History 2071 LSUE exam 1 Questions With Complete
Correct Answers.
5 events in the order they took place
LaSalle claims LA
Bienville founds New Orleans
LA becomes a Spanish colony
Napoleon sells LA
Claiborne is elected first governor
Who founded Biloxi?
Iberville
Who founded New Orleans?
Bienville
Mississippi company was also known as:
Mississippi Bubble
Bienville had a lot of problems with the _________ Indians
Chickasaw
Who put down the rebellion in LA against Spanish control?
Alejandro O'Reilly
Who held the seat of authority in Spanish LA?
Cabildo
Who captured Mobile during the Revolutionary War?
Galvez
Who was looking for the Fountain of Youth?
Ponce de Leon
Where did the pirate, Jean Lafitte, hang out?
Barataria Bay
Who looked for the Northwest Passage? (which does not exist)
Marquette and Joliet
Who was the governor of Detroit?
Cadillac
Who was LA's first governor?
Claiborne
True/False
The second governor of LA was Jacques Villere?
True
True/False
Jean Lafitte was at the battle of New Orleans?
True
True/False
Aaron Burr was not convicted of treason?
True, he was not
There was a massive fire at New Orleans in 1788. When they rebuilt the French
Quarter, what type of architecture was used?
Spanish Architecture because the Spanish were in control of New Orleans at that time
, Why was Hernando DeSoto buried inside of a tree trunk in the Mississippi River?
They thought the Indians were going to sabotage his body.
Louisiana got it's name from what?
King Louis 14
The "Crescent City" is _________ __________
New Orleans
Was one of the people who led the rebellion against the Spanish
Jean Milagt (this is how he spelled it in class)
education in LA was
not very good, underfunded
Who won the Battle of New Orleans?
USA
What does your textbook say about slavery in LA?
Not any worse than other states
Who wanted to ban slavery?
David Wilmot
Who was the hero LA produced during the war with Mexico?
Zachary Taylor
Who was Alexander Mouton?
The first "Cajun" governor of LA
What were the capitals of LA before 1849?
Donaldson, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge. *Opelousas became a capital during the
Civil War
Health problems in LA were due to:
Subtropical climate
Sanitary conditions especially in NOLA were poor
Level of medicare was bad
Yellow fever was common
the war hawks promoted war against the British in 1812. ______ _______ was one
of them
Henry Clay
is the practice of the British navy forcing unwilling American sailors to serve
Impressment
Louisiana's first constitution was
very difficult to amend
Louisiana's constitution was amended ______ times
3
Gov Claiborne, why did he turn down LA's first request to become a state?
because he said LA did not have enough people
When did LA first petition to become a state?
1809
When did LA actually become a state?
1812
Four parishes: Feliciana, St. Helena, East Baton Rouge, and St. Tammany are part
of what?
Correct Answers.
5 events in the order they took place
LaSalle claims LA
Bienville founds New Orleans
LA becomes a Spanish colony
Napoleon sells LA
Claiborne is elected first governor
Who founded Biloxi?
Iberville
Who founded New Orleans?
Bienville
Mississippi company was also known as:
