with the shift in power.
1538. Louisiana’s economy 1542. The loss of coastal land in Louisiana is
A. is very similar to that of other states in called
the nation. A. Coastal Deterioration
B. is a diverse economy due to the many B. Coastal Erosion
natural resources found in our state.
C. Coastal Climate
C. would be more prosperous if the state
D. Coastal Catastrophe
had port that would allow us to export or
resources more easily. 1543. The land deal made between the United
D. is a very limited economy that is pri- States and France that doubled the size of
marily focused on one or two resources. the Louisiana Territory
A. Buying Louisiana
1539. These guys explored Louisiana for Jef-
B. Louisiana Purchase
ferson and made a scientific, geographic,
and anthropological survey of the lands C. Poverty Point
they visited. D. Treaty of France
A. Livingston and Monroe
1544. Code Noir was
B. Hamilton and Madison
A. name of rules of slavery in Louisiana
C. Lewis and Clark colony
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C. rules that governed how slave owners 1549. Sacawagea

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D. a list of cultural expectations for
Louisiana

1545. The first European Louisiana Colony be-

longed to?
A. Spain
B. England
C. France
A. Louisiana Purchase
D. Portugal
B. Mexican Cession
1546. What made Louisiana so Different cul- 1550. One of the reasons the US declared war
turally when USA took over was over land disputes. Which land ex-
A. Strong British influence and a large actly?
population of Native Americans. A. Lands in eastern Canada (right above
B. Mix of French, Spanish, and Ameri- New York)
can influences and a large population of B. The Northwest Territories (where mod-
African Americans ern day states like Michigan, Illinois, and
C. Strong German influence and a large Indiana are)
population of Asian Americans. C. The lands bought from the Louisiana
Purchase
D. Strong Italian influence and a large
population of Hispanic Americans. D. The lands in the American Southwest
that were owned at the time by Mexico
1547. The Hills region of Louisiana had an
abundance of and 1551. capital city of Louisiana
A. Baton Rouge, LA
A. snakes and alligators
B. Donaldsonville, LA
B. bison and buffalo
C. New Orleans, LA
C. turtles and deer
D. Gonzales, LA
D. mosquitos and frogs
1552. Where did settlers buy and sell their
1548. A time before Lent that is celebrated goods in Louisiana?
with parades, costumes, and music. This A. Mississippi River
has been a tradition in Louisiana since the
B. Mexico
1700s.
C. Texas
A. king cake
D. French Market
B. jazz
1553. What happened when Livingston and
C. Islenos
Monroe met with the French to buy the
D. Mardi Gras port city of New Orleans?

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A. Many people left.

B. Cultures were shared and mixed to-
gether.
C. There wasn’t room for more people to
come.
D. The Acadians were already in
Louisiana.
A. French offered the whole area known

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as Louisiana. 1557. What year did Louisiana become an of-
B. French would not sell New Orleans. ficial state in the union?

C. French offered to let them buy Canada. A. 1803

B. 1812
D. none of above C. 1819
D. none of above
1554. How did the arrival of Europeans change
the life of Native Americans in Louisiana? 1558. The state of Louisiana resembles a
A. Europeans fought Native Americans ?
over land and some Native Americans A. ship
were killed or forced to leave.
B. bull’s head
B. Europeans taught Native Americans C. the letter L
how to fish and how to grow crops such
as corn, squash, and beans. D. a boot
C. Europeans and Native Americans 1559. What state borders Louisiana to the
stayed far away from each other and did west?
not have any contact. A. Mississippi
D. Europeans forced all Native Americans B. Arkansas
out of Louisiana so that there are no Na-
tive Americans in our state today. C. Gulf Coast
D. Texas
1555. What was a primary goal of President
Thomas Jefferson’s 1803 decision to pur- 1560. Match the definition to the correct vo-
chase the Louisiana Territory? cabulary word:Land bought from France
for about $15 million dollars that doubled
A. studying Native American Indian soci-
the size of the U.S.
eties
A. Pioneer
B. mining gold and silver in California
B. Frontier
C. gaining control of the port of New Or-
leans and the Mississippi River C. Louisiana Purchase
D. securing access to the iron ore de- D. none of above
posits near the Great Lakes 1561. Which cultures have influenced
1556. Think about the migration map. Because Louisiana Creoles?
many people migrated to Louisiana, what A. French, Spanish, African, Native Amer-
happened? ican

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B. Indian, Greek, Egyptian, Turkish A. Accordion, zydeco

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D. British, Portuguese, Chinese, Mexican C. chants, drums, parades
D. flute, piano, xylophone
1562. Which conclusion can be drawn about
Louisiana’s return to “parishes” following 1566. Which of the following is NOT one of
Claiborne’s appointment as Governor? the branches of government in the state
A. Religion played a large role in territo- of Louisiana?
rial politics. A. Executive
B. Claiborne didn’t have firm control over B. Legislative
the new territory.
C. Judicial
C. Louisiana residents refused to adopt
D. Cabinet
anything viewed as American changing
their way of life. 1567. The boundary that runs from east to
D. Compromises were made between west (or west to east) between Louisiana
American ideas and Louisiana’s French and Mississippi is located near the
and Spanish colonial past. A. 31st parallel north
1563. Which of the following was NOT a goal B. 33rd parallel north
of the Lewis and Clark Expedition? C. 94th meridian west
A. Create maps of the Louisiana Territory D. equator
B. Defeat Native American tribes in the 1568. What did the Louisiana Purchase do to
area the size of the United States?
C. Document plants and animals A. It cut the size of the U.S. in half.
D. none of above B. It doubled the size of the U.S
1564. Which Louisiana region has the largest C. It kept the U.S. the same size.
swamp in the United States? D. All of the above
A. Red River Valley Region
1569. With the purchase of the Louisiana Ter-
B. Hills Region ritory, the United States could expand
C. Mississippi Floodplain Region
D. Terraces Region

1565. Which of these is NOT part of

Louisiana’s musical culture?

A. to the north
B. to the south
C. to the west
D. none of above

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1570. took control of Louisiana in 1762. B. 1918

A. England C. 1803
B. France D. none of above
C. Spain
1576. Where was Jazz music created.
D. United States
A. Mississippi
1571. The main goals of Lewis and Clark’s
Louisiana Territory Expedition was B. Texas

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A. to build schools and hospitals C. Alabama
B. to establish trade with Canada D. Louisiana
C. to deliver documents to French offi-
cials 1577. During a school trip to the New Orleans,
Benjamin, Harper, and Kai were discussing
D. to find and map the Northwest Pas- the Louisiana Purchase. They were trying
sage to remember who was the President of the
1572. What country owned the land included United States at that time. Can you help
in the Louisiana Purchase before France? them?
A. Mexico A. George Washington
B. Spain B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Japan C. Abraham Lincoln
D. China D. John F. Kennedy
1573. True or False:Louisiana is compared to a
1578. The land of the Louisiana Purchase was
pot of gumbo because it is made of just 3
to the west of what major river?
kinds of people.
A. True A. Mississippi river

B. False B. Colorado river

C. Ohio river
1574. Archaeologists have found beads from
Poverty Point at other Native American D. Rio Grande river
sites in Louisiana which shows Poverty
E. Nile river
Point had a strong cultural influence on the
surrounding areas.
1579. What was the purpose of the Secret
A. Cultural Characteristics Treaty of Ildefonso being secret?
B. Economic Characteristics A. Napoleon wanted to have time to send
C. Geographic/Historical Characteristics an army to Louisiana to defend it.
B. So France would never sell or trade
D. none of above Louisiana.
1575. What year did Louisiana and France C. To make sure America could use the
make a deal to purchase the La. Territory? river and ports for transporting goods.
A. 1812 D. none of above

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1580. When was the “Louisiana Purchase” fi-

nalized by James Madison and Robert Liv-
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of over 828, 000 square miles to the new
nation.
A. 1801
B. 1803
C. 1809
A. Senate
D. 1812
B. House of Representatives
1581. What geographic features define many C. Spain
of Louisiana’s borders? D. John Dickinson
A. hills
1585. Who did the U.S. get the Louisiana Ter-
B. mountains ritory from?

C. swamps A. Spain
B. France
D. waterways
C. Great Britain
1582. I organized the Bank of France. I also D. Mexico
created the Company of the Indies, which
was a joint-stock company. Many people 1586. How many public colleges and universi-
invested in the Company of the Indies caus- ties are there in Louisiana?
ing its price to rise, but this was not based A. 14
on profits from Louisiana. Sadly, this in-
B. 18
vestment bubble burst, and I fl ed France
in disgrace. C. 32
A. Antoine Crozat D. 38

B. John Law 1587. Louisiana’s highest point of elevation

C. LaSalle A. Mt. McKinley

B. Mt. Rainier
D. DeTonti
C. Mt. Pleasant
1583. The Louisiana Territory was purchased D. Mt. Driskill
under the presidential administration of
Thomas Jefferson. 1588. What made Louisiana a part of the
United States?
A. True
A. Battle of New Orleans
B. False B. American Revolution

1584. Who approved the agreement the pur- C. Louisiana Purchase

chase of the Louisiana Territory? D. War of 1812

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1589. What did Zebulon Pike do? C. The Mississippi River is a major trade
A. He lead the Corps of Discovery to find route.
the Northwest passage. D. The Port of New Orleans trades over
B. He explored the South Western Part of $1 million in goods each year.
the Louisiana Purchase. 1594. Thomas Jefferson hired and to
C. He explored the Northern Part of the explore the Louisiana Purchase as well as
Louisiana Purchase. find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean.

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D. He explored all of the Louisiana Pur- A. John and Locke
chase. B. Lewis and Clark
1590. During the early settlements of C. Francisco and Samuel
Louisiana, which version of Christianity D. Stewie and Brian
did North Louisianians practice?
1595. Who was the President of the United
A. Catholicism
States during the Louisiana Purchase?
B. Protestants
A. George Washington
C. Voodoo
B. Abraham Lincoln
D. none of above C. John F. Kennedy
1591. When was the Louisiana Purchase D. Thomas Jefferson
treaty signed?
1596. When Spain owned Louisiana, it was a
A. October 1803 buffer zone between the British colonies
B. May 2, 1803 and
C. December 1803 A. France
D. April 30, 1803 B. Little Spain

1592. What happened to the lands of C. Mexico

Louisiana in 1803? D. Brazil
A. The Eastern border became the At- 1597. Who was the president who authorized
lantic Ocean. the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
B. Louisiana became a U. S. Territory. A. James Madison
C. The Western border became the Pa- B. George Washington
cific Ocean.
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Louisiana became a Spanish Territory.
D. John Adams
1593. Which of the following is an economic
1598. What year was the Louisiana Terri-
advantage of the United States purchasing
tory purchased? In what year was the
the Louisiana Territory?
Louisiana Territory purchased?
A. Owning the Louisiana Territory would A. 1800
allow the United States to attack British
holdings in Canada. B. 1803
B. Owning the Louisiana Territory would C. 1812
fulfill the United States’ Manifest Destiny. D. 1816

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1599. At the tie the United States made the B. Gumbo

Louisiana Purchase, who mostly lived in
C. Sausage
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A. French D. None of the above
B. Native Americans/American Indians
1604. Louisiana is named after
C. Spanish
A. King Louis and his wife Anna
D. none of above
B. Louis III
1600. What were Spanish land grants in
Louisiana? C. Louis XVI
A. Areas of land reserved for indigenous D. Louis XIV
tribes by the Spanish government.
B. Small plots of land given by the Span- 1605. What are 4 of the effects of buying the
ish government for personal use. Louisiana Territory?

C. Large tracts of land given by the Span- A. Doubled the size of the nation
ish government for colonization or devel- B. Economic growth opportunities
opment purposes.
D. Land grants given by the French gov- C. Made France declare war on the US
ernment for colonization purposes. D. Lead to Western development
1601. How did Napoleon Bonaparte respond E. Missouri Compromise
to the U.S. offer to buy New Orleans?
A. He was outraged and declared war. 1606. Napoleon was willing to sell Louisiana
because-
B. He found the offer amusing and
laughed in the face of the one who of- A. He knew he was too far away to con-
fered. trol it.
C. He accepted the offer exactly as it was B. He had no use for the land.
made and the U.S. gained only New Or-
leans. C. He needed money to fight the war
against the British.
D. He offered to sell not just New Orleans,
but the entire Louisiana Territory because D. He didn’t want the United States to
France needed the money. have Manifest Destiny.

1602. Who was the first governor of 1607. A is a slow-moving stream or a

Louisiana? small river. They occur on low-lying land.
A. John Bel Edwards They can be found in almost every part of
Louisiana.
B. Andrew Jackson
C. William C. C. Claiborne A. bayous
D. Henry Shreve B. swamps

1603. What food is Louisiana known for C. marshes

A. Pizza D. rivers

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1608. What is the Louisiana state bird? 1610. Who was Louisiana named after?
A. King Lou
B. Queen Louise
C. King Louis
D. King George
1611. Who was the leader of the French
government when the United States pur-

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chased Louisiana?
A. Napoleon Bonaparte
B. Jean Lafitte
C. Louis XVI
A. Brown Pelican D. Toussaint louverture
B. Egret 1612. Who explored the Louisiana territory
C. Mosquito A. Louis and Clark
D. Hawk B. Gorge Washington
C. Justin Bieber
D. Chrystephor Columbus
1613. How much did the U.S. pay for the
Explanation: Louisiana Territory?
A. $150 million
B. $80 million
C. $1 Billion
D. $15 million
European settlers were impressed with
the birds generous and nurturing attitude 1614. Which of the following Louisiana Con-
towards their young. The Brown Pelican stitutions granted African American males
has been the Louisiana state bird since the right to vote?
July 22, 1966. A. 1811
B. 1864
1609. True or False:The 5th U.S. President
bought the Louisiana Territory. C. 1868
D. 1879
1615. Which of the choices below WAS NOT
a factor that led to Napoleon to sell
Louisiana to the United States?
A. He lost control of many of his colonies
in the Caribbean
A. True. B. There was a successful slave revolt in
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D. He needed money for an upcoming war A. It made it larger
with the United States B. It made it smaller
1616. What was the Land in the west of C. It did nothing
Louisiana that criminals would go to and
D. none of above
USA nor Spain claimed
A. Outlaw Haven 1622. Lowest point of elevation in the state of
B. Lawless Territory Louisiana?

C. No Man’s Land A. Morgan City

D. Neutral Strip B. Thibodaux
C. New Orleans
1617. Which region has the oldest city of
Louisiana? D. Lake Charles
A. Greater New Orleans 1623. Which group did not benefit from the
B. Crossroads purchase of the Louisiana Purchase?
C. Cajun Country A. Native Americans
D. none of above B. Fur Traders
1618. Historians take note of Louisiana’s C. Italians
areas, where there is lots of farmland, and D. Chinese Immigrants
its more urban areas, such as New Or-
leans. 1624. The culture in Louisiana is mostly influ-
enced by who??
A. estuaries
A. French
B. bayou
C. rural B. Spanish

D. sediment C. African
D. all the above
1619. The of Louisiana changed when the
control of Louisiana changed back and 1625. Where was the Louisiana territory that
fourth from Spain to France. was purchased by the United States?
A. hope
B. government A.
C. food
D. boundaries
B.
1620. Due to the fast growing population of
New Orleans, Louisiana was able to qual-
ify for statehood based on New Orlean’s
population alone. C.
A. True
B. False D. none of above

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1626. Who did the United States purchase 1632. Why did the french want to explore
Louisiana from? Louisiana?
A. Great Britian A. For gold
B. France
B. For silver
C. Spain
C. For Diamonds
D. Germany
D. For Valuables
1627. Who did Thomas Jefferson buy the

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Louisiana Territory from? E. All of the above
A. France
1633. Grits
B. Spain
C. England
D. Netherlands
1628. Who did Lewis and Clark hire to help
them explore Louisiana?
A. Sacagawea
B. They don’t sleep
C. Pocahontas
D. Maria Tallchief
1629. The Louisiana Purchase connected the
Gulf of Mexico to the:
A. Louisiana
A. desert
B. The South
B. Missouri River
C. A hair road cancer 1634. Match the definition to the correct vo-
D. none of above cabulary word:Someone who settles a
new place before others.
1630. True or False?The French government
asked people such as drunks, beggars, A. Pioneer
criminals, and orphans to sign up to come B. Frontier
to Louisiana.
C. Louisiana Purchase
A. TRUE
B. FALSE D. none of above

1631. Which city became the new capital of 1635. These principles were established in the
the United States after the Louisiana Pur- case of Marbury v Madison.
chase?
A. Impressment
A. Washington D.C.
B. Louisiana Purchase
B. New York City
C. Philadelphia C. Embargo Act of 1807
D. Boston D. judicial review

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1636. Considered to be the “Father of C. Northern and Eastern

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A. Bienville
1642. The Territory of Louisiana was sold for
B. Iberville
C. The room
A. $50.000.000
D. Soto
B. $15.000.000
1637. What is the capital of Louisiana? C. $300.000.000
A. New Orleans D. $30.000.000
B. Alexandria
1643. Identify the three geographical regions
C. Baton Rouge of the Louisiana Colony that is now the
D. Lafayette state of Louisiana
A. Appalachian Mountains, Great Lakes,
1638. Why does Louisiana have such a wide Rocky Mountains
variety of cultures?
B. Mississippi River Delta, Gulf Coast,
A. people come to Louisiana from all over Central Plains
the world
C. Hudson Bay, Great Plains, Pacific
B. it is like a gumbo
Coast
C. Native Americans have different cul-
D. Amazon Rainforest, Sahara Desert, Hi-
tures
malayas
D. none of above
1644. How did the Louisiana Purchase affect
1639. What is the biggest city in current-day American Indians?
Louisiana?
A. American Indians were forced off their
A. Frederickson lands as more Americans moved into the
B. Brooklyn Center Louisiana Purchase territory.
C. New Orleans B. American Indians were only allowed to
keep their lands if they bought the land
D. New Brighton around them.
1640. What is the name of our parish? C. As more Americans settled in western
A. Washington Parish territories American Indians peacefully in-
tegrated into American society.
B. Louisiana
D. Many American Indians became
C. Franklinton wealthy by selling their land to Ameri-
D. Mexico cans that wanted to settle in the American
West.
1641. Which statement correctly lists the
hemispheres that the state of Louisiana is 1645. How much did the U.S. pay for the
located? Louisiana Territory?
A. Western and Eastern A. 15 Million
B. Northern and Western B. 100 Million

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C. 150 Million 1650. How did LA officially become a state in

D. 20 Million 1812?
A. When Lewis and Clark returned from
1646. According to one historian, which Span-
their expedition
ish governor had the most effective tenure
of the Louisiana colony? B. When the US purchased the Louisiana
A. LaSalle Territory from France
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C. Galvez the 18th state

D. Miro D. When General Wilkinson and Spain

signed and agreement deciding on bor-
1647. Which waterway defines the north east- ders
ern boundary between Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi? 1651. Which statement best explains why the
A. Red River French settlers claimed Louisiana?
B. Pearl River A. availability of free farmland in the Mis-
C. Ouachita River sissippi Delta
D. Mississippi River B. chance to find valuable gold and silver
not found by the Spanish
1648. Which natural resources will I find along
the Louisiana coast? C. to gain economic power by controlling
the Mississippi River
D. number of Native American workers
would help the settlers farm

1652. What physical features form a border

around Louisiana?

A. forests and sulfur

B. natural gas and forests
C. petroleum and natural gas
D. forests and salt

1649. Which of the following was a compro-

mise to keep the balance between slave
and free states as they were admitted to A. Arkansas
the Union?
B. Sabine River
A. The Missouri Compromise
C. Red River
B. The Compromise of 1850
C. The Kansas-Nebraska Act D. Mississippi River
D. The Louisiana Compromise E. Texas

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1653. Which Map Marks the Louisiana Terri- 1657. What is Louisiana’s state fish?
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B. Black bass
C. Mud catfish
A.
D. Patrick the Sea Star

1658. How did the Louisiana Purchase impact

the size of the United States?
A. It had no impact on the size of the coun-
B. try
B. It quadrupled the size of the country
C. It doubled the size of the country
C.
D. It tripled the size of the country

1659. What was the majority religion in

D. French colonial Louisiana?
A. Protestantism
1654. Who moved Louisiana’s capital to New
B. Judaism
Orleans?
A. Bienville C. Islam

B. The room D. Roman Catholicism

C. Cartier 1660. Louisiana still produces pelts, sugar,

D. Champlain and cotton. Present-day Louisiana is also
known for oil, natural gas, and
1655. Louisiana was influenced by the and
A. Crawfish

A. French B. Farming

B. Spanish C. Tourism
D. none of above
1656. Which explains why many sugar
planters were drawn to the Whig party? 1661. Which industry is more common in
A. It offered a property tax break to Louisiana?
sugar planters A. Sugarcane
B. It supported a sugar tariff making their B. Rice
locally grown sugar more competitive
C. Forestry
C. It facilitated the exportation of large
amounts of Louisiana sugar to France and D. Oil
Spain.
1662. All Louisianans share the culture of
D. It supported a sugar tax making their
locally grown sugar more expensive than A. the United States
sugar imported from other nations. B. the World

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1663. Which of these is true about enslaved

Africans in Louisiana of the 1700s?
A. They were given their own land to grow
cotton and sugarcane
B. They built forts and trading post
C. They were owned by other people and
are forced to work A. The Judiciary Act

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D. none of above B. The Embargo Act

1664. In which year did Louisiana officially be- C. The Haitian Revolution
come the 18th state of the United State D. The Louisiana Purchase
A. 1820
1669. Why did some leaders in America MOST
B. 1810 LIKELY think America could be at war with
C. 1812 Spain over the land west of the Mississippi
Rover?
D. 1803
A. Spain claimed the land of the Louisiana
1665. Which Louisiana university has the high- Territory before the French did
est graduation rate of over 80%? B. Spain’s king and queen lived in the
A. Loyola Louisiana Territory
B. Louisiana Tech C. Spain needed access to the Mississippi
River to travel back and forth to Spain
C. Tulane
D. Spain claimed land east of the Missis-
D. Baton Rouge Community College
sippi River and wanted more
1666. More than 25% of the nations supply
1670. What was the Territory of Orleans pre-
of comes from Louisiana!
viously known as?
A. Natural Gas
A. Orleans Territory
B. Coal
B. New Orleans Territory
C. Uranium
C. Louisiana Territory
D. Wetlands
D. Territory of Louisiana
1667. What was the total area of the
Louisiana Purchase? 1671. Are the Mississippi River and Rocky
Mountains were the 2 or 1 natural borders
A. 828, 000 square miles of the Louisiana Purchase?
B. 1 million square miles A. The Mississippi River and the Rocky
C. 500, 000 square miles Mountains were the 2 natural borders of
the Louisiana Purchase.
D. 2 million square miles
B. The Mississippi River and Rocky Moun-
1668. Which event led to the steep economic tains were 1 natural borders of the
decline shown in the graph? Louisiana Purchase.

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1672. The largest most prosperous community A. report on the geography, plants, ani-
of free blacks in North America were the mals, and other natural features of the
area

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A. Anglo Americans
B. contact Native Americans in the
B. Slaves in Louisiana
Louisiana Territory
C. Free People of Color in New Orleans
C. chart the stars and constellations in
D. Native Americans the western sky

1673. Why did the British seek to control D. find a waterway between the Missis-
Louisiana, specifically New Orleans? sippi River and the Pacific Ocean

A. The Mississippi River provided a way 1676. Louisiana Unique Culture was basically
to irrigate the land. form around 4 main things. Name these
four!!
B. New Orleans was founded by the
British. A. Values
C. The Mississippi River gave access to B. Religion
a large portion of North America and the C. Language
port of New Orleans.
D. Custom
D. New Orleans’ financial district was su-
perior to others in North America. 1677. A state that borders Louisiana is;

1674. Louisiana’s climate is A. Texas

B. North Dakota
A. tropical
C. Washington
B. humid sub-tropical
D. Indiana
C. humid continental
D. semi-arid 1678. Louisiana’s state cuisine is
A. gumbo
1675. Which of the following is NOT a goal of
the Lewis and Clark expedition? B. jambalaya
C. etouffee
D. meat pies

1679. Which statement BEST describes the

Louisiana Purchase of 1803?
A. It resulted in greater conflict between
the U.S. and France.
B. It nearly doubled the area of the U.S.
and gave the U.S. control of the Missis-
sippi River.
C. It pushed the Spanish south of the Rio
Grande in North America.
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1680. Robert de LaSalle named Louisiana after 1683. HLQ:(Page 239) How did the Louisiana
his king, Purchase help the U.S.A. become a global
economic power?
A. St. Denis
A. It gained more land that had plenty of
B. Robert LaSalle
fresh water.
C. Bienville B. The acquired land had great economic
D. King Louis XIV cities like LA and SF.

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C. The new land was rich in natural re-
1681. The Chitimacha tribe
sources (oil, coal, iron)
A. lived in Georgia, Alabama, Missis- D. They stole all the money from the Na-
sippi, and Louisiana-permanent towns, tive Americans.
contributed to agriculture and extensive
trade routes, allies with French and half 1684. Why was the Louisiana Purchase an-
sided with British, enemies were French, other contradiction for Jefferson?
British, and Chickasaw, moved to Missis- A. He believed in strict construction of
sippi and Oklahoma, but mostly lived in the Constitution and it didn’t say anything
Louisiana, still exist about buying foreign lands
B. lived in Tennessee, raised rice, craw- B. He believed in loose construction of
fish, and cattle, moved villages, enemies the Constitution and it didn’t say anything
with Spain, U.S. (eventually become allies about buying foreign lands
with U.S.), and English settlers, moved
C. The Constitution said the president
from Tennessee to Alabama to Louisiana,
can buy land from any foerign country
are well know for basket weaving
D. none of above
C. originally lived in Mississippi, traded,
were fishermen and farmers, allied with 1685. What brought people into the Louisiana
the Spanish, enemies with the Chickasaw territory?
and French, driven out of Mississippi into
A. Mardi Gras
Louisiana, settled in Avoyelles parish.
B. The food
D. lived along the Bayou Teche, allied with
other Native American tribes, moved be- C. New opportunities and the natural re-
cause of troubles with U.S. government, sources
and still exist today D. The harsh climate and the geography

1682. Gumbo 1686. What are two results of the Louisiana

Purchase?
A. Americans moving west
B. New trade on the Mississippi River
C. War with France
D. none of above

1687. What is the capital of Louisiana?

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C. Shreveport C. It supported a sugar tariff making

their locally grown sugar more competi-
D. New Orleans
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1688. Square or rectangular fried pastries D. It supported a sugar tax making their
made from leavened dough and covered locally grown sugar more expensive than
with powdered sugar sugar imported from other nations

1691. Which of the following describes

changes in Louisiana’s population in the
late 1700s?
A. It increased due to the large numbers
of Acadians from New France.
B. It decreased due to the death, and re-
moval, of Native American Tribes.
A. Donuts
C. It increased due to the Choctaw’s al-
B. Beignets
liance to the French in the French and In-
C. Eclairs dian War.
D. Funnel Cakes D. It increased due to Spanish encour-
agement of Anglo migration and refugees
from Saint-Domingue.
Explanation:
1692. Name three rivers located in Louisiana.

Based off a French pastry, a Louisiana

breakfast found many places throughout
the state. They are best served hot right
before being eaten.

1689. The Territory of Louisiana was pur-

chased under the presidency of
A. James Monroe
B. George Washington
C. James Madison A. Mississippi RiverRed RiverSabine
D. Thomas Jefferson River
B. Red River Arkansas River Vermillion
1690. Which explains why many sugar River
planters were drawn to the Whig party?
C. Mississippi RiverJackson RiverRed
A. It offered a property tax break to River
sugar planters.
D. none of above
B. It facilitated the exportation of large
amounts of Louisiana sugar to France and 1693. Which president negotiated the
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C. John Adams A. Spain
D. Thomas Jefferson B. France

1694. Which of the following was NOT a pre- C. England

vious or current name of Louisiana Tech? D. Italy
A. Industrial Institute & College of
Louisiana 1698. How did westward expansion began?

B. Louisiana Polytechnic Institute

C. Technical University of Louisiana
D. Louisiana Industrial Institute

1695. The French Settlers came to Louisiana to

primarily
A. look for gold and silver A. Oregon Country

B. eat B. Louisiana Purchase

C. trade furs C. Mexican Cession

D. vacation D. Texas Annexed

1696. What contributions did the Spanish 1699. How many physical regions does
make to Louisiana? Louisiana have?
A. Better government organization and A. 4
more immigration into the colony B. 5
B. Establishment of larger cities on the
C. 6
colonies western side
D. 3
C. Establishment of the Protestant
Church which contributed to the culture
1700. 1st American governor of Louisiana
of the colony
A. Claiborne
D. The building of factories in the colony
for the mass production of goods B. Thibodaux
C. Pinchback
1697. Who sold the United States the
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1701. How did Napoleon Bonaparte respond A. They were looking for oil and wealth.
to the United States’ offer to buy New Or- B. They were fleeing a smallpox epi-
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demic.
A. He offered to sell the entire Louisiana C. The Spanish government offered land
Territory because France needed money. grants.
B. He declared war against the U.S. be- D. They were loyalists driven away from
cause he did not want to sell the land. the United States.
C. He decided to sell New Orleans to
1706. Which states border Louisiana?
Great Britain because they offered more
money. A. Mississippi, Texas, Alabama
D. He accepted the offer exactly as it was B. Arkansas, Texas, Alabama
made. C. Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas
1702. How does the loss of barrier islands D. Texas, Florida, Arkansas
lead to further land loss? 1707. What is the name of the cultural region
A. The loss of Barrier Islands means less located in North Louisiana?
tourism for Louisiana so Louisiana gets A. Crossroads
less money to repair lands effected by hur-
ricanes B. Plantation Country

B. Barrier islands act as buffer which re- C. Sportsman’s Paradise

duce the effects of waves and currents on D. Greater New Orleans
the marshlands
1708. Which happened as a result of the inven-
C. The loss of Barrier Islands have no ef- tion of the steam boat?
fect on Louisan’s land
A. Private investors began constructing
D. none of above canals in order to collect tolls from users
1703. What is NOT a reason people opposed B. Louisiana’s population decreased as
the Louisiana Purchase many people moved north along the Mis-
sissippi River.
A. It was unconstitutional
C. Water travel became less effective
B. It was too far north than railway travel due to overcrowded
C. It would be too hard to govern waterways
D. It was too expensive D. The state legislature stopped spending
money on the development of Louisiana’s
1704. Who was the Western Border of railway system
Louisiana disputed with?
1709. How could the Louisiana Purchase bene-
A. British
fit America?
B. Spanish
A. Better Relations with Native Ameri-
C. French cans
D. Dutch B. A stronger economy
1705. Why did Anglo-American settlers begin C. Creates a more unified nation
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1710. Why did the colonist still consider them- A. Tunica

selves French even though Ulloa was the B. Atta Kapa
Spanish governor?
C. Chitmacha
A. he was mean
B. Louisiana was still a French colony D. Muskogean
C. he partied to much 1715. The Louisiana Territory included a large
D. they didn’t respect his authority area west of the Mississippi River that in-

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cluded New Orleans.
1711. What is the capital of louisiana
A. True
A. New orleans
B. False
B. Monroe
C. Baton Rouge 1716. Northern Louisiana is very
D. Shreveport A. cloudy
1712. This region is centered around B. swampy
Louisiana’s biggest city. It includes wet-
C. hilly
lands, the lower Mississippi River, and
smaller cities. There are lots of towns, D. mountainy
bayous also in this region.
1717. What body of water does Louisiana
A. Greater New Orleans share it’s Southern border with?
B. Central Louisiana
A. Mississippi River
C. North Louisiana
B. Gulf of Mexico
D. Acadiana
C. Lake Pontchartrain
1713. What did Spain do that worsened the
D. Red River
crisis between the U.S. and France?
A. Refused to sell Louisiana to the U.S. 1718. What kind of tree does Louisiana have
B. Declared war on the United States A. cedar trees
C. Closed the New Orleans port to Amer- B. bald cypress
icans
C. pine tree
D. Took control of the Mississippi River
D. apple tree
1714. What tribe is located in southwest
Louisiana? 1719. Why did Croatian immigrants settle
near coastal areas of Louisiana?

A. Its where their ship docked.

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B. They wanted to live near Vietnamese 1724. Which of the following was a contribu-
fisherman. tion to Louisiana gumbo made by African
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C. They lived in coastal areas in Europe
and knew the lifestyle A. rice
D. They wanted a change of scenery from B. file
their mountain homes in Croatia.
C. sausage
1720. What did President Jefferson originally
D. crab
want to buy from France?
1725. Why was the Louisiana territory impor-
tant to Napoleon Bonaparte?

A. Louisiana
B. New Orleans
C. croissant
D. Haiti
1721. The governor of Louisiana is A. to prevent westward expansion
A. Gordon Dove B. location to process and distribute
B. John Bel Edwards sugar
C. Bernette Johnson C. maintain control of the ports
D. none of above D. to keep the French from expanding
their empire
1722. What is the difference between a
swamp and a marsh? 1726. What is the capital of Louisiana?
A. Trees such as bald cypress grow in a
A. Baton Rouge
swamp, but trees cannot grow in a marsh.
B. New Orleans
B. A marsh is home to many types of
wildlife, but only fish can be found in a C. Frankfort
swamp. D. Franklin
C. A swamp is usually covered in water,
but a marsh is full of dry land. 1727. Approximately how much land was in-
cluded in the Louisiana Purchase?828, 000
D. Marshes cover almost all of Louisiana,
square miles
but swamps are hard to find.
A. 1028, 000 square miles0
1723. The language of Louisiana is only Span-
ish. B. 828, 000 square miles
A. true C. 28, 000 square miles
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1728. Who was the president of the US when 1732. Which of the following is the state song
the US bought Louisiana? of Louisiana?
A. George Washington A. The Star Spangled Banner
B. John Adams B. God Bless America
C. Thomas Jefferson C. Louisiana Saturday Night
D. James Madison D. You Are My Sunshine
1729. Which events led to the Louisiana Pur- 1733. How many states were covered through

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chase? the Louisiana Purchase?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15
1734. What effect did the Louisiana Purchase
have on the United States?
A. It doubled the United States size
B. It made the Native Americans rich
A. The failure of Spain.
C. It started a war immediately
B. The impending war with Great Britain
and British naval blockade. D. none of above
C. The failure of France to put down a 1735. The Louisiana Territory belonged to
slave revolution in Haiti. France before King Louis XV gave it to
D. Both the failure of France to put down his cousin King Charles III of Spain as a
a slave revolution in Haiti, the impending gift. Why did King Louis XV of France give
war with Great Britain and British naval the Louisiana territory to his cousin King
blockade. Charles III of Spain?
A. It was King Charles III birthday.
1730. The boundary that runs from north to
south separates Louisiana and Texas at B. Spain helped France in a war against
our state’s most westerly point the Great Britain.
A. North Pole C. Spain won a bet with France.
B. 31st parallel north D. King Charles III paid for it.
C. 33rd parallel south 1736. What was a major reason France de-
D. 94th meridian west cided to sell Louisiana to the United
States?
1731. As a “business venture, “ the Louisiana
colony A. Napoleon no longer needed Louisiana
for his empirical plans.
A. was very profitable for Spain.
B. The colony of Louisiana was too hard
B. was somewhat profitable for Spain. to protect.
C. cost Spain more than it made. C. The new French government no longer
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D. The colony of Louisiana did not support D. The purchase doubled the size of the
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1737. Which of the following aspects of the E. The United States took control of the
article is NOT thoroughly discussed? Louisiana Territory

A. why many leaders in the United States 1741. Louisiana is in the Northern and West-
government opposed the Louisiana Pur- ern Hemisphere
chase A. True
B. what qualms Jefferson had with the B. False
Louisiana Purchase
C. why Napoleon decided to sell the land 1742. Louisiana is an important supplier of cot-
of the Louisiana Purchase ton for the global textile industry. Which
factor is most responsible for this?
D. what the citizens affected by the
Louisiana Purchase thought of the deal

1738. What president arranged the Louisiana

Purchase?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. Andrew Jackson
A. Louisiana’s population is not large
D. none of above enough to consume all of the cotton grown
in the state.
1739. Which of the following is TRUE regard-
ing the Louisiana colony? B. Louisiana’s coastal location makes it
easy to ship cotton around the world.
A. People who invested money in
Louisiana made huge profits because of C. Louisiana has better conditions for
the export of natural resources growing cotton than most other places.
B. Louisiana benefitted from the use of D. Louisiana does not have a very large
British common law textile industry of its own.
C. Louisiana colonists threw out French 1743. True or False:Louisiana is a national pro-
leaders in favor of the Spanish ducer of cotton, sugarcane, rice, and tim-
D. Louisiana was influenced by German ber.
and African immigration A. TRUE
1740. What (3) facts are TRUE about the B. FALSE
Louisiana Purchase?
1744. National NFA President form Louisiana
A. It happened on the third day of May in 1941-1942
1875
A. Henry Revels
B. The United States actually got smaller
after the purchase was made. B. Leslie Applegate

C. Thomas Jefferson went against the C. Jimmy Dillon

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1745. Site of the Louisiana State FFA Conven- 1750. What type of art do the Louisiana Early
tion Native Americans have on their arms and
A. Alexandria, LA legs?

B. Alexandria, NE A. Tattoo’s

C. Baton Rouge, LA B. Piercing

D. Woodworth, LA C. Cuts
D. No art at all
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1900s in Louisiana? 1751. Thomas Jefferson referred to the Con-
A. Jazz stitution when deciding to make the
Louisiana Purchase. The Constitution in-
B. Zydeco cluded specific clause detailing how land
C. Creole blend acquisition should be handled.
D. Cajun A. TRUE
B. FALSE
1747. All of Louisiana’s Early Native Ameri-
cans lived in the same type of houses. 1752. was President when the Louisiana
Purchase was made.
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. Andrew Jackson
D. Henry Clay
1753. Thirty-five million dollars
A. True
B. False

1748. Which of the following are human char-

acteristics on Louisiana maps? Choose
2. (Remember, human characteristics are
man-made).
A. Interstate 20
A. Louisiana Purchase
B. Cross lake
B. Mexican Cession
C. Highway 171
D. Gulf of Mexico 1754. The goal of Lewis and Clark was to
the Louisiana Territory.
1749. Why did the United States want to pur-
chase the Louisiana Territory?
A. Gain control of a powerful navy
B. Secure access to Pacific Ocean
C. Establish a new capital city
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C. Purchase.
D. Destroy.

1755. Which European country first explored

and settled Louisiana?
Explanation:
A. Portugal
B. Spain
C. France
D. England

1756. Which state does NOT touch the The Catahoula Leopard dog became the
Louisiana Purchase? state dog of Louisiana in 1979. French set-
A. Florida tlers began cross-breeding “wolf-dogs”
with their own dogs, creating what is now
B. Kentucky
known as a Catahoula. “Leopard” is in
C. Ohio regards to their unique coloring. They are
D. Tennessee named after Catahoula Parish.

1757. What year did Louisiana become a 1759. Which country had a major influence in
state? Louisiana?
A. 1812 A. Spain
B. 1819 B. England
C. 1803 C. France
D. none of above D. Germany

1758. The Labrador retriever is the state dog 1760. If Haiti had not won its independence
of Louisiana. from France
A. The United States would not have got-
ten the entire Louisiana territory.
B. Little Turtle and Blue Jacket would
have won their war against the United
States.
C. The slaves in the United States would
have been freed.
D. none of above

1761. What caused France to sell Louisiana?

A. Money
B. Alliances

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C. kindness D. plantation
D. food

1762. How much did the United States pay for

the Louisiana Territory? Explanation:

A. $100, 000
B. $15 million

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C. $100 million Counties in Louisiana are called parishes
because of its history as a French colony.
D. $1 million
1766. What was the one of the main sources
1763. What was the price of the Louisiana Ter- of income for French Louisiana?
ritory per acre in the Louisiana Purchase? A. Fur
A. Five dollars B. Wood
B. Less than three cents C. Boats and ships
D. Manufactured Goods
C. Ten cents
D. One dollar 1767. When did the United States of America
purchase the territory of Louisiana?
1764. Most of this substance that is drilled in A. 1803
Louisiana is refined in Baton Rouge: B. 1703
A. Natural Gas C. 1813
B. salt D. 1903
C. oil 1768. True or False:The Americans originally
wanted to buy all of the Louisiana terri-
D. none of above
tory from France.
1765. What is a territorial division that corre- A. True
sponds to a county in other states? B. False
1769. How much did the United States pay for
the Louisiana Territory?
A. $3, 750, 000
B. $7, 500, 000
C. $11, 250, 000
D. $15, 000, 000
1770. What is Louisiana’s state flower?
A. rose
A. city B. magnolia
B. town C. daisy
C. parish D. none of above

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1771. What was unique about the Louisiana C. Haiti had a major earthquake
Creoles? D. A yellow fever epidemic decimated the

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A. Spoke French island
B. Many moved to LA after the Haitian 1775. What did Louisiana’s first settlements
Revolution have in common?
C. They treaseured their Acadian her- A. They settled near hills and mountains
itage that provided protection from attack
D. Creoles promoted Opera and theatre B. They settled near waterways that pro-
in New Orleans vided necessary resources and trade net-
works
1772. How does the physical geography of
North Louisiana contribute to its culture? C. They all settled at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi River to avoid the native peoples
A. The location near the Gulf makes it
D. They settled close to the Florida terri-
great for saltwater fishing
tory to trade gold and silver with Spain
B. Family gatherings at Grand Isle are a
major part of the culture 1776. Why did the french sell the louisiana
land
C. There is really no connection
D. The many lakes and rivers allow for
hunting and fishing

1773. The Louisiana Purchase would become

how many different states in the United
States (a part of the state or the whole
state)

A. because the americans need a place to

party
B. because they thought it was better
than the british getting the land
C. because they have lots of land
A. 5
D. because they thought the land was
B. 10 curse
C. 15
1777. Louisiana has a large area of land called
D. none of above the that is an area of low-laying, un-
cultivated ground where water collects:a
1774. What happened at Saint Domingue that
bog or marsh
prompted the sale of Louisiana?
A. Tributary
A. Napoleon no longer was interested in
the sugar industry. B. Swamp
B. The Haitian Revolution ousted the C. Bayou
French army D. Brackish

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1778. What would the map mostly be used 1783. The owners of the Louisiana Territory
for? changed over the years. Who first claimed
A. identifying different physical features ownership?
in Louisiana A. The United States
B. finding the best route to travel to a B. France
place C. China
C. finding out the climate of Louisiana D. Germany

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D. showing the population of different 1784. Why did many Anglos migrate to
places Louisiana after it became a United States’
territory?
1779. The state bird of Louisiana is:
A. They were lured here by the cheap
A. The Brown Pelican
farmland.
B. The Brown Stork B. They were lured here by the French cul-
C. The Blue Gossling ture of New Orleans.
D. The Gray Ostrich C. They wanted to become Catholic like
the people of Louisiana.
1780. What major population shift occurred in
D. They were looking to be part of a
Louisiana during WWII?
monarchy again.
A. Many residents moved out of Louisiana
during WWII 1785. People:Who was the ruler of France at
the time of the Louisiana Purchase?
B. Residents moved from urban areas to
rural areas. A. King Louis XIV
B. Charles de Gaulle
C. Residents moved from rural areas to
urban areas. C. Robespierre
D. There was no population shift in the D. Napoleon Bonaparte
state during this time. 1786. Why did the addition of the Louisiana
1781. Who was the Emperor of France that Purchase to the UnitedStates cause New
sold the Louisiana territory to the US? England Federalists to consider forming
a“Northern Confederacy”?
A. Toussaint louverture
A. They thought the states carved out
B. Napoleon Bonaparte ofthe new territory would becomeFederal-
C. simon bolivar ists, reducing the Republican’spower.
D. Friedrich Von Steuben B. They thought the states carved out
ofthe new territory would becomeRepub-
1782. Which of the following parts of North lican, reducing the Federalist’spower.
America were not colonized by France? C. They thought the states carved out
A. Haiti ofthe new territory would overthrow
France
B. Maryland
D. They thought the states carved out
C. New Orleans, Louisiana ofthe new territory would elect dictators
D. Quebec and a fascist president

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1787. Who is our executive branch leader in 1791. What group bought the Louisiana Terri-
Louisiana? tory?

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A. Governor A. France
B. Lt. Governor B. Spain
C. Secretary of State C. Germany

D. Attorney General D. Great Britain

1792. Which of the following is NOT a reason

1788. Why was Thomas Jefferson initially con- that the Federalists opposed the Louisiana
cerned about acceptingthe terms of the Purchase?
Louisiana Purchase?
A. Louisiana was a slave holding state
A. He wondered whether the purchase-
wold cost too much money for the United B. President should not have so much
States. power
C. It would weaken the power of the
B. He wondered whether the French
country
would sell it to the Native Americans forr
more money. D. They didn’t want to go to war
C. He wondered whether the purchase- 1793. Which insect is the state insect of
would make him famous and how he could Louisiana?
get some land for himself.
A. butterfly
D. He wondered whether the purchase- B. firefly
was legal and whether he had theauthor-
ity to make it. C. honeybee
D. mosquito
1789. Who made France’s claim to the land
that became Louisiana? 1794. secretly gave New Orleans and the
rest of Louisiana to France.
A. in outside
B. The room
C. Lewis and Clark
D. Marquette and Joilet
A. The United States
1790. The Louisiana Territory was between B. Spain
which two geographic features? C. England
A. The Mississippi River and the Ap- D. Haiti
palachian Mountains
1795. Which animal is the symbol on the state
B. The Colorado River and the Ap-
flag of Louisiana?
palachian Mountains
A. Alligator
C. The Colorado River and the Rocky
Mountains B. Pelican

D. The Mississippi River and the Rocky C. Crocodile

Mountains D. Unicorn

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1796. Who was the leader of France during the A. $10 million
Louisiana Purchase?
B. $12 million
A. Napoleon Bonaparte
C. $15 million
B. King George III
D. $100 million
C. Ferdinand VII
D. none of above 1800. Which explorer did NOT explore the
Louisiana Territory?

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1797. What did Eli Whitney invent?
A. Meriwether Lewis
B. William Clark
C. Hernan Cortez
D. none of above

1801. When did the Louisiana Purchase Take

Place?
A. 1308
B. 3180
A. He developed a snag boat that helped
C. 1803
clear the Red River
D. 0381
B. He developed the cotton gin, which
made picking and sorting cotton easier 1802. Select two contributions Louisiana’s res-
C. He negotiated the Louisiana Purchase idents made towards America’s victory in
with Robert Livingston WWII.
D. He developed the telegraph which A. Purchasing war bonds and volunteer-
made communication faster in the South ing for military service.
1798. Which branch of government ENFORCES B. Moving to rural areas in order to in-
the laws? It is headed by the governor in crease the amount of food crops grown.
Louisiana. C. Working in factories, such as Higgins
A. Executive Branch Industries, making vehicles, ammo, and
other war materials.
B. Legislative Branch
D. Louisiana played no role in America’s
C. Judicial Branch
victory in WWII.
D. Federalism
1803. The biggest city in Louisiana is located
1799. How much money did the US pay for the in what region?
Louisiana Purchase?
A. Northern Louisiana
B. Florida Parishes
C. Central Louisiana
D. Greater New Orleans
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1804. Jefferson was responsible for which C. It doubled in size and there was more
purchase in 1803 that doubled the size of land to build in the west.
the country D. It gave the United States one more

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A. American purchase state, Louisiana.
B. Virginian Purchase 1809. Who sold Thomas Jefferson the terri-
C. Louisiana Purchase tories acquired through the Louisiana Pur-
chase?
D. British Purchase
A. France
1805. Louisiana Cultures are B. Britain
A. Native Americans C. Spain
B. Spanish D. Mexico
C. France 1810. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
D. African were which of the following?
E. Acadians A. Politicians
B. Explorers
1806. Many Africans were brought to
Louisiana as C. Buyers of the Louisiana Purchase

A. rulers D. All of the above

B. sailors 1811. Why was Jefferson hesitant to approve

the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
C. slaves
A. Concerned a President didn’t have the
D. merchants power to buy land from foreign countries
1807. How were the Acadian migration and B. The purchase would make the United
the foreign French migration similar? States too big
A. Both groups were fleeing religious per- C. The U.S. would not be able to control
secution and seeking freedom the port of New Orleans
B. Both groups were attracted to D. none of above
Louisiana because of cultural similarities 1812. The size of the United States was dou-
C. Both groups were attracted to bled with?
Louisiana because of its booming econ- A. the adoption of New Orleans
omy
B. the expedition of Lewis and Clark
D. Both groups were fleeing widespread
C. the Louisiana Purchase
disease and famine in their homelands
D. Zebulon Pike’s expedition
1808. How did the Louisiana Purchase change
the size of the territory in the United 1813. What was the most important river in
States? the Louisiana purchase?
A. Rio Grande River
A. It tripled in size and there was more
land to build in the west. B. Mississippi River
B. It did not change the size of the the C. Frio River
United States. D. Detroit River

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1814. When did the US purchase the Louisiana 1818. Why did the French Emperor sell the en-
Territory? tire Louisiana Territory to the U.S.?
A. 1903 A. He needed money to fight his war with
B. 1928 Spain.
C. 1803 B. The French colony of the Dominican Re-
public had revolted.
D. 1823
C. The U.S. said they would invade France
1815. The Louisiana State Board of Cosmetol-

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if he did not sell.
ogy consists of 8 members
D. None of the above
A. True
B. False 1819. According to information found in both
passages, which of the following choices
1816. What did the “right of deposit” allow was NOT a reason many Americans and
western farmers to do? President Jefferson wanted to complete
A. settle New Orleans the Louisiana Purchase?
B. export goods from New Orleans A. As the population grew, more land was
C. settle in Louisiana needed for settlers
D. trade with Native Americans B. Access to the port at New Orleans
would help trade and business
1817. The Tunica-Biloxi tribe
C. Access to the Mississippi River would
A. lived along the Red River, traded with help farmers be able to ship their crops
French, Spanish, and Americans, came
from Arkansas, moved to Oklahoma, and D. Americans wanted control over the
create reservation in Oklahoma Rocky Mountains
B. lived in swamps and marshes in Terre- 1820. What was the biggest achievement of
bone and Iberville parishes, lived in cab- Thomas Jefferson’s first term as Presi-
ins, trapped local animals for food, was dent?
enemies with the Tunica, moved to Ascen-
sion and Terrebone parishes, made a com- A. Victory in the Barbary Wars
munity center in Dulac, Louisiana B. Annexing Texas
C. originally lived in Mississippi, traded, C. Annexing Canada
were fishermen and farmers, allied with
the Spanish, enemies with the Chickasaw D. The Louisiana Purchase
and French, driven out of Mississippi into
1821. Which of the following describes how
Louisiana, settled in Avoyelles parish.
daily life in Louisiana has changed from a
D. lived in Georgia, Alabama, Missis- couple hundred years ago?
sippi, and Louisiana-permanent towns,
contributed to agriculture and extensive A. More people live on farms now.
trade routes, allies with French and half B. Most people make their own food.
sided with British, enemies were French,
C. People travel and communicate faster
British, and Chickasaw, moved to Missis-
than in the past.
sippi and Oklahoma, but mostly lived in
Louisiana, still exist D. More people make their own clothes.

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1822. What two resources can be found in the 1826. Which body did Governor Ulloa allow
North Louisiana region? to continue to assist in governing the
Louisiana colony?

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A. cotton
B. corn A. Council
C. berries B. Judicial Branch
D. cows C. Parliament

1823. Which of the following describes the D. Superior Court

area of the Louisiana Purchase?
1827. What year was the Louisiana Purchase
A. From the Atlantic Ocean to the Missis- completed?
sippi River
A. 1812
B. From the Mississippi River to the
Rocky Mountains B. 1819

C. From the Appalachian Mountains to C. 1803

the Rocky Mountains D. 1898
D. from the Rocky Mountains to the Pa-
1828. The Louisiana Purchase cost America
cific Ocean
$335 million in 1803.
1824. Before the Louisiana Purchase, what A. True
body of water formed the western border
of the US? B. False
A. Great Lakes 1829. The Louisiana Territory that Jefferson
B. Missouri River bought is the same size as the state of
Louisiana.
C. Ohio River
D. Mississippi River A. True
B. False
1825. Which explains why Governor Antonio
de Ulloa’s arrival in Louisiana was met 1830. What are the 2 climatic regions of
with anunenthusiastic response from the Louisiana?
colonists?
A. North & South
A. The colonists had heard stories
about Ulloa’s tyrannical rule from Cuban B. Tropical & subtropical
refugees. C. Crossroads & Greater New Orleans
B. Ulloa’s arrival party consisted of thou- D. Precipitation & sleet
sands of Spanish troops, frightening the
colonists. 1831. When did the Acadians come to
C. The French colonists had no desire to Louisiana from Canada?
change their lifestyle, economy, and tradi- A. in the 1700’s
tions for a Spanish leader.
B. in the 1720’s
D. Governor Ulloa did not bring any sup-
C. in the 1740’s
plies for the colonists with him, only sol-
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1832. Before the early 1800s, which two 1836. The Lewis and Clark expedition accom-
countries claimed the Louisiana Territory? plished President Jefferson’s goals by:
A. France and Spain A. Removing Native peoples from the
B. Russia and Mexico Southeast
C. Canada and Mexico B. Mapping the territory for future settle-
ment
D. United States and Great Britain
C. Making California a state

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1833. Which of these states is Louisiana?
D. Convincing France to sell the Louisiana
territory
A.
1837. Which country owned the Louisiana Ter-
ritory before France?
A. England
B. Russia
B.
C. France
D. None of the Above

1838. The Louisiana Purchase gave the U.S.

C. about acres of land.

D.

1834. Louisiana was officially a state in A. 200 million

A. 1812 B. 300 million
B. 2001 C. 500 million
C. 600 BC D. 800 million
D. 2011
1839. Louisiana loses coastline each year, an
1835. The Louisiana Purchase deal was made area about the size of
in
A. Dakota
A. 2003
B. 1900 B. Delaware

C. 1803 C. New Jersey

D. 1508 D. Maine

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1840. Who were Lewis and Clark? A. He laughed and said the offer was too
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B. He offered to sell the entire Louisiana
Territory for an incredible price.
C. He wasn’t taking any offers to sell
land.
D. He told him to go ask Spain for more
land.

1844. Which country has not had control over

Louisiana?
A. To get more of something. A. United States
B. To create or change something over a B. Great Britain
period of time and make it better.
C. Spain
C. Explorers and from 1804-1806 their
job was to explore the territory purchased D. France
by the USA (Louisiana Purchase) and to be-
come friends with the Native Americans. 1845. How much did the United States pay to
purchase the Louisiana Territory?
D. When people talk about something
that they disagree about so that THEY CAN
get along and reach an agreement.

1841. Why is the sediment in the Mississippi

River so important to Louisiana’s geogra-
phy?
A. It removes contamination.
B. It creates land in North Louisiana. A. $15
C. It removes land when it floods.
B. $15 thousand
D. It creates new land in South Louisiana.
C. $15 million
1842. Why was Louisiana an important Civil D. $15 billion
War battle ground?
A. New Orleans was a major manufactur- 1846. What year was the Louisiana Purchase
ing center made?
B. New Orleans was one of the largest A. 1903
ports in the United States
B. 1703
C. Major source of agricultural goods
C. 1803
D. contained storehouses of military
goods for Confederacy D. none of above

1843. What was Bonaparte’s reaction to Pres- 1847. Who was the French leader who sold
ident Jefferson’s offer? Louisiana to the US?

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B. Giants
C. Eagles
D. Jets

1851. Which natural region of Louisiana has

the lowest relief (elevation)?
A. Mississippi River floodplain

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B. Red River Valley
C. Terraces
D. Marshes
A. Richard Lee 1852. The was a huge area to the west
B. King Louie of the Mississippi River that included New
Orleans.
C. Napoleon
A. The Rocky Mountains
D. none of above
B. Louisiana Territory
1848. Who owned the Louisiana Territory be-
C. The Grand Canyon
fore it was purchased by the United
States? D. Niagara Falls
A. France 1853. How many states were ultimately
B. Spain formed, in whole or part, from the
Louisiana territory?
C. Great Britain
A. 10
D. Mexico
B. 12
1849. Why was farming unsuccessful for many
C. 13
people in some areas of the Louisiana
colony? D. 15
A. Lack of access to farming tools 1854. Who reached the mouth of the Mis-
B. Challenging environmental conditions sissippi River and claimed Louisiana for
C. Inadequate farming techniques France?

D. Lack of available land A. d’Iberville

B. Hernando de Soto
1850. Whats one football team us Louisiana
people don’t play about? C. Bienville
D. Robert De La Salle

1855. Louisiana is one of the states.

A. Largest
B. Driest
C. Wettest
A. Saints D. Poorest

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1856. Archaeologists know Native Americans 1861. What are 2 nicknames for Louisiana?
traded at Poverty Point because they have (Choose 2)
found rocks at Poverty Point which are not

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A. The Lone Star Stare
from Louisiana.
B. Sportsmans’ Paradise
A. Cultural Characteristics
C. The Bayou State
B. Economic Characteristics
D. The Big Apple
C. Geographic/Historical Characteristics
1862. The two Americans that were sent
D. none of above to purchase the Louisiana Territory from
France.
1857. How many acres made up the Louisiana
A. James Madison and Alexander Hamil-
Purchase?
ton
A. 50 Million (50, 000, 000)
B. Monroe & Livingston
B. 30 Million (30, 000, 000)
C. Jefferson & Franklin
C. 530 million (530, 000, 000)
D. Sacagawea & York
D. 20 Million (20, 000, 000)
1863. How much was the louisiana purchase?
1858. What was the goal of Rene-Robert
A. 10 million
Cavelier when he first explored Louisiana?
B. 6 million
A. LaSalle hoped to locate a trade route
from French Canada to Asia C. 13.5 million
B. To help colonist get supplies from the D. 15 million
British
1864. The land of the Louisiana Purchase was
C. It increased the amount of supplies
to the west of what major river?
shipped to France
A. Mississippi River
D. Help the Spanish create a settlement
along the Mississippi river B. big River
C. Colorado River
1859. Which industry does Louisiana benefit
from because of their nearness to the Mis- D. Ohio River
sissippi River?
1865. Which historic figure sold all of the
A. Seafood Louisiana Territory to the USA?
B. Film Industry A. King George III
C. Shipping/Trade B. Pope Alexander
D. Oil Drilling C. Napoleon Bonaparte
1860. The purchase of the Louisiana territory D. King Louis XVI
tripled the size of America.
1866. Which group came to Louisiana in the
A. True 20th century to escape the political turmoil
B. False of their island homeland?

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B. To establish control over the Missis-

sippi River and its trade routes.
C. To establish religious missions and
convert Native Americans to Christianity.
D. To expand the Spanish empire and in-
crease their wealth and power.
A. Cubans
1871. Which Territory is #4 on the map?
B. Islenos

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C. Haitians
D. Spanish

1867. Native Americans were able to survive

in Louisiana during the pre-historic era be-
cause they (Select 3 answers)
A. hunted small animals for food
B. bought supplies from Europeans
A. Oregon Territory
C. lived off of the natural resources pro-
B. The United States
vided by the land
C. Spanish Territory
D. lived near water sources so that they
could fish and transport items D. Louisiana Purchase
E. they ate dinosaurs for dinner tagsPre- E. British Territory
Historic Louisiana Native Americans 1872. Which 3 states were to be crushed by
the Anaconda Plan?
1868. Who was President when the Louisiana
Purchase was bought? A. Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas
A. Thomas Jefferson B. Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas
B. George Washington C. Indiana, Texas, Iowa
C. John Adams D. Louisiana, Florida, Georgia

D. John Lock 1873. Why did the Europeans find the

Louisiana Territory attractive?
1869. Who opposed the Louisiana Purchase in
A. Land
the USA?
B. Native American culture
A. Democrats
C. natural resources
B. Republicans
D. All of the above
C. Federalists
1874. The Louisiana Purchase led to a turning
D. Monarchists
point in history because
1870. What was the main reason for Spanish A. The Louisiana Purchase allowed the
exploration and settlement in Louisiana? United States to defeat France in a war
A. To search for gold and other valuable B. The Louisiana Purchase tripled the
resources. American population

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C. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the B. Spring of 1804

size of the United States and accelerated
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D. Summer of 1805
D. The Louisiana Purchase led to an al-
liance between France and the United 1878. Has French culture influenced the names
States of places and people in Louisiana?
1875. Which treaty gave the Louisiana Terri- A. Yes
tory and the Floridas from Spain to France
B. No
in exchange for a small kingdom in Italy
for King Charles IV’s son-in-law? 1879. What two groups make up the Louisiana
A. Fontainebleau Legislature?
B. Louisiana Purchase A. House of Representatives
C. Paris B. Governor
D. Pinckney’s C. Senate
E. San Ildefonso D. Supreme Court

1876. Select THREE correct answers to iden- 1880. Which country owned the Louisiana Ter-
tify the MOST significant ways Louisiana ritory before the United States?
contributed to the Civil War.
A. Spain
A. Contributed senior ranking generals
to the Confederate Army, including P.G.T. B. England
Beauregard. C. France
B. Was the first Southern state to secede D. Africa
from the Union.
C. Capture of the port city NOLA and Mis- 1881. In the Louisiana constitution, civil court
sissippi River were critical to Union vic- cases follow French law.
tory. A. True
D. Liberated many slaves to fight for the B. False
Confederate Army.
1882. After it was secretly transferred in
E. contributed more black soldiers fight-
1802, the Louisiana Territory belonged to
ing for the Union than any other state
A. England
1877. Lewis and Clark left for the Louisiana
Territory in the B. France
C. Spain
D. United States

1883. The United States and Louisiana each

have their own Constitution.
A. TRUE
A. Spring of 1803 B. FALSE

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1884. Which historic figure sold Louisiana to 1888. What is one state us Louisiana People
the US? go to for hurricanes?

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A. New York
B. Florida

A. Napoleon Bonaparte C. Texas

B. King George III D. Alabama

C. Thomas Jefferson 1889. Explored the Mississippi River to its

mouth in the Gulf of Mexico and named
D. King Louis 16
the area Louisiana
1885. Which even most directly resulted from A. Magellan
the passage of “Louisiana’s Ordinance of
B. Eriksson
Secession”, Jan 26, 1861?
C. Columbus
A. Louisiana joined the Union as the 18th
state D. LaSalle

B. Louisiana became a French colony 1890. What made the Louisiana Territory so
C. Louisiana joined the Confederacy vital to the United States economy?

D. Louisiana became an American terri- A. Port at New Orleans

tory B. Mississippi River
C. Florida
1886. Which Louisiana university’s colors are
blue and gold? D. Both the Port of New Orleans and the
Mississippi River
A. McNeese
E. It did not help the economy
B. Nicholls
C. Xavier 1891. reached the mouth of the Mississippi
River and claimed Louisiana for France.
D. Louisiana College
A. Robert La Salle
1887. Most states are divided into counties, B. Napoleon
but Louisiana is divided into
C. George Washington
A. countries
D. Thomas Jefferson
B. governors
1892. This Caribbean nation had a slave rebel-
C. parishes
lion which opened the opportunity for the
D. none of above Louisiana Purchase to happen,

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C. Santo Domingo or Haiti
D. Florida

1893. Which state borders Louisiana?

A. Mississippi
B. Mexico A. Louisiana
B. The South
C. New Orleans
D. none of above 1899. Famous pirate. Famous for hiding in the
swamps south of New Orleans. Helped
1894. Which ethnic group culturally con- the Americans defeat the British in the Bat-
tributed to Louisiana Blues, second lines, tle of New Orleans. Sold the goods that he
and Voodoo? stole as a pirate in Louisiana.
A. Creoles A. Jean Lafitte
B. French B. Hernando DeSoto

C. Hispanic C. Robert LaSalle

D. Iberville Bienville
D. Africans
1900. Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Jol-
1895. True or False:The Missouri River was in liet led the first journey down the
the Louisiana Territory.
A. Louisiana River
A. True
B. Mississippi River
B. False
C. Gulf of Mexico
1896. Enslaved Africans were brought from D. East Coast of America
the Senegambia region because the (a)
was very similar to Louisiana. 1901. This deal effectively doubles the size of
the United States geographically.
A. a geography
A. Louisiana Purchase
B. culture
B. Treaty of San Ildefonso
C. festivals C. Adam’s Treaty
D. resistance D. The Great Awakening
1897. The Louisiana Territory was purchase 1902. Governor Moore of Louisiana ordered
from the seizure of the federal arsenal in Baton
A. France Rouge and the seizure of Fort St. Philip
and Fort Jackson on the Louisiana
B. Spain would secede from the Union 3 days later.
C. Italy A. Sabine River
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C. gulf coast 1908. Thomas Jefferson had concerns about

D. Mississippi River the constitutionality of the Louisiana Pur-
chase because
1903. Who was chosen to lead an expedition A. Congress refused to approve the pur-
to explore the Louisiana Territory? chase
A. Lewis and Clark B. He feared it might lead to war
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C. Biggie and Tupac D. He believed it violated Native Ameri-
D. Dumb and Dumber can rights

1904. What states were NOT included in the 1909. How did Sacagawea help Lewis and
Louisiana Purchase? Clark?
A. Alabama
B. Iowa
C. Kansas
D. Montana

1905. What was the Louisiana Purchase?

A. When Louisiana purchased land from
France A. She made maps of the Louisiana Terri-
B. When the United States purchased tory.
Louisiana territory from France B. She took care of Clark’s children.
C. When Spain purchased Louisiana terri- C. She helped guide them through the un-
tory from France familiar land.
D. When the United States purchased D. She collected rocks, plants, and ani-
Louisiana territory from England mals for them.

1906. Which treaty settled the issue of the 1910. What geographical feature is the reason
boundary dispute between Louisiana and why Louisiana has high humidity?
Spanish Texas? A. The mountains
A. Adams-Onis B. The Delta
B. Ghent C. Gulf of Mexico and other water
C. Paris sources
D. Utrecht D. The nearness to the Equator

1907. Who did Jefferson send to explore the 1911. Who was the Emperor of France at the
new Louisiana Territory? time of the Louisiana Purchase
A. Morrison A. Ms. Franklin
B. Clark B. Napoleon
C. Davis C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Lewis D. none of above

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1912. What year was the Louisiana Purchase C. Investments

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A. 1803; Spain
1917. Identify (3) problems that the Louisiana
B. 1803; France
colony faced making it NOT profitable.
C. 1806; Spain
A. Under Population
D. 1806; France
B. Lack of farming knowledge
1913. What happened when Livingston and C. A surplus of food
Monroe met with Napoleon to buy the port
city of New Orleans? D. Lack of supplies
A. Napoleon offered to let them buy E. They could trade with anyone they
Florida. wanted
B. Napoleon would not sell New Orleans. 1918. The descendants of Colonial powers
C. Napoleon offered the whole area in the Louisiana territory thought them-
known as Louisiana. selves to be better than the incoming
Americans, especially those of African de-
D. Napoleon refused to meet with them.
scent.
1914. The main idea of the 4th paragraph is: A. True
A. There are several large cities in B. False
Louisiana
B. New Orleans is a major trading port 1919. Center of the state that merges the cul-
tures of North and South Louisiana.
C. Major TV shows and films are made in
Louisiana A. Crossroads region
D. none of above B. Greater New Orleans

1915. The most important factor in the popu- C. Gospel Music

lation boom of New Orleans was D. Ethnic group
A. the opening of the port and the jobs it
1920. How much coastal land does Louisiana
provided
lose each hour?
B. Americans wanting to move to New Or-
A. About a mile of land
leans to eat good food and party
B. About a football field of land
C. people wanted to move there to grow
crops on the plantations C. About the size of Louisiana
D. the French and Spanish Louisianans D. About 5 feet of land
wanted to gather and live in one place
1921. Which document identifies the powers
1916. French Louisiana was not profited, so it given to the federal government?
bounced between which means busi-
A. the US Constitution
nesses people purchased the colony and
ran it like a business. B. the Declaration of Independence
A. Natchez Revolt C. The Louisiana Constitution
B. Iberville D. the Napoleonic Code

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1922. Other states call their sections counties. A. They recorded notes of new plants and
What does Louisiana call it’s sections? animals
A. slices B. They found a water passage across
B. fractions the continent
C. parishes C. They met with Native Americans in the
territory
D. counties
D. All of the above
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that served as a legislature and passed 1928. For a school project, a student was as-
laws for the colony signed to make a poster map showing
A. Code Black the migration of Acadians during the late
1700s. Which map would be the BEST
B. Mercantilism
choice for the student’s project?
C. Superior Council
A. North America, the Caribbean region,
D. Proprietorship and the Atlantic Ocean
1924. In some of the first St. Patrick’s Day B. Europe (France), South America, and
parades in Louisiana, they threw the Atlantic Ocean
A. carrots C. Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico
B. cabbage D. the Caribbean region including Cuba
C. potatoes
1929. How did slavery contribute to the
D. radishes
growth of Louisiana?
1925. What was one benefit of the Louisiana A. Slaves grew crops, but only for the
Purchase French.
A. Doubled the size of the U.S. B. Slaves moved out of Louisiana and
B. Better relations with France went westward.
C. Kept the U.S. out of debt C. Slavery had no impact on the growth of
D. Made England our ally against the Louisiana.
French D. Slaves grew crops that Louisiana used
for trading.
1926. There were relatively few slaves in the
Louisiana territory 1930. My nickname is “Iron Hand.” I lost my
A. True hand in a naval battle and replaced it with
B. False an iron hook. I assisted La Salle in explor-
ing the lower Mississippi River valley, and
1927. How was Lewis and Clark’s expedition Bienville in the early years of settling the
of the Louisiana Territory helpful? Louisiana colony.
A. LaSalle
B. DeTonti
C. Bienville
D. Iberville

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1931. Spain started to settle in East Texas B. The Mississippi River is a border of
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A. German C. There are no borders for Louisiana.
B. Spanish D. none of above
C. British 1935. In what year was the Louisiana Pur-
D. French chase completed?
A. 1819
1932. What type of person bought the
Louisiana territory? B. 1803
A. A farmer C. 1801
B. A famous writer D. 1795
C. The president 1936. Priya, Maya, and Aiden are studying
D. A random guy that became famous af- the history of the United States. They
ter buying it are discussing the Louisiana Territory and
its boundaries. Which river served as the
1933. What best describes the Louisiana western boundary of the Louisiana Terri-
Tigers? tory?
A. The organization that founded LSU A. Ohio River
B. A military company from Louisiana that B. Mississippi River
were known for being brave and admired
C. Colorado River
soldiers for the Confederacy
D. Hudson River
C. A group of tigers that were only re-
leased when the Union soldiers attacked 1937. How does rainwater from states like
the Confederate soldiers Indiana and Nebraska end up flowing
D. A game played by the Confederate sol- through Louisiana?
diers during their long nights awaiting bat- A. Water from the Mississippi River flows
tle out into tributaries which flow to these
states.
1934. What makes Louisiana’s borders
unique? B. Water from the Pacific Ocean flows
to Nebraska from the Missouri River and
then to the Mississippi River.
C. Rainwater flows into the Mississippi
River tributaries and then into the Missis-
sippi River.
D. This does not happen. I made it up.

1938. Which states border Louisiana?

A. Arkansas
B. Texas

A. Three of Louisiana’s borders are bod- C. Mississippi

ies of water. D. None of the above

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1939. Which country did the United States pur- B. Expansion of French empire
chase the Louisiana Territory from?
C. Search for new trade routes
A. Britain
D. Desire for religious freedom
B. Mexico
C. France 1945. In what year did the United States buy
D. Spain Louisiana?
A. 1800

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1940. State tree of Louisiana
A. Blue Spruce B. 1801
B. Bald Cypress C. 1802
C. Pine tree
D. 1803
D. Live Oak

1941. Hernando de Soto was famous for: 1946. What does the word negotiation mean?

A. Discovering the Mississippi River

B. Claiming and naming Louisiana for
France
C. Being the first person to sail around
the world
D. Founding a settlement in New Orleans

1942. “The country is, as yesterday, beautiful A. This word is another way to say BUSI-
in the extreme.”-Meriwether LewisWhich NESS.
country is Lewis referring to in this ex-
cerpt from his journals? B. To have an effect on someone or some-
thing. To change someone or something.
A. Canada
B. Mexico C. In 1803 when the United States bought
Louisiana from France, doubling the size
C. Louisiana Territory
of the USA.
D. Ohio Territory
D. When people talk about something
1943. The , however, offered to sell all that they disagree about so that THEY CAN
of the Louisiana Territory to the United get along and reach an agreement.
States for just $15 million.
A. French 1947. Who was the Spanish governor who
brought Louisiana firmly under Spanish
B. Spanish
control?
C. English
A. Luis de Unzaga
D. U.S.
B. Alejandro O’Rielly
1944. What was the main reason for French
exploration and settlement in Louisiana? C. Antonio Ulloa
A. Profitable fur trade D. Baron de Carondelet

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1948. What is represented by “5” on this B. location

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D. jazz
1953. In what year was the Louisiana Pur-
chase transacted?

A. The United States (before 1803)

B. Louisiana Purchase
C. Disputed territory (between Britain,
the United States, Russia, and Spain) A. 1603
D. Land controlled by the British (what is B. 1703
Canada today)
C. 1803
1949. The Port of New Orleans is a major ad- D. 1903
vantage to the economics of Louisiana be-
cause it increases international trade. 1954. What was the importance of the
Louisiana Purchase?
A. TRUE
A. Tripled size of U.S.
B. FALSE
B. Split the U.S. in half
1950. US leaders were concerned about French C. Cut the size of U.S.
ownership of Louisiana because
D. Double size of U.S.
A. they thought that the British had the
right to own and occupy Louisiana 1955. Identify (2) ways in which Coastal Ero-
sion has a negative impact on Louisiana?
B. they had already made an agreement
to buy Louisiana from the Spanish A. It would create more trading opportu-
nities
C. they feared that the French would per-
suade Louisiana Indian tribes to attack B. It might cause the fisherman to lose
the Americans their jobs
D. it could block future US expansion C. Tourism/Vacationers would travel to
westward and interfere with trade along Louisiana even more
the Mississippi River D. Louisiana would be more danger if a
strong hurricane made landfall
1951. True or FalseThe United States pur-
chased Louisiana from Spain. 1956. Which of the following goals were
A. True achieved by Lewis and Clark’s Corp of Dis-
covery?
B. False
A. to explore and map the Louisiana terri-
1952. French culture is known for it’s in tory
Louisiana. B. to find a Northwest Passage across
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C. to establish friendly relations with the A. New York

Native Americans
B. Santo Domingo
D. to assert the sovereignty of the United
C. New Orleans
States in its new territory
D. France
1957. The fought against Great Britain’s
control of the colonies. 1961. Where was the Acadians homeland?
A. Sons of Liberty A. Nova Scotia

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B. Sons of Louisiana B. Louisiana
C. Saints C. Acadiana Region
D. none of above D. none of above
1958. What was the famous expedition of the 1962. The above pictured symbol is ?
Louisiana Purchase called?
A. The LouisianaPurchase expedition
B. The Louisiana Expedition
C. The Lewis and Clark expedition
D. The west Mississippi expedition

1959. How does saltwater intrusion lead to

land loss?
A. Saltwater gets into freshwater marsh A. Louisiana’s state bird
and kills freshwater vegetation. When the B. USA state reptile
vegetation dies the plants roots no longer
C. Louisiana’s state reptile
hold the soil in place and erosion occurs
which causes more land loss. D. Louisiana’s state flag
B. Saltwater intrusion makes the water 1963. The settlers that came from Acadia and
more acidic and rust the metal found in settled in Southwest Louisiana were bet-
land in Louisiana’s coastal regions ter known as
C. Saltwater kills the fish contribute to
A. Spanish
land gain
B. Dutch
D. none of above
C. Haitian
1960. Where was the site of a famous slave
D. Acadians
revolt in 1791 that worried Louisiana set-
tlers? 1964. From 1801-1803 who owned the
Louisiana Territory?
A. France
B. Spain
C. America
D. none of above

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1965. Members of the state board of Cosme- A. True

tology are appointed by the President of
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Explanation:
B. False
Explanation:Are appointed by the gover-
nor of Louisiana Baton Rouge is French, meaning “red
stick”.
1966. What year was the Louisiana Purchase
completed?
1970. The Spanish king and queen accepted
A. 1803 Napoleon’s deal. They felt the land in Italy
B. 1830 would be far more valuable than their ter-
ritory in America. Why did the queen think
C. 1912
the land in Italy was more valuable?
D. 1778
A. The queen really loved the Louisiana
1967. What was the Louisiana Purchase? Territory.
A. The purchase of Louisiana cuisine B. The queen thought the Louisiana Terri-
B. The purchase of Louisiana music tory was a huge swamp area.
C. The purchase of Louisiana territory C. The queen thought Italy had nice farm
from France animals.
D. The purchase of Louisiana slaves D. The queen thought Italy was much big-
1968. How did the Louisiana Purchase lead to ger than Spain.
Lewis & Clark’s expedition?
1971. The Treaty of San Ildefonso
A. President Jefferson needed experi-
enced military members to explore the A. transferred ownership of Louisiana
new land. from the Spanish to the US
B. President Jefferson wanted to know B. transferred ownership of Louisiana
what water routes led to the Pacific from the Spanish to the French
Ocean.
C. transferred ownership of Louisiana
C. President Jefferson wanted to learn
from the US to the Spanish
more about the American Indian tribes in
this territory. D. transferred ownership of Louisiana
D. all of the above from the French to the Spanish

1969. Baton Rouge is the current state capital 1972. Army base located in western Louisiana
of Louisiana.
A. Barksdale
B. Beauregard
C. Polk
D. Jackson

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1973. What are three accomplishments of E. The Louisiana purchase gave the U.S.
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville? more land in North America.
A. He joined the Spanish Navy
1978. Site of Louisiana Area Leadership Camp
B. He was commander of Fort Maurepas
C. He was Governor of Louisiana Colony A. Woodworth, LA
D. He and his brother moved the Capital B. Indianapolis, IN
of Louisiana to Mobile
C. Alexandria, LA

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1974. Which cultural region is home to D. Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana’s oldest town that was founded
300 years.
1979. The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana
A. Sportsman’s Paradise Purchase on
B. Crossroads
A. October 19, 1803
C. Cajun Country
B. October 31, 1812
D. Plantation Country
C. December 24, 1974
1975. Which body of water forms the eastern
border of the Louisiana Territory from the D. July 4, 1776
eastern part of the country that the US al-
ready owned? 1980. Charlotte, Nora, and Abigail are dis-
cussing the impact of the Louisiana Pur-
A. Oregon River
chase on the United States. What was the
B. Mississippi River impact of the Louisiana Purchase on the
C. Missouri River United States?
D. Tennessee River A. The Louisiana Purchase led to the loss
of territory for the United States.
1976. What is Louisiana’s state insect?
A. Crawfish B. The Louisiana Purchase had no impact
on the United States.
B. Honeybee
C. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the
C. Accordion
size of the United States and provided re-
D. Green Tree Frog sources for westward expansion.
1977. How did the Louisiana purchase benefit D. The Louisiana Purchase resulted in in-
the United States? (Choose 3) creased tensions with Native American
A. The Louisiana purchase helped U.S. tribes.
trade.
1981. President Jefferson decided that the
B. The Louisiana purchase grew the U.S.
government’s treaty-making powers al-
military
lowed for the purchaseof the entire
C. The Louisiana Purchase made West- Louisiana Territory.
ern Expansion possible.
A. True
D. The Louisiana Purchase tripled the size
of the U.S. B. False

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1982. French word meaning “a little some- C. Spanish

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E. German
1986. The United States purchased the
Louisiana Territory from what country?

A. donut
B. lagniappe
C. milk bag
D. Baton Rouge A. Great Britain
B. France
C. Russia
Explanation:
D. Spain
1987. The Louisiana Territory stretched from
Lagniappe, it’s a Louisiana way of life!

1983. How many square miles does the A. present-day Mobile Bay to just north
Louisiana Purchase cover? of the present-day Canada-United States
border, including a small part of what is
A. 828, 000
now the Canadian provinces of Alberta
B. 826, 000 and Saskatchewan.
C. 829, 000 B. the state of Texas to the west,
D. 827, 000 Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the
east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
1984. What are two things John Law’s plan
was meant to do for Louisiana? 1988. was the name of the important jour-
ney of exploring the Louisiana Purchase
A. Decrease population and make it un-
profitable A. Tom and Jerry Expedition

B. Maintain population and make it un- B. Powderpuff Girls first trip

profitable C. Lewis and Clark Expedition
C. Increase population and make it unim- D. Louisiana Territory Expedition
portant
1989. What did Napoleon offer to Madison
D. Increase population and make it prof- and the other diplomats negotiating the
itable deal?
1985. Louisiana’s unique culture is a blend A. Nothing
of influences. B. the Mississippi River
A. French C. Mardi Gras
B. Japanese D. the entire Louisiana Territory

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1990. Why was the Louisiana Territory impor- C. Removal of French power from North
tant to the French, Spanish, and Ameri- America
cans? D. Access to millions of acres of land and
A. This area provided a great opportunity abundant new resources
for trade along the Mississippi River.
1994. Who was president during the Louisiana
B. This area provided lots of fish to eat. Purchase?
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destination.
B. John Adams
D. This area provided immense space for
C. George Washington
people to live.
D. James Monroe
1991. Spanish and French influences were im-
portant in Louisiana, right down to the 1995. Second largest river in North america
of the buildings. that flows through Louisiana.
A. assimilate
B. incentives
C. architecture
D. dialect
A. Lake
1992. Which president purchased the
B. Mississippi River
Louisiana Territory from France?
C. Mississippi Delta
D. River Valley
1996. Which body of water borders Louisiana
at the bottom?
A. The Pacific ocean
B. The Atlantic ocean
C. The Gulf of Mexico
D. none of above
A. Abraham Lincoln 1997. Isla, Samuel, and Harper are playing a
B. Thomas Jefferson game of ‘Time Travel Detectives’. They
land in the year of the Louisiana Purchase.
C. John Adams
Can you help them figure out which year
D. George Washington they’ve landed in?
1993. Which of the following was NOT a bene- A. 1791
fit of buying the Louisiana territory for the B. 1802
US? C. 1804
A. Ownership of the Mississippi River and D. 1803
the Port of New Orleans Explanation:The Louisiana Purchase took
B. Access to the west coast and the Pa- place in 1803. It was a significant event
cific Ocean in American history.

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1998. Louisiana became a state in A. The South

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B. April 30, 1812
2003. What was the impact of the U.S.
C. October 31, 1900 Supreme Court case Dredd Scott vs. San-
D. December 25, 1812 ford in 1857?
A. It allowed slaves who were moved into
1999. What were some benefits of the
free states with owners to be emanci-
Louisiana Purchase?
pated after 3 years.
A. Doubled the size of America
B. It effectively legalized slavery stating
B. Napoleon took control of the territory that slaves were considered property.
C. Gained the Port of New Orleans C. The judges decided unanimously to
D. Antoine Crozat became proprietor abolish slavery in the Union.
E. Gained control of the Mississippi River D. It freed all slaves working on south-
ern plantations in the states of Louisiana,
2000. What edition are we currently using of Texas, and Alabama.
the Louisiana Constitution?
2004. How much did the United States pay for
A. 1967
the Louisiana Territory?
B. 1974
C. 1991
D. 1917

2001. The capital of Louisiana is

A. $100, 000
B. $1 million
C. $15 million
A. Donut
D. none of above
B. Baton Moulon Rouge
C. New Orleans 2005. Why did Napoleon Bonaparte offer to
D. Baton Rouge sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the
U.S.?
2002. Crawfish A. He needed furs for the winter.
B. He did not want to take care of the
land.
C. He needed money to pay for his war in
France.
D. He wanted to become part of the
United States.

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2006. Who controlled Louisiana at first? B. He never found gold

A. Spain C. He needed money
B. France D. The colonists were rude
C. US 2012. lived in Louisiana thousands of
D. Europe years before Europeans came. Scientists
have classified these prehistoric people
2007. The United States bought the Louisiana into several time periods according to their

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Territory from what country? hunting and settlement practices.
A. Mexico A. Paleo Indians
B. England B. Meso Indians
C. France C. American Indians
D. none of above D. Early Neo Indians

2008. What country did Spain give the 2013. What is a popular dish in Louisiana Cre-
Louisiana Territory to? ole cuisine?

A. Great Britain A. jambalaya

B. gumbo
B. France
C. etouffee
C. Russia
D. sushi
D. United States
2014. How much money did the United States
2009. Which of the following statements are spend for the Louisiana Purchase?
reasons the Louisiana Purchase was bene-
A. $10 million
ficial to the US?
B. $2 million
A. It doubled the size of the United States
C. $15 million
B. It greatly strengthened the country fi-
nancially and strategically D. $100 million
C. It provided a powerful start to west- 2015. Who was sent out to explore the
ward expansion Louisiana Territory?
D. All answers listed A. George and Thomas
B. Napoleon and Clark
2010. Who originally shared their culture
with the new settlers who migrated to C. Lewis and Clark
Louisiana? D. Clark and George
A. Acadians 2016. When did the United States of America
B. French purchase the territory of Louisiana?
C. Native Americans
D. British

2011. Why did Napoleon lose interest in

Louisiana?
A. He no longer controlled Haiti

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A. 1812 2021. Why did the leader of France agree to

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A. Needed money for the war efforts in
C. 1803
Europe against Spain.
D. 1903 B. Needed money for his war efforts in
Europe against Great Britain.
2017. Which is NOT a reason why people
wanted to move to Louisiana? C. Needed money to suppress a slave re-
volt.
A. the Mississippi River
D. Needed money for a new PlayStation 5
B. Religious Freedom
2022. How much did the U.S. pay for the
C. Natural Resources Louisiana territory?
D. All of these are reasons why people A. $1 million
wanted to move to Louisiana
B. $15 million
2018. What Ocean does Louisiana border? C. $500 million
A. The Pacific Ocean D. $1 billion
B. The Atlantic Ocean 2023. In 1903, the Louisiana Purchase nearly
C. The Arctic Ocean doubled the size of the United States.

D. The Gulf of Mexico A. True

B. False
2019. Which state would have been part of
the Louisiana Purchase? 2024. During the Antebellum period, what
were the two major cash crops in
Louisiana?
A. Cotton and Indigo
B. Cotton and sugar
C. Corn and sugar
D. Cotton and corn
A. 31 2025. The Louisiana Purchase took place in
B. 16
C. 3 A. France

D. 29 B. Italy
C. Morocco
2020. There are many of these in Louisiana
D. Washington, District of Columbia
A. Deserts and mountains
2026. How many regions is Louisiana divided
B. Oceans and beaches into?
C. swamps and marshlands A. 4
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C. 5 2031. America gave France for the

Louisiana Purchase, which averaged out to
D. 9
per acre?
2027. What is the state crustacean of
Louisiana?
A. crawfish
B. crab

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C. lobster
D. shrimp
A. $25 million; 3 cents
2028. The United States paid to France to
purchase the entire Louisiana Territory. B. $18 million; 4 cents

A. $5 Million C. $19 million; 2 cents

B. $15 Million D. $15 million; 4 cents

C. $50 Million 2032. Who was the French emperor who

D. $100 Million sold the Louisiana Territory to the United
States?
2029. What happened to Baton Rouge after
A. Napoleon Dynamite
Union capture?
B. Napoleon Bonaparte
A. Its buildings and landmarks were pre-
served C. King Louis XIV
B. Confederate fighters were allowed to D. King George III
stay in the city
2033. Music such as jazz and blues come from
C. It was destroyed by Union forces.
which group of people in Louisiana?
D. It became the new Confederate capital
of Louisiana A. Spanish
B. English
2030. The boundaries of the Louisiana Terri-
tory in 1803. C. Africans
D. Russians

2034. Which of the following geographic fea-

tures were included in the colony of
Louisiana? (Select three)
A. tributaries to the Mississippi River
B. villages and towns
C. fisheries
A. South to the Rio Grande River
D. bays
B. West of Mississippi to the Rocky Moun-
tains E. Native American tribes

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2035. Who negotiated the purchase of the 2039. What are some examples of Spanish cul-
Louisiana Territory on behalf of the U.S.? ture that can be found in Louisiana today?
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A. Paella (Jambalaya)
B. Architecture (buildings)
C. Fleur de lis symbol
D. Roman Catholic Religion
E. Food (Beignets, etc.)
A. Napoleon Bonaparte
2040. Why did France turn over Louisiana to
B. James Monroe Spain in the Treaty of Fountainbleu?
C. Thomas Jefferson A. France lost the French and Indian War
D. Alexander Hamilton to Spain
B. France wanted to establish a bound-
2036. What president arranged the Louisiana ary between Louisiana and the British
Purchase? colonies
A. Thomas Jefferson C. France was paying Spain back for
money and supplies
B. George Washington
D. Spain threatened to invade Louisiana if
C. Andrew Jackson
France didn’t turn it over
D. William Henry Harrison
2041. Do the Louisiana Native American men
2037. France acquired Louisiana in a secret and women dress the same?
treaty with Spain. A. Yes
A. True B. No
B. False 2042. Why did the United States want control
of the Louisiana Territory?
2038. Which body of water forms the eastern
A. To spy on the Spanish
border of the Louisiana Territory from the
eastern part of the country that the US al- B. For control of the Mississippi River
ready owned? C. To control Haiti
D. For gold and silver
2043. The Louisiana Purchase took place in the
year
A. 1703
B. 1803
C. 1903
A. Oregon River D. 2023
B. Mississippi River 2044. What is the state flower for Louisiana?
C. Missouri RiverMissouri River A. Rose
D. Hudson RiverTennessee River B. Magnolia

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2045. How did the Louisiana Purchase impact B. 20 years

the United States? Select two. C. 56 years
A. Native Americans fully civilized to D. none of above
American culture leaving theirs behind.
B. Westward expansion was encouraged 2050. Jefferson was worried that the French
to American citizens. might
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were opposed to the purchase and B. Use the Mississippi to capture the cap-
protested. ital
D. The US was able to gain full control of C. Start an empire in Louisiana
the Mississippi River.
D. Loose control of New Orleans
E. US trading came to a stopping point
while the purchase was going through. 2051. How much did the Louisiana Purchase
cost?
2046. What is the largest city in Louisiana?
A. 15 million dollars
A. Baton Rouge
B. 1 million dollars
B. Natchitoches
C. 100 million dollars
C. Shreveport
D. 10 thousand dollars
D. New Orleans
2052. What year was Louisiana admitted to
2047. This governor is responsible for opening
the Union?
Louisiana up to American settlement, al-
though he did limit American traffic on the A. 1860
Mississippi River: B. 1812
A. O’Reilly C. 1856
B. Miro D. 1912
C. Carondelet
2053. Who was temporary governor in
D. Unzaga Louisiana while Galvez was away fight-
2048. How did Congress feel about the ing the British between 1780 and 1784?
Louisiana Purchase?
A. They loved it it passed easily
B. They were okay with it it passed
easily
C. They were okay with it it barely
passed
D. They hated it it didn’t pass through
Congress

2049. How long was Louisiana territory under

Spanish control before 1803?
A. 40 years A. Miro

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D. O’Reilly 2060. The United States purchased Louisiana
2054. Louisiana’s state bird is the from which country?

A. bald eagle A. Africa

B. blue jay B. Spain

C. France
C. sparrow
D. Acadia
D. brown pelican
2061. Which political party supported the pur-
2055. Which tribe settled on the marshy che-
chase of the Louisiana Territory?
niers of Southwest Louisiana?
A. Federalists
A. Houma
B. Anti-Federalists
B. Navajo
C. Democratic-Republicans
C. Atakapa
D. Strict Constructionists
D. Cherokee
2062. Based on the source, which of the fol-
2056. What caused the Louisiana Purchase?
lowing best explains the impact Native
A. The French needed money for war Americans have had on Louisiana?
B. America Wanted Land
C. France feared the land would be in-
vaded
A. The people of Louisiana mostly speak
D. The land was being sold cheap a Native American language.
E. All of the Above B. Native American tribes began to speak
French.
2057. How did the Italians contribute to the
celebration of Mardi Gras in Louisiana? C. Many of Louisiana’s locations are
named after Native American tribes.
A. The Italians introduced king cake.
D. Many Europeans made the Native
B. The Italians threw coconuts.
Americans speak Spanish.
C. The Italians introduced masks.
2063. What was another reason the U.S.
D. The Italians threw almonds. wanted the lands included in the Louisiana
2058. True or False:Louisiana Festivals do NOT Purchase?
benefit our state economy. A. New Orleans had an important port for
A. True trade.
B. False B. The United States wanted to prove to
England that it was powerful.
2059. About how large was the Louisiana Ter- C. Jackson, Mississippi, was an impor-
ritory at the time of purchase? tant port for trade.
A. 828 square miles D. The United States wanted to kick all
B. 828, 000 square miles French people out of the area.

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2064. The two people Jefferson sent to ex- 2068. Which of the following was NOT one of
plore the Louisiana Territory after it was the goals of Napoleon Bonaparte?
purchased? A. He wanted to reclaim Saint-Domingue.
A. Sacagawea & John Smith B. He wanted to take back Louisiana.
B. York & Daniel Boone C. He wanted to rebuild a French empire.
C. Tom & Jerry D. He wanted to establish democracy in
D. Lewis & Clark France.

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2069. Many of the Irish immigrants decided to
2065. True or False:The Louisiana Territory live in , Louisiana.
that Thomas Jefferson purchased included
what are now the states of Washington, A. Lake Charles
Oregon, and California. B. New Orleans
A. True C. Baton Rouge
B. False D. Shreveport

2066. What does the word gain mean? 2070. Which political party opposed the
Louisiana Purchase?
A. Democrats
B. Republicans
C. Federalists
D. Whigs

2071. Governor Francis Nicholls worked well

with the other factions of the Democratic
A. To get more of something.
Party in Louisiana.
B. To create or change something over a
A. True
period of time and make it better.
B. False
C. From 1804-1806 their job was to
explore the territory purchased by the 2072. What country owned the Louisiana Ter-
USA (Louisiana Purchase) and to become ritory?
friends with the Native Americans. A. Spain
D. When people talk about something B. United States
that they disagree about so that THEY CAN
get along and reach an agreement. C. France
D. none of above
2067. What country was controlling Louisiana
when the Acadians settled there? 2073. Which is a common feature of a
Louisiana festival?
A. Spain
A. A global focus
B. England
B. A celebration of work and family
C. France
C. An education and historical perspec-
D. America tive

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D. A combination of religious rite and so- 2079. The Louisiana Purchase showed that the
cial occassion United States was a strong peaceful nego-
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2074. What is Louisiana’s state fish?
A. True
A. Crawfish
B. False
B. Alligator
2080. The Louisiana Territory was sold to
C. White Perch
A. the young US nation
D. Green Tree Frog
B. Canada
2075. The US acquired the Louisiana Purchase C. Spain
from
D. Mexico
A. France
2081. What event or person it this statement
B. Spain
describing:Control of the Mississippi River
C. Russia protected American shipping.
D. England A. Louisiana Purchase

2076. Who did President Jefferson choose to B. Haitian Revolution

lead the expedition into the Louisiana Ter- C. Toussaint louverture
ritory? D. Corps of Discovery
A. Meriwether Lewis
2082. When did Louisiana become a state?
B. William Clark
C. Toussaint Charbonneau
D. Sacagawea

2077. What changed when the control of

Louisiana changed from French to Spanish
and then back to French?
A. the language each person spoke
B. the boundaries of Louisiana
C. the traded goods A. November 12, 1583
D. where the Native Americans were lo- B. July 4, 1776
cated
C. October 16, 1989
2078. Which ethnic group is someone of mixed D. April 30, 1812
ancestry, sometimes referred to as free
people of color during Louisiana’s early
years?
A. Creoles Explanation:
B. French
C. Hispanic
D. Africans

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Louisiana became the 18th state of the 2089. What was the common name of the
United States of America on April 30, Democratic Organization that controlled
1812. city government in New Orleans during the
Bourbon Era?
2083. how many states were added from the
louisiana territory purchase A. Jim Crow
A. 11 B. The New Orleans Ring
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C. 20
D. Bourbon Democrat
D. 5
2090. The United States never bought the
2084. True or False?Historic Indians in
Louisiana Territory.
Louisiana did not use wattle and daub for
their homes like Indians elsewhere. A. True
A. True B. False
B. False
2091. How much did the the Louisiana Pur-
2085. What was Thomas Jefferson’s role in chase cost per acre?
the Louisiana Purchase?
A. 1 cent
A. He was the president
B. He bought the Louisiana Territory B. 3 cents

C. He was a member of the Corps of Dis- C. 5 cents

covery D. 3 dollars
D. He was an interpreter
2092. The official elected by the members of
2086. How much land did the U.S. obtain in the the Louisiana House of Representatives to
Louisiana purchase (in acres)? preside over its sessions.
A. 1 million acres
A. Secretary of State
B. 15 million acres
B. Speaker of the House
C. 500 million acres
D. 1 billion acres C. President of the Senate
D. Police Jury
2087. What type of climate does Louisiana
have?
2093. Which of the following is true of the
A. Humid continental Louisiana Purchase?
B. Tropical wet A. The size of the United States was cut
C. Humid subtropical in half.
D. Mediterranean B. It doubled the size of the land that was
2088. Was Louisiana A Confederate Or A already owned by the United States.
Union State C. The size of the state of Missouri was
A. Confederate doubled.
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2094. Study the Map. Which state was NOT B. It gave the U.S. more land on the Pa-
part of the Louisiana Purchase? cific Ocean

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C. It gave Louisiana control of trade on
the Mississippi River
D. It gave the U.S. control of trade over
the Great Lakes

2099. Before it was transferred in 1802, the

Louisiana Territory belonged to
A. Arizona
A. England
B. Minnesota
B. France
C. North Dakota
C. Louisiana
D. Texas
D. Spain
2095. Why was Robert LaSalle important to
Louisiana History? 2100. How much did we pay for the Louisiana
Territory?
A. He was looking for gold
A. $7.5 million
B. He discovered the Mississippi River
B. $15 million
C. He claimed land for France
C. $10 million
D. He claimed land for Spain
D. $5 million
2096. What wasthe name of the first fortified
French settlement in the Louisiana colony? 2101. Why did the Acadians come to
Louisiana?
A. Fort Maurepas
A. They were forced out of Canada by the
B. Mobile Bay British
C. English Turn B. They were seeking religious freedom
D. none of above C. They knew Spain owned Louisiana and
were mostly Catholic
2097. Sacagawea
D. All of the choices
A. army map maker who co-led the expe-
dition to explore the Lousiana Purchase 2102. The board is known as:
B. Shoshone guide who helped Lewis and A. Louisiana State Board Parish of Cos-
Clark metology
C. French leader who sold Louisiana to B. Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology
the U.S.
D. Jefferson’s expedition to explore the 2103. The Louisiana Territory was purchased
Louisiana Purchase from
A. Great Britian
2098. What is one way the Louisiana Purchase
helped the United States? B. Spain

A. It gave the U.S. more land on the At- C. Italy

lantic Ocean D. France

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2104. What were Lewis and Clark hired to do? 2108. The 3rd President of the United States
who made the Louisiana Purchase happen
A. But the Louisiana Territory
A. Napoleon
B. Explore and map the Louisiana Terri-
tory. B. Livingston
C. Find people to move back to the East. C. Clark
D. Trade in the new territory. D. Jefferson

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2105. The United States bought the Louisiana 2109. What could the Spanish offer the Anglos
Territory for after the American Revolution that would
attract them to Louisiana?
A. grants of land
B. corn
C. gold and silver
D. loyalty to the sovereign country
A. $15 million
2110. What is the capitol of Louisiana?
B. $15 billion
A. New Orleans
C. $15 trillion
B. Shreveport
D. none of the above
C. Baton Rouge
2106. What is the capital of Louisiana?
D. Mississippi

2111. Why did the American colonies rebel

against the British?
A. The British would not let the colonists
trade with Louisiana.
A. All
B. The British wanted the American
B. Baton Rouge colonists to wage war on Spain.
C. New Orleans C. The British unfairly taxed the American
D. Shreveport colonists.
D. The American colonies wanted to re-
2107. music began in southwest Louisiana turn to Britain.
and features fiddles and accordions. It is
often music that is lively, upbeat, and in- 2112. Two mineral resources that have helped
spires dancing. Louisiana’s Economy
A. Jazz A. Oil and Natural gas
B. Zydeco B. Coal and Uranium
C. Blues C. Lumber and Fish
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2113. What form of government has not been B. 6

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A. monarchy
D. 8
B. theocracy
2118. Louisiana’s main religion is:
C. democracy
D. none of above A. Judaism
B. Christianity
2114. What was the agreement that settled
Louisiana’s Eastern and Western borders C. Muslim
in 1819? D. none of above
A. Treaty of Paris
2119. Why was the Louisiana Purchase signif-
B. Transcontinental Treaty icant (so important) to U.S. history?
C. Trick or Treaty A. the journals and maps made are cool
D. The Louisiana Purchase to look at

2115. Members of the 1st Louisiana Native B. Sacagawea has the most monuments
Guard joined the Union after New Orleans made of any female in history
was captured during the Civil War. C. it is said to be the best real estate deal
A. True ever
B. False D. it doubled the size of the United States
at the time
2116. Which of these are causes of the War of
1812? (There are 2 correct answers) 2120. Which group came to Louisiana seeking
A. The Louisiana Purchase wealth for their countries?

B. British Impressment of American A. Spanish

Sailors B. African
C. The Burning of the White House C. Acadians
D. England preventing America from trad- D. French
ing
E. Creole
2117. How many standards does the
Louisiana Believes have for World Geog- 2121. Check all the reasons why did deSoto
raphy decide not to settle in Louisiana?
A. He did not find any gold or precious
metals
B. The people in Louisiana already knew
about God
C. He thought that the environment was
harsh with the hot climate, mosquitoes,
and dangerous wildlife.
D. He knew that he would not be famous
A. 5 discovering Louisiana.

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2122. Why did Jefferson want the Louisiana C. The moved westward to the lafayette
Territory? Select 2 area of Louisiana
A. Missouri River D. They were killed on site as Claiborne
B. Port of New Orleans feared they would incite slave rebellion
C. Mississippi River
2128. Florida was a part of the Louisiana Pur-
D. New York City chase.

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2123. How many acres did President Jefferson A. True
purchase from France with the Louisiana B. False-the US already had it
Purchase?
C. False-it was claimed by the British
A. 230 million
B. 50 million D. False-it was claimed by the Spanish

C. 530 thousand 2129. In 2013, Louisiana contributed almost

D. 530 million percent of the national blue catfish in-
dustry
2124. What was the eastern boundary of the
Louisiana territory? A. 50
A. Mississippi River B. 20
B. Rocky Mountains C. 30
C. Appalachian Mountains D. 70
D. Atlantic Ocean
2130. What important Louisiana city was the
2125. Which country did Napoleon acquire Union after during the Red River Cam-
Louisiana from? paign?
A. England A. New Orleans
B. United States
B. Baton Rouge
C. France
C. Alexandria
D. Spain
D. Shreveport
2126. Natchez lived near
A. the Mississippi River in Central 2131. People:Who was the U.S. president at
Louisiana the time of the Louisiana Purchase?

B. the Red River in Northern Louisiana A. George Washington

2127. What happened to the 3000 Haitian B. James Monroe

refugees that entered New Orleans? C. Thomas Jefferson
A. Claiborne bent the law to put them into D. John Adams
slavery
B. They lived happy lives and blended in 2132. Why did Napoleon want to settle the
with the culture of New Orleans Louisiana Territory?

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D. Lewis and Clark Expedition

2136. Young women who came to Louisiana

in 1728 to become wives of the set-
tlers; they brought their items in a casket
(casket-like chest).
A. “Proper Ladies”
B. Girl Scouts
C. Casket Girls
D. Basket Girls
A. To keep Spain from being able to use it 2137. People of mixed ancestry living in
B. To grow food for French colonies in the Louisiana.
Caribbean A. Creole
C. He wanted to make it the new French B. Cajun
capital
C. Islenos
D. He didn’t want to settle the Louisiana
Territory D. slave

2133. Which president was responsible for the 2138. is Louisiana’s SECOND most money-
Louisiana Purchase? maker!
A. Thomas Jefferson A. Lumber (from trees)
B. John F. Kennedy B. Salt
C. George Washington C. Sulphur
D. Abraham Lincoln D. Coal
2134. A unique feature of Louisiana are the 2139. Why are there more floods in Louisiana?
domes which are found near the Gulf
of Mexico. A. Climate Change causes more floods
A. sugar B. A lot of rain causes floods
B. salt C. A warming planet increases rainfall
C. brackish D. Louisiana is on the ocean
D. none of above 2140. (Slide 3) How much did the United
2135. An 8, 000 mile journey of exploration States pay when they bought Louisiana?
that saw a group of American explorers A. $1 Million
document many of the animals, geography
B. $30 Million
and natural resources of Western North
America. C. $15 billion
A. Mexican-American War D. $15 Million

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2141. The United States paid how much for the 2146. The United States purchased the
entire Louisiana Territory? Louisiana Purchase from the country of
A. $5 million
A. Spain
B. $10 million
B. England
C. $15 million
C. France
D. $20 million
D. The Netherlands

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2142. Which resource is more abundant in
Louisiana than oil? 2147. Who did the French pick to set up a
colony in Louisiana?
A. Gold
A. Iberville
B. Natural gas
B. Bienville
C. Diamonds
C. Of the room
D. Coal
D. Marquette
2143. Why did the people in Louisiana not
want to transition to becoming an Amer- 2148. Who was the President of the United
ican state? States during the Louisiana Purchase?
A. They hated the American Flag A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Their language would change B. George Washington

C. They did not like the President C. John Adams

D. Their customs would change D. James Madison

Explanation:The President of the United
E. They did not want to join the Confeder- States during the Louisiana Purchase was
acy Thomas Jefferson. He served as the
third President from 1801 to 1809, and
2144. Which of these IS a PROBLEM that
the Louisiana Purchase happened in 1803.
America will have to address concerning
Therefore, amongst the given options,
the Louisiana Purchase.
Thomas Jefferson is the correct choice.
A. Increased Trade
2149. The Louisiana Purchase was important
B. Increase in Economy for several reasons
C. Relations with Native Americans A. It prevented the Native Americans
D. none of above from blocking the river.
B. It gave full control of the port of New
2145. What was the size of the Louisiana Ter-
Orleans to Spain.
ritory acquired through the purchase?
C. It double the size of the Unites States.
A. 1, 035, 000 square miles
D. It gave full control of the Mississippi
B. 828, 000 square miles
River to the United States.
C. 621, 000 square miles
E. It allowed the French to use the Mis-
D. 414, 000 square miles sissippi River.

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2150. What year did the Louisiana Purchase 2155. someone that is Not one of the key peo-
take place? ple from Louisiana government system in
the beginning?

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A. 1802
B. 1803 A. Daniel Clark
B. William C. C. Claiborne
C. 1804
C. Julien de Lallande Poydras
D. 1805
D. James Monroe
2151. The first European explorers to
Louisiana were the 2156. What two crops are grown in Central
Louisiana?
A. French
A. soybeans
B. Spanish
B. cotton
C. English
C. chickens
D. Native Americans
D. corn
2152. Which of these is true about enslaved E. broccoli
Africans in Louisiana of the 1700s?
A. were given their own land to grow cot- 2157. What color is the background of the
ton and sugarcane Louisiana state flag?

B. were owned by other people and are A. blue

forced to work B. black
C. they built forts and trading post C. white
D. none of above D. red

2153. What is one cultural characteristic the 2158. Which country sold Louisiana Territory
French and Spanish had in common? to the USA
A. Both governments had the same colo-
nial slave laws.
B. Both countries had the same religion,
Catholicism
C. Both governments could not make
Louisiana profitable
D. Both governments were allies of Ger- A. Canada
many
B. Britain
2154. What did Spain do in 1802 before they C. France
gave Louisiana to France?
D. Spain
A. Started a war
2159. The form of government used in most
B. Went home of Louisiana’s parishes; has five to fifteen
C. Closed New Orleans elected members.
D. Opened a burger king A. Police Jury

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B. Governor 2164. Which of the following government

C. Jury leaders are members of the executive
branch of the Louisiana government? Se-
D. Home rule lect all that apply
2160. Which of the following numbered terri- A. governor
tories is Louisiana? B. attorney general
C. state treasurer

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D. Louisiana Supreme Court Justice
E. the sheriff of New Orleans
2165. Which cultural region gets its name
because it is located between North
Louisiana and South Louisiana? No mans
A. 1 land
B. 2 A. Crossroads
C. 3 B. Sportsman’s Paradise
D. 5 C. Cajun Country

2161. Which European country sold Louisiana D. Plantation Country

to the United States? 2166. Which Louisiana industry has been im-
A. England pacted the MOST by the Mississippi River?
B. Germany A. Lumber industry
C. Spain B. sugar industry
D. France C. shipping industry
D. salt industry
2162. What caused the Great Flood of 1927?
2167. Which state borders Louisiana on the
A. Heavy rainfall in Louisiana flooded ev-
top?
ery river in the state
A. Alabama
B. Heavy rains and melting snow as far
north as Minnesota B. Mississippi
C. Heavy rains in the Gulf of Mexico C. Texas
caused the Mississippi River to back up D. Arkansas
D. Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi 2168. What are some ways the United States
River opened up and came together expanded their territory during Thomas
Jefferson’s presidency? Select two.
2163. Which country owned the Louisiana Ter-
ritory? A. The US went to war with Spain to con-
quer western lands.
A. England
B. The Louisiana Territory was purchased
B. Spain
doubling the US in size.
C. France C. England agreed to sell the United
D. Russia States land in British-Canada.

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D. The United States pushed into Native

American lands claiming them as their
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E. Thomas Jefferson claimed all the land
from the Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean
as America.

2169. Who was the President of the United

A. Lafayette
States during the Louisiana Purchase ne-
gotiations? B. New Orleans
A. George Washington C. Baton Rouge
B. Thomas Jefferson D. Shreveport

C. John Adams 2174. How many states were added to the US

from the Louisiana Purchase
D. James Madison
A. 13 states
2170. Which of the following was NOT one of B. 50 states
the benefits of the Louisiana Purchase?
C. 25 states
A. It added Texas as the country’s newest
state. D. none of above

B. It gave control of the port of New Or- 2175. Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana
leans to the United States. Territory is known as
C. It doubled the size of the United
States.
D. It gave the country room to expand.

2171. What river flows through Louisiana and

into the Gulf of Mexico?
A. Red River
B. Pearl River A. The Constitutional Convention

C. Mississippi River B. The Corps of Discovery

C. The Louisiana Purchase
D. Sabine River
D. The Farewell Address
2172. In 1803, the United States completed
the purchase of the from France. 2176. What aspect of Louisiana’s geography
allowed for profitable production of cotton
A. Louisiana Territory and sugar?
B. country A. Excessive humidity and rain kept soil
C. New Orleans Territory moist for easy plowing of the fields for
planting
D. Texas Territory
B. Large amounts of open land and warm
2173. What is the capital of Louisiana? weather made the perfect climate for cul-
(Hint:Look at the map key.) tivating the crops

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C. Extremely hot temperatures made cot- B. Arkansas

ton and sugar crops grow quicker C. Texas
D. Bodies of water made it easy to water D. Louisiana
the crops on the plantations
2181. What was the Corps of Discovery?
2177. Which body of water can be found to the
south of Louisiana? A. The expedition lead by Lewis and
Clark to explore the southern part of the
A. Lake Pontchartrain Louisiana Purchase.

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B. Sabine River B. The expedition lead Zebulon Pike to ex-
C. Gulf of Mexico plore the southern part of the Louisiana
D. Red River Purchase.
C. The expedition lead by Lewis and Clark
2178. Why was Spain willing to take control to find the Northwest Passage.
of Louisiana even though the colony had
not been profitable for France? D. The expedition lead by Lewis and
Clark to explore the Northern part of the
A. to sell it to the British at a profit
Louisiana Purchase
B. to end the French and Indian War
2182. Which port city was the primary reason
C. to protect their Mexican silver mines
the United States purchased Louisiana?
D. to expand their west coast land hold-
A. Pittsburgh
ings
B. New Orleans
2179. New Orleans
C. New York City
D. The Angels

2183. Which two European countries did

Louisiana’s government keep parts of?
A. France
B. Norway
A. Louisiana Purchase C. Spain
B. Mexican Cession D. Germany

2180. Using the Map Identify the major water 2184. What is represented by “6” on this
way or state. Identify the letter B map?

A. The United States (before 1803)

A. Mississippi B. Louisiana Purchase

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D. Land controlled by the British (what is
Canada today)

2185. What is the purpose of the Louisiana Bill

of Rights?
A. Jefferson believed in a strict interpre-
A. Tell students how long they have to at- tation of the Constitution
tend school B. Jefferson believed in a loose interpre-
tation of the Constitution
B. Determine which things are crimes
C. Purchasing the territory would exceed
C. Protect people from descrimination the powers stated in the Constitution

D. To send a bill to each family in D. Not purchasing the territory would

Louisiana harm the United States fragile relation-
ship with France

2186. was an enormous stretch of land 2188. What set rules for the treatment of en-
that extended south to New Orleans, west slaved people in French Louisiana?
to the Rocky Mountains, and north for an A. The Code Noir
undefined distance in the early 1800s.
B. The Magna Carta
A. The Indiana Territory C. The Emancipation Proclamation
B. The Louisiana Territory D. The Declaration of Independence

C. Oregon Country 2189. Which explorers was the second

Louisiana governor. His time as governor
D. Mississippi wasn’t too successful lack of supplies!
A. Soto
2187. “French plans for a huge colonial em- B. The room
pire just west of the United States seri-
ously threatened the future development C. Iberville
of the United States Napoleon, how- D. Bienville
ever, lost interest after the French were
expelled from Haiti by a slave revolt. 2190. Which two rivers run through the state
Knowing that another war with Great of Louisiana?
Britain was impending, he resolved to fill A. Mississippi and Tiger
his treasury and put Louisiana beyond the B. De Nile and Tiger
reach of Britain by selling it to the United
States. His offer presented Jefferson with C. Mississippi and Red
a dilemma:The Constitution conferred no D. Red and Yellow
explicit power to purchase territory.”Why
did purchasing the Louisiana Territory cre- 2191. Select the 2 natural borders of the
ate a dilemma for President Jefferson? Louisiana Purchase
[Multi-select answer] A. Missouri River

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B. Appalachian Mountains 2196. The Louisiana Purchase the size of

C. Rocky Mountains the land owned by the United States in
1803.
D. Mississippi River
A. quadrupled
E. Gulf of Mexico
B. tripled
2192. 2 kinds of windstorms that threaten C. doubled
Louisiana each year: D. did not grow

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A. Hurricanes and landslides
2197. Why did the French and Spanish have in-
B. Tornadoes & earthquakes fluence in Louisiana?
C. Tornadoes and hurricanes A. French food
D. Hurricanes & drought B. Spanish Clothing
2193. One of the major cultures in Louisiana is C. French music
A. Chinese D. both used to own land in Louisiana.

B. French/Spanish 2198. The first settlement Iberville estab-

lished in Louisiana was:
C. Australian
A. Mobile
D. Islander
B. Fort Maurepas
2194. Why did Thomas Jefferson want to pur- C. New Orleans
chase the Louisiana Territory?
D. Lake Charles
A. It was a cheap deal to make.
2199. Who did France sell Louisiana to?
B. It could expand the territory of the U.S.
and has a trading port. A. U.S
C. It could expand the territory of the U.S. B. Spain
D. It helped the U.S. with the Native C. Russia
American issues. D. China

2195. Who were the two men sent to explore 2200. When did the United States of America
the Louisiana Purchase? purchase the territory of Louisiana?

A.

B.

C. A. 1703
B. 1903
C. 1803
D. none of above D. 1813

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2201. What are the requirements for running 2206. Which group came to Louisiana seeking
for governor in the state of Louisiana? wealth for their countries?

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A. 35 years old A. Spanish
B. 25 years old
B. African
C. Natural Born Citizen
C. Acadians
D. US citizen
D. French
E. Louisiana citizen for 5 years
E. Creole
2202. The Louisiana territory was sold by the
French in order to
2207. In what year did the Louisiana Purchase
take place?
A. 1801
B. 1812
C. 1803
D. 1899
A. Help the USA grow
E. 2018
B. Get fast money for an army and a war
C. Get rid of natural resources 2208. The Louisiana Purchase the size of
D. none of above America.

2203. Muskogeans lived in A. Doubled

A. Northeastern Louisiana and were B. Tripled

farmers C. Quadrupled
B. Southeastern Louisiana and were
D. none of above
farmers
2204. The most famous expedition sent out 2209. Which of the following was a goal of
by Thomas Jefferson to explore Louisiana Lewis and Clark?
was
A. Help defeat the French in Haiti.
A. Marco Polo and Galileo
B. Explore and map the Louisiana Terri-
B. Lewis and Clark tory
C. Iberville and Bienville
C. Help France to buy Louisiana Territory.
D. Marquette and Joliet
D. Move Native Americans from
2205. How did the Louisiana Purchase effect Louisiana Territory.
the geography of the United States?
A. it tripled the size of the U.S. 2210. The marsh region lies along Louisiana’s
border with the Gulf of Mexico
B. it had no effect
C. it doubled the size of the U.S. A. False
D. none of the above B. True

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2211. Which of the following was the U.S. Am- 2216. Why did Jefferson want to make the
bassador to France who was given the au- Louisiana Territory part of the United
thority to negotiate the deal to purchase States?
Louisiana?
A. James K. Polk
B. Robert Livingston
C. Andrew Jackson

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D. Thomas Jefferson

2212. How much did the United States buy the

Louisiana Territory for?
A. $5 million
B. $10 million
C. $15 million A. The U.S. needed more space for farm-
ing
D. $20 million
B. The population of the U.S. was growing
2213. What was the western boundary of the rapidly
Louisiana territory?
C. Jefferson needed the port at New Or-
A. Rocky Mountains leans to export American goods
B. Mississippi River D. All of the above
C. Appalachian Mountains 2217. How many acres were added to the
D. Pacific Ocean United States by the Louisiana Purchase?
2214. This man was the first successful sugar A. 150, 000, 000
producer in Louisiana. In 1795, he was B. 400, 000, 000
able to manufacture a good quality sugar. C. 500, 000, 000
A. George Washington D. 530, 000, 000
B. Stephen of Bore
2218. Which color on the map of the United
C. Charles III States marked the Louisiana Purchase?
D. Charles Aubry

2215. How did the Louisiana Purchase change

America’s geography??
A. America had more access to important
waterways like the Mississippi and the
Missouri Rivers.
B. America finally touched the Pacific
Ocean. A. white
C. America doubled in size. B. green
D. The North American Plate broke into C. yellow
millions of small pieces. D. none of above

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2219. La Salle is known for his famous voy- A. founding the city of New Orleans
age in which he sailed the River and B. sailing around the world by himself
claimed the land for France.

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C. discovering gold, silver, and other
riches in Louisiana
D. starting a successful farm near the
Mississippi River

2224. How did Louisiana’s political boundaries

change since its founding the French in
1682?
A. Originally, LA was all the land between
the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky
Mountains were Louisiana
B. The Mississippi River became our east-
ern border when the Spanish took over
and is still part of our eastern border to-
A. Guadalupe day.

B. Mississippi C. Today one part of our western border

is the Sabine River.
C. Louisiana
D. The Gulf Coast is now our Southern
D. really long border unlike Louisiana’s colonial days.
2220. How much did the United States pay for
2225. Why was the acquistion of Florida and
the Louisiana Territory?
Louisiana significant to EUROPE?
A. $100, 000
A. The US was getting stronger so it
B. $1 million would start competing with Europe.
C. $15 million B. The US doubled in size
D. $100 million C. It cost the US 5 million
2221. Louisiana has a port on the Gulf of Mex- D. It didn’t because the monroe doctrine
ico told europe to mind its business.
A. Argument FOR 2226. How much money did Thomas Jefferson
B. Argument AGAINST buy the Louisiana Territory for?

2222. Who was allowed to vote in Louisiana?

A. all whites
B. only white men
C. whites and free people of color
D. native americans and whites

2223. What is Jean Baptiste La Moyne, Sieur

de Bienville famous for? A. 15$ Million

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B. 12$ Million 2231. What year did the Louisiana Purchase

take place?
C. $999, 999, 999 Billion
A. 1801
D. 10$ Million
B. 1802
2227. Reporting back on Louisiana’s geogra- C. 1803
phy, resources, and animals was a goal
Lewis and Clark accomplished. D. 1804

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A. True 2232. In what year did the United States make
the Louisiana Purchase?
B. False
A. 1812
2228. How did the Early Louisiana Native B. 1803
American’s get their food?
C. 1865
A. They purchased it from the store
D. 1776
B. They borrowed it from a neighbor
2233. How much did the United States buy the
C. They hunted, fished, and gathered
Louisiana Territory for? How much money
D. They waited for help from another did it cost the United States to purchase
tribe the Louisiana Territory?
A. $ 100, 000
2229. What was the first capital of Louisiana?
B. $10 million dollars
A. Baton Rouge
C. $15 million dollars
B. Alexandria
D. $ 25 Million dollars
C. New Orleans
2234. Which State was part of the Louisiana
D. Fort Maurepas
Purchase?
2230. The leader of France who sold Louisiana
to the United States

A. Florida
B. Kansas
C. Maine
D. none of above
A. Napoleon
2235. What was the second capital of
B. Thomas Jefferson Louisiana?
C. Robert Livingston A. Baton Rouge
D. Stephen of Bore B. Alexandria

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C. New Orleans 2240. Most of the inhabitants of Louisiana in

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A. The French
2236. What country was Louisiana purchased
B. The Native Americans
from?
C. The Germans
A. Spain
D. The Anglos
B. USA
C. England 2241. How did the Louisiana Purchase effect
the geography of the United States?
D. France
A. it tripled the size of the U.S.
2237. 2 brothers who founded significant B. it doubled the size of the U.S.
parts of Louisiana
2242. How did the Treaty of Fontainebleau
A. Iberville and Bienville
impact the territorial boundaries of
B. Joliet and Marquette Louisiana?
C. LaSalle and Tonti A. The Treaty of Fontainebleau trans-
D. De Soto and St. Louis. Denis ferred the ownership of Louisiana terri-
tory from France to Spain.
2238. What was the Territory of Orleans? B. The Treaty of Fontainebleau divided
A. A territory created from the Gadsden the Louisiana territory between France
Purchase that later became the state of and Spain.
Arizona. C. The Treaty of Fontainebleau expanded
B. A territory created from the Mexican the territorial boundaries of Louisiana.
Cession that later became the state of Cal- D. The Treaty of Fontainebleau had no
ifornia. impact on the territorial boundaries of
C. A territory created from the Louisiana Louisiana.
Purchase that later became the state of
2243. The Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana.
A. Gave the U.S. the land where Canada
D. A territory created from the Oregon
currently is
Treaty that later became the state of Ore-
gon. B. Did not add much land to the existing
U.S.
2239. Why didn’t the British attempt to stop
C. Doubled the size of the U.S.
the transfer of the Louisiana colony to
Spain? D. none of above
A. It was completed in secret and they 2244. Who sold the Louisiana territory to the
were unaware. US?
B. They did not want to deal with the fi-
nancial burden.
C. They were not interested in expanding
to the southwest.
D. They were unaware of Louisiana’s rich
natural resources.

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A. Spain C. between the Appalachian Mountains

B. France and the Mississippi River

C. Britian D. between the Atlantic Ocean and Ap-

palachian Mountains
D. Portugal
2248. What language is spoken by most peo-
2245. Louisiana also believes in for what ple in Louisiana?
they have.
A. English

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A. never working
B. French/Spanish
B. working hard
C. Native American
C. being ungrateful
D. Chinese
D. stealing from others
2249. What event caused Napoleon to aban-
2246. Why did Napoleon decide to sell the don his plan for Louisiana?
Louisiana Territory to the United States?
A. 80% of the 30, 000 soldiers who were
Select all that apply.
sent to Saint-Domingue to end the slave
A. He needed money for his impending revolt died of disease.
war with Spain. B. He lost the Battle of Waterloo in June
B. He lost St. Domingue in the Slave Re- of 1815.
volt, so he no longer needed Louisiana to C. He got captured by Bill and Ted and had
provide goods for St. Domingue anymore. to Go to San Demas, California
C. Louisiana was too expensive to protect D. none of above
because it was such a small amount of
land. 2250. The leader of France at the time of the
D. He needed money for his impending Louisiana Purchase was
war with Britain. A. Meriwether
E. He wanted to pit Spain and the United B. Jefferson
States against each other in a war over C. Saint Lawrence
boundary lines.
D. Napoleon
2247. The Louisiana Territory is the land lo- E. Barbary
cated
2251. Which fish is the state fish of Louisiana?
A. catfish
B. bass
C. white perch
D. trout

A. between the Mississippi River and the 2252. In what year was the Louisiana Pur-
Rocky Mountains chase made?

B. between the Rocky Mountains and the A. 1802

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2253. Did Spain or France find Louisiana first? D. 4
A. France 2258. This region of New Orleans is where
B. Spain “we” live and the Mississippi River is it’s
most famous physical feature.
2254. Texas

A. Louisiana Purchase
B. Mexican Cession
A. Greater New Orleans
2255. How much did it cost the US to buy
B. Florida Parishes
Louisiana?
C. Central Louisiana
A. $0.99
B. 1 million D. Acadiana

C. 15 million 2259. Who was the President during the

D. $2 Louisiana Purchase?
A. Thomas Jefferson
2256. Which of the following city is the capital
of Louisiana? B. John Adams
A. New Orleans C. George Washington
B. Monroe D. none of above
C. Mississippi
2260. The United States doubled its size as a
D. Baton Rouge result of the Louisiana Purchase.
2257. Which number on the map represents A. False
the Louisiana Purchase? B. True

2261. What were Louisiana parishes origi-

nally?
A. states
B. counties
C. cities
A. 1 D. Catholic church parishes

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2262. What natural force has had the great- 2266. What was the impact of the Louisiana
est impact on changing the physical land in Purchase?
Louisiana?
A. Doubled the size of the United States
A. the Mississippi River
B. New land and area with rich soil to
B. the Red River
farm
C. the Cajun Navy
C. Mississippi River was a faster route
D. Hurricane Rita for trade and travel

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2263. the states of Texas, Arkansas, D. All of the above
Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Al-
abama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, 2267. Who was the President of the United
North Carolina and Virginia. Jefferson States at the time of the Louisiana Pur-
Davis was their President chase?
A. George Washington
B. John Adams
C. James Madison
D. Thomas Jefferson

A. The United States of America 2268. Leader of France who sold the Louisiana
Territory to the US
B. The Confederate States of America
C. The 13 Colonies A. Toussaint louverture

D. Canada B. Napoleon Bonaparte

2264. Who invited the Acadians to settle with C. Louisiana Territory

them? D. New Orleans
A. French Florida
E. Sacagawea
B. French Louisiana
C. Spanish Louisiana 2269. Which expedition explored the South-
D. France west region of the Louisiana Territory?
A. Jefferson Expedition
2265. The state of Louisiana is unique because
the state is divided into smaller areas of B. Lewis and Clark Expedition
land called These areas are named af-
ter the Catholic churches found in the area. C. Pike Expedition

A. countries D. Red River Expedition

B. counties
2270. Identify this former Louisiana governor
C. parishes who served 4 terms:1972-1980, 1984-
D. boroughs 1988 and 1992-1996.

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2273. New Orleans has very little diversity

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A. True
B. False

2274. Why was the Louisiana Purchase consid-

ered the greatest real estate deal in his-
tory?
A. It doubled the size of the United States
for less than 3 cents an acre.
A. Buddy Roemer B. It decreased the size of the United
B. claim tree States.

C. Edwin Edwards C. It was so expensive.

D. Bobby Jindal D. Not Here

2275. Why did Jefferson dislike the idea of

2271. How much did the United States spend
purchasing Louisiana from France?
on the Louisiana Territory?
A. France would sell it, want it back and
go to war
B. He thought French people would fight
with Americans
C. He thought it would imply France
would have the right to be there
A. $15, 000 D. none of above
B. $150, 000 2276. How much did Louisiana cost the United
C. $15, 000, 000, 000 States?

D. $15, 000, 000 A. $15, 000.00

B. $15, 000, 000.00
2272. What two things did Don Alejandro
O’Reilly do when he secured Louisiana for C. $8, 000, 000.00
Spain? D. $800, 000
A. He established a committee to dis- 2277. Who sold the Louisiana territory to the
cuss future problems and turned over the US?
colony to the French.
B. He established a Spanish government
(The Cabildo) and punished the leaders of
the rebellion.
C. He invited all the French leaders to a
party and secured the banks in the colony.
D. He arrested Captain Aubry and took
over the French government. A. Spain

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B. France C. anoles
C. Britian D. chameleon
D. Portugal

2278. Which treaty ended the French and In- Explanation:

dian War, giving Britain the lands east
of the Mississippi River (except New Or-
leans)?

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The alligator was named as the state rep-
A. Fontainebleau tile of Louisiana in 1983 because they
B. Louisiana Purchase were headed for extinction, but were up-
C. Paris graded to threatened status.
D. Pinckney’s 2282. The first state capital of Louisiana was
E. San Ildefonso

2279. Which country occupied or claimed own-

ership of Florida and Mexico at the time of
the Louisiana Purchase?
A. Great Britain
B. Spain
C. Canada
D. the United States A. Baton Rouge.
2280. The economic system that Louisiana B. Lafayette.
used when it was owned by France. It C. New Orleans.
only allowed Louisiana to trade with their
D. Natchitoches.
mother country (France).
A. Market System
B. Mercantilism
Explanation:
C. Proprietorship
D. Command System

2281. are the state reptile of Louisiana. New Orleans was founded in 1718 as the
first capital of French Louisiana before
becoming a part of the United States. It
was replaced in 1849 by Baton Rouge.
2283. The Louisiana Purchase the size of
the United States.
A. doubled
B. tripled
A. crocodiles C. cut in half
B. alligators D. big

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2284. Who was the French leader who sold B. 1, 000

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A. King George III D. 50, 000
B. James Monroe
2289. claimed Louisiana for France which
C. Napoleon Bonaparte allowed France to control a vast territory
D. Robert Livingston in the New World.

2285. Who was the third President of the A. St. Denis

United States? This president purchased B. Robert LaSalle
Louisiana. C. Bienville
A. James Monroe D. King Louis XIV
B. Thomas Jefferson
2290. Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the
C. James Madison United States
D. George Washington A. Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of
France
2286. The oldest city in Louisiana is
B. Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of
Canada
C. Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of
Spain
D. Meriwether Lewis, emperor of France
2291. What is the state tree of Louisiana?
A. bald cypress
B. pine
C. oak
A. Natchitoches
D. magnolia
B. Colfax
C. New Orleans 2292. The Louisiana Colony was purchased as
an
D. Shreveport
A. gift from the French King
2287. Who was president of the United Stated
B. trade agreement
when the Louisiana Purchase was com-
pleted? C. investment
A. James Monroe D. military conquest
B. Thomas Jefferson 2293. What British action angered the Amer-
C. George Washington icans the most and ultimately resulted in
the War of 1812?
D. James Madison
A. The British seized the American
2288. How many Louisiana creoles came to sailors.
New Orleans by 1810? B. The British provided support of Native
A. 100, 000 Americans resistance/uprisings.

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C. The British disagreed with the B. false

Louisiana Purchase.
2299. Which choice best describes why does
D. They forced American sailors to serve
Louisiana have such a wide variety to cul-
in their navy.
tures?
2294. What major Louisiana city was one of A. People came to Louisiana from Asia
the first places captured in Louisiana dur- and shared their way of life.
ing the Civil War?
B. People came to Louisiana from Eurpoe

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A. Shreveport
and shared their way of life.
B. Baton Rouge
C. People came from Europe to Louisiana
C. New Orleans and taught Native Americans how to cook.
D. Alexandria D. People came to Louisiana from all over
2295. What president arranged the Louisiana the world and shared their ways of life.
Purchase?
2300. The 2nd largest city in Louisiana is
A. Thomas Jefferson
A. Baton Rouge
B. George Washington
B. Shreveport
C. Andrew Jackson
C. New Orleans
D. Barack Hussein Obama
E. Donald John Trump Sr. D. Lafayette

2296. How did O’Reilly’s arrival in Louisiana 2301. Louisiana’s state flower is the Magno-
differ from Ulloa’s? lia, which of the below pictured flowers is
the magnolia?
A. The colonists welcomed him warmly.
B. The colonists rioted and demanded he
leave.
A.
C. He spent time in the Mississippi River
Delta.
D. Spain provided a great show of military
support.
B.
2297. How much was Louisiana purchased
for?
A. 5 million
B. 1 billion
C. 530, 000 million C.
D. 15 million

2298. The Constitution of Louisiana makes

sure that some people have rights and
freedoms. D.
A. true

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2302. How did Robert de La Salle impact 2306. What event or person it this statement
Louisiana history? describing:Led the revolution that resulted
in Haiti becoming an independent republic.

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A. He ordered the attack on the Natchez
after the Natchez Uprising against the A. Louisiana Purchase
French B. Haitian Revolution
B. He claimed all the lands touched by the C. Toussaint louverture
Mississippi River for France
D. Corps of Discovery
C. He established the city of New Orleans
as a trading center 2307. Who sold the Louisiana territory to the
US?
D. He established Fort Rosalie on Native
American land which led to the Natchez A. Spain
Uprising B. France
E. He became the first colonial governor C. Britian
of Louisiana D. Portugal
2303. In what year the United States purchase 2308. What impact will coastal erosion have
the Louisiana Territory? on peoples homes in Louisiana?
A. 1803 A. There will be very little impact since al-
most no one lives by the coast in Louisiana
B. 1776
B. Without the coastal marshes of
C. 1701
Louisiana over 2 million people would
D. none of above have to relocate from their homes at a
cost of billions of dollars
2304. Why did De Soto lead a group of Euro-
C. he state of Louisiana will have to evac-
peans through Louisiana, along the Missis-
uate
sippi River?
D. none of above
A. De Soto’s group settled Louisiana’s
first city and named it Baton Rouge 2309. Who donated the Lady of the Mist to
B. De Soto’s group took away many of Louisiana Tech?
Louisiana’s natural resources A. Student Government Association
C. De Soto’s group wanted to find gold (SGA)
and silver B. Panhellenic System
D. De Soto’s group claimed the land that C. Alumni of the University
is now Louisiana for the Spanish D. Interfraternal Council (IFC)
2305. The first European nation to start 2310. When did the Louisiana Purchase occur?
colonies in the Louisiana Territory was A. 1803
A. France B. 1804
B. Europe C. 1805
C. Louisiana D. 1806
D. Spain E. 1807

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2311. Which two countries played an impor- A. They needed money to fund a war with
tant role in shaping the cultural identity of Britain.
Louisiana at the time of the Louisiana Pur- B. They needed money to fund a war with
chase? Germany.
A. Spain and Mexico C. They owed money in taxes.
B. France and Portugal D. They were tired of mowing all that
C. Spain and France grass.

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D. France and the United States 2314. How do Louisiana’s natural resources
affect jobs in Louisiana?
2312. Why did Napoleon Bonaparte want to
eventually sell the Louisiana colony? Se- A. Most jobs are localized in very limited
lect all that apply and specific areas.
B. Our diverse resources help provide
varied job opportunities throughout the
state.
C. The flooding of the Mississippi River
significantly limits the amount of farming
that is possible along it’s path.
D. Louisiana’s limited natural resources
make our economy very dependent on out-
side imports.

2315. A new group of colonists, the Islenos,

came to Louisiana from the
A. the Louisiana colony was too expen-
sive for Napoleon Bonaparte to maintain A. Madagascar Islands
during his conquests B. coast of Europe
B. Napoleon Bonaparte did not want the C. Americas
colony to fall into the hands of the British,
so he could handpick the next owner D. Canary Islands

C. Napoleon Bonaparte was tired of deal- 2316. What happened to La Salle on his 2nd
ing with all of the diverse population of journey to Louisiana?
Louisiana
A. He set up a colony with New Orleans
D. France lost over 23, 000 soldiers and as the capital.
20 trained and experienced military gener-
B. His crew celebrated the success of the
als to yellow fever and Bonaparte needed
claim by naming the first city, La Salle City.
money to replace them
C. The journey was difficult but La Salle
E. Napoleon did not want the Mississippi
was able to reach the Mississippi River
RIver because too many foreign countries
and reunite with Henri de Tonti.
desired the waterway
D. His crew no longer trusted him after
2313. Why was France so willing to sell the he sailed past the mouth of the Mississippi
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2317. What group was expelled or kicked out 2322. What is the largest swamp in Louisiana
of Nova Scotia and eventually were al- and all of the United States?
lowed to settle in Louisiana by the Span-

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A. Atchafalaya Swamp
ish?
A. Acadians B. Cajun Swamp

B. Germans C. Okefenokee Swamp

C. Austrians D. Okavango Swamp
D. The Dutch
2323. Why did Napoleon lose interest in
2318. What is Louisiana’s holiday Louisiana?
A. Mardi Gras A. He never found gold
B. Christmas B. He no longer controled Haiti
C. Halloween C. The colonist were rude
D. Ice cream D. He needed money
2319. Who are the two Senators of Louisiana?
2324. Jefferson believed that French control
A. Mike Johnson and Donald Trump of the Louisiana Territory would improve
B. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy American trade on the Mississippi river.
C. Bill Cassidy and Mark James A. True
D. none of above B. False
2320. Why did the United States want to pur-
chase the Louisiana Territory? (choose 2) 2325. Which SECTION of the article highlights
the idea that the land in the Louisiana Pur-
A. To have control over the Mississippi chase was of high strategic value?
River
A. “Jefferson Worked to Help Farmers”
B. To trade land with Spain
B. “French Leader Threatened to Block
C. To have control over Lake Ponchar-
Access to Port”
train
D. To have more land for their citizens to C. “Land Purchased for $15 million”
plant crops and live D. “Some Were Not Happy About Deal”
2321. Why was the Louisiana Purchase a huge
2326. What was the root cause of the French
gain for America?
and Indian War?
A. This doubled the size of the America
A. Both France and Britain claimed all of
and provided room for people to expand
Canada.
west
B. This allowed for more farming and B. Both France and Spain claimed
hunting Louisiana
C. This allowed for America to become C. Both France and Britain claimed
the biggest country Florida.
D. This allowed for more fishing and ship- D. Both France and Britain claimed the
ping Ohio River Valley

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2327. Which President bought the Louisiana 2332. Why was the Louisiana Purchase contro-
Territory from the French Empire? versial?
A. George Washington A. Thomas Jefferson said he opposed big
government
B. Millard Fillmore
B. The Constitution didn’t say the Presi-
C. Thomas Jefferson dent could buy foreign land
D. Abraham Lincoln C. Buying this land was an example of the

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president using a lot of power (big govern-
2328. The expedition that Jefferson sent out ment)
to map the Louisiana Purchase became
D. All of the above
know as what?
A. The Roger and Farwinkle exploratory 2333. What is the state flower of Louisiana?

B. the Lewis and Clark expedition

C. the Oregon Trail
D. the Wilderness Road

2329. What was the Louisiana Purchase?

A. A land deal Between Asia and Ireland
B. A purchase of an object at a market in A. Daisy
Louisiana B. Lily
C. A land deal Between the United States C. Rose
and France
D. Magnolia
D. None of the above
E. All of the Above
Explanation:
2330. What major religion was brought to
Louisiana by German settlers?
A. Catholicism The magnolia has been the state flower
B. Judaism since 1900 and was adopted because of
how many are found in Louisiana.
C. Buddhism
2334. Who was the Ambassador to France; ne-
D. Protestantism gotiated the Louisiana Purchase.
2331. How many states were formed within A. Napoleon Bonaparte
the Louisiana Territory? B. Thomas Jefferson
A. 12 C. Robert Livingston
B. 8 D. Elvis Presley
C. 15 2335. Explorers of Louisiana Purchase
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B. La Salle and de Soto 2341. After Louisiana became a state, who

was elected the 1st governor?
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A. John Many
D. Lewis and Clark
B. Julien Poydras
2336. What was Spain’s goal for the Louisiana
C. William C.C. Claiborne
colony?
D. Henry Miller Shreve
A. sell it to the highest bidder
B. maintain it with little cost 2342. Which letter represents the Louisiana
Territory that Jefferson purchased?
C. convert it to a military outpost
D. trade it to the Native’s for gold

2337. What effect did the Louisiana Purchase

have on the United States?
A. It immediately started a war
B. It doubled the country’s size
C. It made the Native Americans rich A. A
D. The country went bankrupt B. B
C. C
2338. Napolean offered to sell all of Louisiana
to the United States for how much D. D
A. 5 million E. E
B. 10 million 2343. Many Africans were brought to
C. 15 million Louisiana as
D. 20 million A. Native Americans
B. Slaves
2339. What reason did Germans flee to
Louisiana? C. sailors

A. failed revolution in 1848 D. merchants

B. Catholic Faith 2344. The United States bought the Louisiana

C. born in another country Purchase from which country?
A. Mexico
D. out of drinks
B. Canada
2340. In what year did Louisiana reach state-
C. France
hood?
D. Haiti
A. 1812
B. 1815 2345. What are the names of the two am-
bassadors that negotiated the Louisiana
C. 1795
Purchase between France and the United
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B. Napoleon Bonaparte purchased the

property from the United States.
C. It was secretly given to France from
Spain in 1801.
D. France never owned the Louisiana Ter-
A. Joliet and Marquette ritory.

B. Lewis and Clark 2349. What happened at Port Hudson, La., in

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1863?
C. Tom and Jerry
A. The Civil War ended.
D. Monroe and Livingston
B. A new capitol of Louisiana was found.
2346. How many square miles did the C. The Civil War begin.
Louisiana Purchase add to the U.S’s land D. Confederate and Union soldiers fought
size? in battle.
2350. How did the Louisiana Purchase impact
the United States of America?

A. it nearly doubled the size of the land

that the country possessed
B. it made the United States more suscep-
tible for invasion from France
A. 705 Million.
C. it made the United States and Spain
B. 513 Million. have a better international relationship
C. 882 Million. D. it made the people of America feel up-
D. 828 Million. set about having foreign citizens in their
country
2347. The Territory of Louisiana represents
2351. How do we know the Poverty Point In-
dians traded with other tribes?
A. 1/2 of the USA today A. They wrote letters to their other Native
B. 1/3 of the USA today American friends.
C. 1/4 of the USA today B. They gave other Native Americans
hand woven baskets and beads.
D. 1/5 of the USA today
C. Artifacts were found at Poverty Point
2348. How did France acquire the Louisiana that were made from materials not found
Territory? in Louisiana.
A. France gained the territory in the D. They have the largest mounds found in
French and Indian War. North America.

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2352. What important event took place in 2355. What was the primary mission of the
1803? Lewis and Clark expedition?

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A. To establish trade routes with Native
American nations
B. To study the climate and wildlife of the
new lands
C. To find a route to the Pacific Ocean
D. To conquer the Native American tribes
in the Louisiana Purchase

2356. How much land did the US gain after

buying Louisiana?
A. Nearly none
A. The United States purchased the
B. Quadruple the size
Louisiana Territory from France
C. Triple the size
B. The United States and Mexico signed
the Treaty of Guadalupe D. Double the size
C. Congress passed the Northwest Ordi- 2357. These cash crops were a major source of
nance growth for the Louisiana economy during
D. Texas requested annexation by the the Antebellum period (choose the TWO
United States correct answers)
A. Wheat
2353. What is Louisiana’s state amphibian?
B. Sugar
A. Crawfish
C. Cotton
B. Honeybee
D. Indigo
C. Accordion
D. Green Tree Frog 2358. How was the early Louisiana territory
divided?
2354. Which country did the Louisiana terri-
A. Upper and Lower Louisiana
tory belong to directly before it was trans-
ferred to the US? B. Into the Louisiana Territory and the Or-
leans District.
C. Into the New Orleans Territory and the
Louisiana District.
D. none of above

2359. Which of the following is NOT one of

Louisiana’s Mineral resources?
A. Spain A. Salt
B. England B. Sulphur
C. France C. Natural Gas
D. Portugal D. Lumber

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2360. Which was the first European nation to 2365. Spain closed the port of New Orleans
start colonies in the Louisiana territory? to American farmers before the agreement
A. Spain for France to buy the Louisiana Territory
was signed.
B. Great Britain
A. True
C. France
D. Italy B. False

2361. The Louisiana Territory was sold in or- 2366. What religion did the French bring to

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der to: Louisiana?
A. get fast money for an army and war A. Catholicism
B. help the USA grow
B. Christianity
C. get rid of natural resources
C. Baptist
D. none of above
D. Islam
2362. What is the major difference between
Poverty Point Natives and the Louisiana 2367. The Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secret
Early Native Americans Treaty that accomplished the following
A. Louisiana Early Natives ate deer and A. Spain gained control of the Louisiana
Poverty Point Natives didn’t Territory after the French and Indian war.
B. Louisiana Early Natives lived in houses
B. Spain ceded control of Louisiana to
and the Poverty Point Natives didn’t
France due to the massive expense of
C. Louisiana Early Native Americans keeping the colony.
farmed and Poverty Point Natives didn’t
C. France sold Louisiana to the United
D. Louisiana Early Natives hunted and the States because of the Haitian Revolution.
Poverty Point Natives didn’t
D. No answers are correct
2363. In addition to the age and residency
requirements, the Attorney General must 2368. Louisiana’s highest point is at 535
also have feet.
A. been active in the Louisiana National A. Mole Mountain
Guard
B. Driskill Mountain
B. a teacher of Louisiana history
C. a licensed lawyer in the state of C. the Grand Canyon
Louisiana D. Quail River
D. a medical doctor
2369. In (a) the first (b) families arrived in
2364. How much money did the US spend on Louisiana from Nova Scotia.
the Louisiana Purchase?
A. a 1764
A. $1, 500, 000
B. $150, 000 B. b Acadian

C. 15, 000, 000, 000 C. European

D. $15, 000, 000 D. 1712

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2370. When the United States purchased A. Napoleon offered the whole area
Louisiana, what direction did their land ex- known as Louisiana.
pand into?

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B. Napoleon would not sell New Orleans.
A. South C. Napoleon offered to let them buy
B. North Florida.
C. East D. Napoleon refused to meet with them.
D. West 2376. Who helped Meriwether Lewis lead the
exploration of the Louisiana Territory?
2371. Who did Jefferson send to explore the
Louisiana territory? A. John Adams

A. Livingston and Monroe B. Aaron Burr

C. William Clark
B. Lewis and Clark
D. Zebulon Pike
C. Washington and Adams
D. none of above 2377. Which of the following is NOT a physical
region of Louisiana?
2372. How much would Louisiana be in todays A. Mississippi Flood Plain
money?
B. Red River Valley
A. 15 million
C. Terraces
B. 20 million
D. Mountains
C. 300 million
E. Marsh Region
D. 300 billion
2378. U.S. gained total control of this river
2373. What event or person it this statement with the Louisiana Purchase
describing:Have complete access to the A. Hudson River
Port of New Orleans.
B. Mississippi River
A. Louisiana Purchase
C. East River
B. Haitian Revolution
D. Ohio River
C. Toussaint louverture
2379. Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana
D. Corps of Discovery
territory from France. One reason was be-
2374. Why did French people come to cause he wanted to a find a passage
Louisiana? to the Pacific Ocean.

A. Political Unrest A. Northeast

B. Southwest
B. The French revolution
C. Northwest
C. Just Because
D. Southeast
D. Politics in Louisiana are better
2380. Air base in north Louisiana
2375. What happened when Livingston and
Monroe met with Napoleon to buy the port A. Barksdale
city of New Orleans? B. Beauregard

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C. Polk 2386. During a history class, Henry asked Aria

D. Jackson and Scarlett, “Who was the leader of
France when the Louisiana Territory was
2381. is located in Northern Louisiana and is sold?”
known for its rich history in fishing, hunt- A. Napoleon Bonaparte
ing, and it’s beautiful bayous where much
B. Abraham Lincoln
of these sports take place
C. Thomas Jefferson
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D. George Washington
B. Crossroads
2387. True or FalseThere was a war going on
C. Sportsman’s Paridise
at the time Louisiana was being bought.
D. Cajun Country
A. True
E. Greater New Orleans B. False
2382. Why did the US want to purchase the 2388. Emma, Priya, and William are play-
Louisiana Territory? ing a trivia game about the history
A. to control the Mississippi River of Louisiana. They stumbled upon a
tricky question:‘What were the major cash
B. to search for gold
crops introduced by the French settlers in
C. to hunt for food Louisiana?’
D. none of above A. Wheat and barley
B. Rice and sugar cane
2383. What hurricane changed a large part of
Louisiana forever? C. Corn and soybeans
A. George D. Potatoes and tomatoes
B. Kathy 2389. explain another effect of the Louisiana
C. Katrina purchase?
A. fakeness
D. Emily
B. your mom
2384. Spanish Governor that got kicked out of C. the u.s gains control of the mississippi
Louisiana during the Insurrection of 1768. river & new orleans
A. Galvez D. 1803
B. Miro
2390. Archaeologists use (a) to tell the story
C. O’Reilly of (b) because there was no (c) history.
D. Ulloa Artifacts are usually (d) from the ruins of
abandoned areas like (e) .
2385. What happened to Louisiana in 1812? A. a artifacts
A. We became a Louisiana territory. B. b prehistoric peoples
B. We became a US state. C. c written
C. We expanded our boarders to the Ap- D. d dug
palachian and Rocky Mountains. E. e Poverty Point tagsPoverty PointPre-
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2391. Which large body of water forms the D. it transferred ownership of Louisiana
southern boundary of the Louisiana Pur- from the Spanish to the French
chase?

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2396. France transferred Louisiana to Spain by
A. Atlantic Ocean the secret Treaty of
B. Pacific Ocean A. Paris of 1763
C. Gulf of Mexico
B. Paris of 1783
D. Great Lakes
C. Fountainbleu
2392. Who was the President of the United D. Versailles
States at the time of the Louisiana Pur-
chase? 2397. True or False French, Germany and
Canada are groups of people that came to
A. Andrew Jackson
Louisiana?
B. John Adams
A. True
C. George Washington
B. False
D. Thomas Jefferson
2398. Louisiana residents like to and
2393. Which two individuals did Jefferson
choose to explore the Louisiana Territory?
A. John Marshall
B. Davy Crockett
C. Meriwether Lewis
D. William Clark
E. Thomas Jefferson
A. laid back
2394. What is an archaeological site in
present-day Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, B. be stressed out
from the Archaic period? C. have a good time
A. Watson Brake D. never work for what they get
B. Code Black
2399. From what country did the American
C. Poverty Point government acquire the Louisiana Terri-
D. Nova Scotia tory?
A. Great Britain
2395. Pinckney’s Treaty was created while the
Spanish controlled Louisiana. Which of the B. Spain
following is UNTRUE about this treaty? C. Mexico
A. it was signed between the U.S. and the D. France
Spanish
B. it allowed the U.S. to use the Missis- 2400. After it was secretly transferred in
sippi and the Port of New Orleans 1802, the Louisiana Territory belonged to

C. it allowed the U.S. to store goods in

warehouses in NOLA until they were ready A. England.
to be shipped B. France.

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C. Spain. 2405. Which three countries took part in the

D. The United States. Louisiana Purchase?
A. France
2401. LaSalle explored the Mississippi River
B. United States
for France. What was he able to discover
in his explorations? C. England
A. What natural resourced Louisiana has D. Spain
to offer? E. China

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B. What kinds of food the Spanish eat ev-
2406. With the purchase of the Louisiana Ter-
ery day?
ritory, the United States could expand in
C. What is the tallest mountain in what direction?
Louisiana? A. to the north
D. Where did DeSoto settle in Louisiana? B. to the south
2402. How did the size of the United States C. to the west
change with the purchase of the Louisiana D. to the east
Territory?
2407. The leader of the United States during
the time of the Louisiana Purchase was

A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Michelle Obama
C. Napoleon Bonaparte
A. stayed the same D. Emmanuel Bonabe
B. doubled
2408. The United States had expected France
C. tripled to sell the entire Louisiana territory to it
D. decreased all along.
A. True.
2403. Since France recently acquired Louisiana
from Spain, Spain may object to the pro- B. False.
posed sale. 2409. How many of all U.S. ports are in
A. Argument FOR Louisiana?
B. Argument AGAINST A. 5
B. 89
2404. What was the original offer made to
Napoleon by the United States? C. 34
A. $10 million for New Orleans D. 8
B. $2 million for New Orleans and West 2410. What country originally owned the
Florida Louisiana Territory?
C. $10 million for the Louisiana Territory A. Spain
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2411. What is Louisiana’s state dog? B. unique and rich resources
A. Catahoula Leopard C. Mardi Gras celebration
B. Black Bear D. gumbo
C. Brown Pelican 2417. Which of the following is a geographic
D. Magnolia advantage of the United States purchasing
the Louisiana Territory?
2412. Louisiana’s state reptile is the
A. Owning the Louisiana Territory would
A. rattlesnake allow the United States to attack British
B. lizard holdings in Canada.
C. alligator B. Owning the Louisiana Territory would
D. none of above fulfill the United States’ Manifest Destiny.
C. The Mississippi River is a major trade
2413. What were some of the major changes
route.
brought by Spanish rule in Louisiana?
D. The Port of New Orleans trades over
A. Some of the major changes brought by
$1 million in goods each year.
Spanish rule in Louisiana include the intro-
duction of the Spanish legal system, the 2418. After the Louisiana Purchase, the United
establishment of Catholicism as the offi- States controlled of the port of New Or-
cial religion, and the expansion of trade leans. Why was this important?
and commerce.
A. Controlling the port of New Orleans
B. Under Spanish rule, Louisiana became meant the United States could settle
a Protestant state. Louisiana.
C. The Spanish rule in Louisiana had no B. Controlling the port of New Orleans al-
significant impact on the legal system. lowed the country to use the Mississippi
D. Trade and commerce declined during River as a border.
Spanish rule in Louisiana. C. Controlling the port of New Orleans
2414. What are some cultural traditions of was necessary for American trade to be
Louisiana Creoles? successful along the Mississippi River.
A. Fishing, hunting, and farming D. Controlling the port of New Orleans
gave the United States a safe route to the
B. Painting, sculpture, and theater Pacific Ocean.
C. Yoga, meditation, and mindfulness
2419. How did Lewis and Clark contribute to
D. Music, dance, cuisine, and language
the development of Louisiana?
2415. What is Louisiana’s state instrument? A. They researched the land purchased
A. Crawfish from France
B. Honeybee B. They named the Louisiana Territory
C. Accordion C. They caused the War of 1812
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2420. Why might a Federalist object to the B. Marie Laveau

purchase of the Louisiana Territory? C. Sally Owens
A. The purchase opened up lands for agri- D. Mary Sanderson
culture.
B. The purchase wasn’t explicitly permit- 2423. Who was the Emperor of France that we
ted by the Constitution. bought the Louisiana Territory from?
C. The purchase greatly increased the A. King George

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power of a centralized federal govern- B. Napoleon Bonaparte
ment.
C. Napoleon Dynamite
D. The purchase posed a threat to French
D. Thomas Jefferson
and American relations.
E. James Monroe
2421. The first permanent settlement in
Louisiana was 2424. How much money did the U.S. pay
France for the Louisiana Territory?
A. $15 million
B. $20 million
C. $25 million
D. $125 million

2425. Identify (2) reasons why France estab-

A. Natchitoches lished a colony in Louisiana?
B. Baton Rouge A. They heard rumors of outstanding
C. New Orleans seafood
D. Lake Charles B. It allowed a trading route for France
C. As an investment (To attain riches and
power)
Explanation:
D. They wanted to be near the beautiful
Louisiana swamps
Established by the French in 1714, the set- 2426. How have historians gained knowl-
tlement in Natchitoches was a French out- edge about Native American cultures in
post on the Red River. It was named after Louisiana?
a local Native American village.
A. Native American cultures in Louisiana
2422. Louisiana’s Voodoo Queen was were very diverse
B. Europeans provided information in
their writings when they arrived in
Louisiana
C. Native American and European cul-
tures eventually blended together
D. Native Americans left very little infor-
A. Marie Largo mation about their cultures

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2427. President Thomas Jefferson bought the A. Great Plains and Rupert’s Land.
Louisiana Territory from what French Em- B. Mississippi River and New Orleans.
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C. Missouri River and St. Louis.
A. Napoleon Bonaparte
D. none of above
B. Andre the Giant
2432. How did Sacagawea help Lewis and
C. Charles de Gaulle
Clark?
D. Hello Cradle

2428. Which war prompted the change of own-

ership of the Louisiana colony?
A. Spanish American War
B. French and Indian War
C. American Revolution
D. French Revolution A. She made maps of the Louisiana Terri-
2429. Which of these foods is native to tory.
Louisiana? B. She took care of Clark’s children.
A. Cod C. She helped guide them through the un-
familiar land.
B. Alligator
D. none of above
C. Trout
D. Shark 2433. Which mammal is the state mammal of
Louisiana?
2430. What is the name given to the belief
A. armadillo
that the United States had the right and
duty to expand across the North American B. white-tailed deer
continent? C. alligator
D. black bear
2434. On April 30, 1812 Louisiana became the
U.S. state.
A. 8th
B. 28th
C. 18th
A. Manifest destiny D. 48th
B. Monroe Doctrine 2435. When was the Louisiana Purchase
C. Great Awakening signed?
D. Louisiana Purchase A. April 30
B. November 13
2431. Which parts of the Louisiana territory
were the United States most interested in C. October 22
controlling? D. December 3

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2436. It was arranged by the French king for B. Protestants

this group to settle in Spanish Louisiana: C. Voodoo
A. Islenos. D. none of above
B. New Iberians.
2441. How many people live along Louisiana’s
C. Acadians
coastline?
D. Native Americans.
A. 24

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2437. When did the Louisiana Purchase occur? B. eighteen million
A. 1807 C. 3.3 million
B. 1805 D. 200, 000
C. 1803
2442. In what year did the United States make
D. 1801 the Louisiana Purchase?
2438. Coffee is the state drink of Louisiana. A. 1776
B. 1803
C. 1819
D. 1853

2443. The United States obtained the

“Louisiana Purchase” for $15 million in
1803. It contained more than 2, 600,
000 square kilometers as well as the port
A. True of New Orleans. The nation had gained a
B. False sweep of rich plains, mountains, forests,
and river systems that within 80 years
would become its heartland-and a bread-
basket for the world.What would the
Explanation:
Louisiana Purchase cost the U.S. today?
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Milk has been the state drink of Louisiana

since 1983 as a tribute to the state’s dairy
industry.

2439. Louisiana is knows as the Pot be-

cause of our mixed cultures.
A. Crawfish
B. Gumbo
A. 10 Billion
2440. During the early settlements of
Louisiana, which version of Christianity B. 1.5 Billion
did people from New Orlenas practice? C. 1.2 Trillion
A. Catholicism D. 50 Trillion

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2444. Julien Poydras is very important to C. Spain

Louisiana because D. Russia

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A. He invited other countries to Louisiana
2450. How much did the United States pay for
B. He claim it for Louisiana the Louisiana Territory?
C. President of the Committee who A. 1 dollar
drafted the Louisiana constitution
B. 15 million dollars
D. Explored the land for gold
C. 5 dollars
2445. These large farms harvested many D. none of above
cash crops and were the foundation of
Louisiana agricultural economy. 2451. He became the Spanish governor of
Louisiana in 1791 and served during the
A. Coastal Marsh
French Revolution. During his term, Amer-
B. Farm icans gained the right of deposit and the
C. Plantation first newspaper in the colony was started.
D. Riverland A. Carondelet
B. Galvez
2446. Atakapa lived in
C. Miro
A. Northwest Louisiana and were hunters
and gatherers D. Unzaga
B. Southwest Louisiana and were hunters 2452. Louisiana held a Secession convention in
and gatherers The delegates voted 113 to 17 to se-
cede from the Union. Louisiana became an
2447. What is SOME ( 2 ) of Louisiana’s main independent state.
ways for revenue
A. New Orleans
A. Rice
B. Baton Rouge
B. Oil
C. Shreveport
C. Cheese
D. Richmond
D. Bread
2453. What two things have stayed the same
2448. What president obtained the Louisiana about Louisiana over the years?
Purchase?
A. Mississippi river still flows through
A. Thomas Jefferson Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico still bor-
B. George Washington ders south of Louisiana
C. Andrew Jackson B. The animals and the trees
D. Alexander Hamilton C. The houses and the water
D. The stores and the food
2449. Napoleon made a deal with Spain that
he would give them land in if they gave 2454. The largest most prosperous community
him the Louisiana Territory. of free blacks in North America were the
A. Italy A. Anglo Americans
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C. Free People of Color in New Orleans B. Spanish and English

D. Native Americans C. French and English

2455. What is represented by “4” on this D. German and English

map? 2459. What was the secret treaty that trans-
ferred Louisiana from France to Spain?
A. Treaty of Paris

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B. Treaty of Fountainbluea
C. Adam-Onis Treaty
D. Lake Pontchatrain Treaty

A. The United States (before 1803) 2460. How many states were ultimately
carved out of the Louisiana Purchase (ei-
B. Louisiana Purchase ther in whole or in part)?
C. Disputed territory (between Britain, A. 13
the United States, Russia, and Spain)
B. 5
D. Land controlled by the British (what is
Canada today) C. 8
D. 10
2456. How much did the United States pay for
the Louisiana Territory? 2461. What (2) major Louisiana cities are lo-
A. $5 million cated near the Red River?

B. $1 million
C. $15 million
D. $100 million

2457. How did Napoleon Bonaparte respond

to the United States’ offer to buy New Or-
leans?
A. He offered to sell the entire Louisiana
Territory because France needed money A. Shreveport

B. He declared war against the U.S. be- B. Monroe

cause he did not want to sell the land. C. Alexandria
C. He decided to sell New Orleans to D. Lake Charles
Great Britain because they offered more E. Baton Rouge
money.
D. He accepted the offer exactly as it was 2462. Who was the first Spanish governor of
made. Louisiana?
A. Alejandro O’Reilly
2458. While Louisiana was a US territory,
there were several conflicts between peo- B. Antonio de Ulloa
ple that spoke what 2 languages? C. Francisco Bouligny
A. French and Spanish D. Luis de Unzaga and Amezaga

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2463. How much did the United States pay 2467. Three ways that people of Louisiana are
France for the Louisiana Territory in 1803? trying to protect wildlife are Zoos, Parks
and

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A. $15 million
B. $13 million A. Wildlife Refuges
B. Hunting
C. $16 million
C. conservation
D. $14 million
D. erosion
2464. How did the Louisiana Purchase affect
the United States? 2468. Descendants of the Acadians that were
kicked out of Canada. They settled in the
A. It led to war.
region of Louisiana we now call Acadiana.
B. It doubled the nation’s size.
A. settlements
C. It limited trade opportunities.
B. Creoles
D. It led to the discovery of a water route
C. Islenos
across the country.
D. Cajuns
2465. Imagine Benjamin, Arjun, and Evelyn are
playing a trivia game. Benjamin pulls out a 2469. When talking about Louisiana unique
card and reads, ‘How much did the United culture, specifically religion what was the
States pay for the Louisiana territory?’ two main religions of this time.
A. 15 million dollars A. catholic and baptist
B. 2, 500 dollars B. baptist and protestant
C. 10 million dollars C. catholic and protestant
D. No payment was made D. protestant and episcopal
Explanation:The United States paid 15 mil-
2470. Why did democracy have to be learned
lion dollars for the Louisiana territory,
in the new state of Louisiana in 1812?
making it the correct choice.
A. No one wanted democracy.
2466. Identify the two forts in Louisiana
B. The colony had no history of demo-
that Governor Galvez captured from the
cratic governance.
British.
C. The Spanish population had no voice in
the government.
D. The English and the French were argu-
ing over the government

2471. Led the expedition through the newly

acquired Louisiana Territory
A. Manchac/Pensacola A. Zebulon Pike
B. Maurepas/Pensacola B. Sacagawea
C. Manchac/Baton Rouge C. James Fenimore Cooper
D. Baton Rouge/Mobile D. Meriwether Lewis

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2472. What did German u-boats do to help

the Axis Powers and hurt Louisiana mer-
chants?
A. German u-boats attacked the
Japanese and bombed Pearl harbor
B. German u-boats were used to invade
the Gulf of Mexico at the Louisiana Maneu-
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C. German u-boats were used to invade
A. Spain
the Mississippi River
D. German u-boats sank U.S. merchant B. France
ships in the Gulf of Mexico that contained C. England
agricultural products and supplies
D. Italy
2473. Louisiana may contain valuable natural
resources. 2477. Which president secured the Louisiana
A. Argument FOR Purchase?

B. Argument AGAINST A. George Washington

2474. Which happened as a result of the inven- B. John Adams

tion of the steam boat? C. Thomas Jefferson
A. Private investors began constructing D. James Madison
canals in order to collect tolls from users.
B. Louisiana’s population decreased as 2478. Which president bought the Louisiana
many people moved north along the Mis- Purchase?
sissippi River.
C. Water travel became less effective
than railway travel due to overcrowded A.
waterways.
D. The state legislature stopped spending
money on the development of Louisiana’s
railway system.

2475. Why did Napoleon sell Louisiana to Jef- B.

ferson?
A. He needed money to raise armies
B. He didn’t want to travel to the US to
maintain the land
C. Spain didn’t want to buy it C.

D. none of above

2476. Who sold the United States the

Louisiana Territory in 1803? D. none of above

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2479. The United States purchased the

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A. Great Britain
B. France
C. Russia
D. Spain A. $5 million
B. $7.5 million
2480. The Natchez tribe C. $12 million
A. originally lived in Mississippi, traded, D. $15 million
were fishermen and farmers, allied with
the Spanish, enemies with the Chickasaw 2483. Which of the following was NOT a re-
and French, driven out of Mississippi into sult of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Louisiana, settled in Avoyelles parish. A. information about plant and animal life
B. lived on Grand Village-Eastern Bluffs in the West
of the Mississippi, warriors who lived in B. a reluctance to explore more of the
large protective villages, allied with the Louisiana Territory
Creek and Cherokee, enemies with French C. increased knowledge about Native
and Choctaw, merges with Creek and American culture
Cherokee
D. a map showing a new route to the Pa-
C. lived in Tennessee, raised rice, craw- cific Ocean
fish, and cattle, moved villages, enemies
with Spain, U.S. (eventually become allies 2484. Thomas Jefferson was worried that he
with U.S.), and English settlers, moved would be overstepping his power as pres-
from Tennessee to Alabama to Louisiana, ident when he bought the Louisiana Terri-
are well know for basket weaving tory.
A. True
D. lived in Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, and Louisiana-permanent towns, B. False
contributed to agriculture and extensive
2485. Which territorial acquisition doubled the
trade routes, allies with French and half
size of the United States in 1803?
sided with British, enemies were French,
British, and Chickasaw, moved to Missis- A. Alamo victory
sippi and Oklahoma, but mostly lived in B. Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana, still exist
C. Mexican Cession
2481. France sold the Louisiana Territory due D. Texas Annexation
to war debt.
2486. Toussaint L’Ouverture’s revolution in
A. True Saint Dominique was a direct role in the
United States acquisition of the Louisiana
B. False Territory.

2482. How much did the U.S. pay France for A. True
the Louisiana Territory? B. False

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2487. Is the ‘rich soil of Louisiana’ considered

a mineral resource or a biological resource
A. Biological because it involves abiotic
things
B. Mineral because it involves living
things
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things
B. Mexican Cession
D. Biological because it involves biotic
things 2492. Which major culture in Louisiana is re-
sponsible for passing down jazz?
2488. Why was the Louisiana territory not im-
A. English/American
mediately given statehood?
B. French/Spanish
A. Claiborne only spoke English and he
wanted to give the citizens time to learn C. Native American
his language D. Chinese
B. Wilkinson was trying to plan his own
2493. The USA paid this much for the Louisiana
empire
Purchase.
C. Burr thought all Americans should pay A. $12 million
taxes and Louisiana citizens refused
B. $250 million
D. Jefferson thought its citizens needed
time to learn about America and its form C. $15 million
of government D. $32 million

2489. Which group were the first Europeans 2494. Who did Thomas Jefferson send to ex-
to explore Louisiana? plore the Louisiana territory?
A. British A. Meriwether Lewis
B. French B. Sacagawea

C. Spanish C. Aaron Burr

D. William Clark
D. Dutch
2495. What year did the Louisiana Purchase
2490. What was the name of the second
take place?
Louisiana settlement and where was it lo-
cated? A. 1803
A. Fort Louis near Mobile Bay B. 1876

B. Fort Maurepas near English Turn C. 1780

C. Rapides near Alexandria D. none of above

D. none of above 2496. What event or person it this statement

describing:Doubled the size of the United
2491. Lewis and Clark States.

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A. Louisiana Purchase 2499. What is the capital of Louisiana?

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C. Toussaint louverture B. Baton Rouge
D. Corps of Discovery C. New Orleans
D. Lafayette
2497. What are some examples of French cul-
ture that can be found in Louisiana today? 2500. Talk of war in the oil-rich Middle East
Select 3. causes the price of to rise in Louisiana.
A. French language A. oil
B. Architecture (buildings) B. Gasoline
C. Fleur de lis symbol C. Rubber
D. Roman Catholic Religion D. none of above
E. Food (Beignets, etc.) 2501. Name of the People who explored the
Louisiana Purchase?
2498. The is the state tree of Louisiana.
A. Lewis
B. Clark
C. Sacagawea
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

2502. I commanded an expedition that estab-

lished the Louisiana colony. I established
several forts including Fort Maurepas and
Fort Mississippi. I made three voyages to
A. Magnolia Louisiana, but each time I had to return
B. Pine to France to secure more settlers and sup-
plies.
C. Live Oak
A. Iberville
D. Bald Cypress
B. LaSalle
C. DeSoto
D. Cadillac
Explanation:
2503. After reading about the Louisiana Pur-
chase, you learn that-
A. Livingston and Monroe made the pur-
Adopted as the state tree of Louisiana, chase without without first getting permis-
the bald cypress is a symbol of southern sion from Congress
swamps and gain their shape based on B. The United States paid too much for
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C. Everyone in Congress agreed that the C. The dramatic expansion also contra-
Louisiana Territory was a valuable piece dicted Jefferson’s commitment to reduce
of land the national debt as swiftly as possible.
D. It will always be remembered as Pres- D. Although contrary to some of his cen-
ident Jefferson’s biggest mistake tral principles, guaranteeing westward ex-
pansion was so important to Jefferson’s
2504. What city in northwestern Louisiana is overall vision that he took bold action.
an important manufacturing and trading

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center? 2508. It is called the Louisiana Purchase be-
cause we PAID for the territory. Who was
A. Shreveport the president who initiated the purchase?
B. Lafayette
C. Baton Rouge
D. New Orleans

2505. Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the

United States?
A. France; Thomas Jefferson
A. James Madison
B. Spain; Napoleon Bonaparte
B. John Adams
C. France; John Adams
C. Ben Franklin
D. France; Napoleon Bonaparte D. Thomas Jefferson
2506. Which was NOT a benefit of the 2509. What is the capital of Louisiana?
Louisiana Purchase?
A. Baton Rouge
A. Access to gold and silver mines
B. Shreveport
B. Control of the Mississippi River
2510. Which of the following major Louisiana
C. More land to support a larger economy cities are located on the Mississippi River?
D. Get the French away from US borders

2507. Which of the following sentences from

the article BEST shows that Jefferson’s de-
cision to move forward with the Louisiana
Purchase opened him up to anger from fel-
low government figures?
A. While American development in the
19th century depended on westward ex-
pansion, it also raised controversial is- A. Shreveport
sues that might lead to the disunion of the B. Monroe
United States.
C. Baton Rouge
B. Federalist critics howled that the Con-
stitution nowhere permitted the federal D. Lafayette
government to purchase new land. E. New Orleans

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2511. What factors may have led to France B. 1833

wanting to sell the Louisiana Territory to
C. 1803
U.S.?

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D. 1703
A. slave revolt in a French colony in the
West Indies and the costly war against
2516. What did Louisiana’s market economy
Britain
rely on in the 1800s?
B. friendship between leaders, Money
A. Sugar and Cotton
C. not wanting to go to war, scared of the
grizzly bears B. Oil

D. French coffee and British tea C. Manufacturing

D. Petrochemcials
2512. The U.S. paid about per acre for the
Louisiana Territory. 2517. How many Senators does each state in-
cluding Louisiana have?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
A. $4
2518. The Louisiana Purchase was finalized
B. $10
what year?
C. 5 cents
A. 1803
D. 4 cents
B. 1993
2513. What kind of music is Louisiana famous
C. 1745
for
D. none of above
A. Hip hop
B. Jazz 2519. Who lost the Louisiana territory to
C. Rock and Roll Spain?
D. Christmas music A. France
B. United States
2514. The Louisiana Territory increased the
size of America by this much. C. England
A. quadrupled D. Spain
B. tripled Explanation:The Louisiana territory was
initially claimed by France in the 17th
C. doubled
century. However, it was later secretly
D. remained the same transferred to Spain in 1762 as part of
the Treaty of Fontainebleau, following
2515. When did the United States Purchase France’s defeat in the Seven Years’ War.
Louisiana from France? Hence, France lost the Louisiana territory
A. 1830 to Spain.

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2520. After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, 2525. Why is Seaman A. Knapp important to
what religion was introduced to the state? Louisiana history?
A. Voodoo A. He encouraged people to grow rice
and taught farmers tips for rice cultivation
B. Islam
B. He wrote the bill to create new roads
C. Protestantism
for Louisiana
D. Buddhism
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2521. Which president purchased the Louisiana creating a new genre of music
Louisiana Territory? D. He was governor and led many ad-
A. Napoleon Bonaparte vancements for Louisiana

B. George Washington 2526. The first to settle Louisiana lands were

C. Thomas Jefferson the

D. James Madison A. French

B. Spanish
2522. William Clark
C. English
A. army map maker who co-led the expe-
dition to explore the Lousiana Purchase D. Native Americans

B. French leader who sold Louisiana to 2527. France agreed to sell the Louisiana Ter-
the U.S. ritory because they were about to go to
C. Shoshone guide who helped Lewis and war with and needed the money.
Clark A. the U.S.
D. Jefferson’s expedition to explore the B. England
Louisiana Purchase
C. Spain
2523. What was the name of the team that D. France
helped the two men explore the Louisiana
Purchase? 2528. Who did France secretly give Louisiana
to in 1762?
A. Corps of Discovery
A. Spain
B. Tom and Jerry Expedition
B. Great Britain
C. West expedition
C. America
D. Pike’s exploration
D. New Orleans
2524. Which two individuals did Jefferson
choose to explore the Louisiana Territory? 2529. What is the capital city in Louisiana?
A. Davy Crockett A. Sacramento
B. John Marshall B. Tallahassee
C. Meriwether Lewis C. Jackson
D. William Clark D. Baton Rouge

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2530. Louisiana was named after 2535. Which of the following statements is
A. The Spanish Emperor TRUE regarding the early French settle-
ments in Louisiana?

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A. early French settlements struggled to
C. King Louis XIV survive
D. Hernando de Soto B. early French settlements were con-
stantly attacked and wiped out by Native
2531. Why was Unzaga replaced as governor
Americans
of Louisiana after serving for 7 years?
C. early French settlements were located
A. eyesight failed
inland
B. kept trading with the Native Americans
D. early French settlements quickly at-
C. French Superior Council led a revolt tracted more settlers
against him.
2536. Who began moving into the Louisiana
D. Governors were only allowed one term
territory in the late 1700s?
back then
A. French settlers
2532. Which two European rivials posed a
B. British settlers
threat to France’s claim of Louisiana?
C. Spanish settlers
A. Spain and England
D. American settlers
B. England and Britain
C. France and Spain 2537. towns or cities with lots of churches
D. Britain and France

2533. What is the section “Some Were Not

Happy About Deal” MOSTLY about?
A. what Jefferson wanted to do with the
land of the Louisiana Purchase
B. who owned the land of the Louisiana
Purchase before America
A. Louisiana
C. why Jefferson had a hard time decid-
B. The South
ing to buy the land of the Louisiana Pur-
chase 2538. What evidence best supports the an-
D. where the Louisiana Purchase deal swer to question 3?
was agreed upon A. “as the atmosphere warms, its ability
to retain water vapor increases will be
2534. The Louisiana Purchase the size of able to produce more rain”
the United States.
B. “global warming caused by humans”
A. doubled
C. “a link between the Louisiana flooding
B. tripled and climate change”
C. decreased D. “it would show that climate change is
D. not here shifting the odds in favor of such flooding”

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2539. How did the US get control over the 2543. Which president was in power when the
Louisiana Territory and the Port of New United States bought the Louisiana terri-
Orleans? tory?
A. The Spanish sold it to the US for $15 A. Jefferson
million
B. Washington
B. President Jefferson started a war with
France over the Port of New Orleans C. Monroe

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C. France was no longer interested in the D. Franklin
Louisiana Territory and sold it to the US for
$15 million 2544. The Acadians came to Louisiana because
D. Livingston and Monroe weren’t autho-
rized to buy the whole thing. tagsMain A. they needed a vacation.
ideas
B. to see New Orleans
2540. Which of these is a food native to
Louisiana? C. they were exiled from Acadia by the
British
A. Spaghetti
B. Liver and onions D. They were exiled from Acadia by the
Spanish.
C. Gumbo
D. Hot dogs 2545. In what year was the Louisiana Pur-
chase signed?
2541. Purchasing Louisiana secured what im-
portant trade route for the US? A. 1767
B. 1798
C. 1819
D. 1803

2546. True of false? President Jefferson was

not sure if he could make the Louisiana Pur-
A. Oregon Trail chase because he did not know if it was
Constitutional.
B. Mississippi River
C. Wilderness Road A. True

D. Trans-Pacific Railroad B. False

2542. There are several characteristics of 2547. How much of the U.S.’ coastal marshes
Louisiana. Try to name all 7 from the study are in Louisiana?
guide.
A. one-third
A. a lot of tourist and a mix of culture
B. New Orleans port and Jazz music B. one-fourth

C. old plantation homes C. ten-elevenths

D. hunting and fishing D. one-half

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2548. Imagine Kai, Grace, and Michael are

time travelers. They have landed in the
era of Meriwether Lewis and William

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Clark. Can you guess the name of the ex-
pedition they would have joined?
A. European Supremacy
B. Louisiana Purchase
C. Haitian Revolution A. It provides protection for the Southern
U.S.
D. Corps of Discovery
Explanation:The expedition led by Meri- B. It provides access to the river systems
wether Lewis and William Clark was of America
called the Corps of Discovery. It was an C. It provides access to major shipping
important exploration of the western ter- routes to the river systems of America and
ritories of the United States. oceanic routes to other countries
D. The port allows for specific trade with
2549. In order to acquire Louisiana, Jefferson France
had to
A. follow his belief that the federal gov- 2551. Why is the culture of North Louisiana
ernment had powers beyond what was more like the Upland South than like South
listed in the Constitution Louisiana?

B. abandon his belief that the federal gov-

ernment did NOT have powers beyond
what was listed in the Constitution
C. The real Louisianas are the friends we
make along the way.
D. none of above A. North Louisiana was settled by Jews
who were not liked by the French.
2550. “One of Jefferson’s acts doubled the B. North Louisiana and Upland South
area of the country. At the end of the were settled by Catholics
Seven Years’ War, France had ceded its
territory west of the Mississippi River to C. North Louisiana and Upland south
Spain. Access to the port of New Orleans were settled by English and Americans
near its mouth was vital for the shipment D. The French and Spanish settled in the
of American products from the Ohio and Upland South and North Louisiana.
Mississippi river valleys. Shortly after Jef-
ferson became president, Napoleon forced 2552. This is the city where General O’Reilly
a weak Spanish government to cede this arrived in August of 1769 and where most
great tract, the Louisiana Territory, back of Louisiana trade happened.
to France. The move filled Americans with A. New Orleans
apprehension and indignation.”Using in- B. Baton Rouge
formation from the text and the map, pre-
dict why the port of New Orleans would C. Natchitoches
be vital for American shipping. D. Crowley

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2553. Why was the Louisiana Purchase a sig- 2557. What were most of the Africans brought
nificant event in U.S. history? to Louisiana for?
A. It started a war between the U.S. and A. to be servants
France. B. to be slaves
B. It ended westward expansion in the C. to be farmers
U.S.
D. to be soldiers
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D. It nearly bankrupted the U.S. 2558. Which Territory is #5 on the map?

2554. Celebrations unique to Louisiana culture

are (pick two)
A. Christmas
B. Mardi Gras
C. Festivals
D. Hanukkah
E. New Years Eve
A. Oregon Territory
2555. What is the name of the state we live B. The United States
in?
C. Spanish Territory
A. Arkansas
D. Louisiana Purchase
B. Franklinton
E. British Territory
C. Louisiana
D. Washington Parish 2559. Which best describes how La Salle
impacted the early development of
2556. During the French and Indian War, Louisiana?
France gave the Louisiana Territory to A. His explorations allowed the Spanish
what country? to claim all of the land in North America
B. His war with Native Americans cre-
ated problems for French settlers in the
New World.
C. His failure to find good land for farm-
ing made French settlers lose interest in
the New World and return to Europe
D. His exploration of the Mississippi River
resulted in France claiming Louisiana and
A. Britain
setting up future settlements.
B. Portugal
2560. Why was Thomas Jefferson’s purchase
C. Spain
of the Louisiana Territory seen as contro-
D. Germany versial?

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A. Some polititians thought that the pur- B. 4

chase was unconstitutional because the
C. 3
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the power to buy land D. 2
B. George Washington disagreed with 2565. Louisiana’s traditional languages are a
the purchase of the Louisiana Territory mixture of:
C. Sharing a new border with Spain could
A. Chinese and German
cause conflict
B. Spanish and French
D. It cost way too much money and was
a bad deal C. English and Giberish

2561. Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United D. none of above

States so that he could pay for
2566. The Louisiana purchase the size of
A. the war against Britain the United States.
B. A boat A. Doubled
C. Money for himself B. Tripled
D. To buy more land somewhere else
C. quadrupled
2562. What (2) main crops were grown at the D. downsized
plantations in Louisiana?
A. Corn 2567. Why did the Americans want the
Louisiana territory?
B. Sugarcane
A. For control of the Mississippi ports
C. Cotton
B. control the people
D. Tobacco
C. control Baltimore ports
2563. The Louisiana Purchase the size of
the United States. D. none of above
A. doubled 2568. Where did most Anglos settle once com-
B. quadrupled ing to Louisiana?
C. tripled A. North Louisiana
D. slightly increased B. South Louisiana
2564. How many cents per acre was the C. West Louisiana
Louisiana Purchase? D. East Louisiana

2569. In what year did the United States make

the Louisiana Purchase?
A. 1902
B. 1812
C. 1776
A. 10 D. 1803

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2570. When asked if he would sell New Or- D. throw a birthday party for President
leans to the United States for $2 million, Jefferson
Napoleon Bonaparte decided to
2571. The United States bought the Louisiana
A. put the men in prison and ask for a ran- Purchase from which foreign nation?
som A. England
B. sell New Orleans to the British B. Canada
C. Prussia

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C. sell the entire Louisiana Territory to
the United States for $15 million D. France

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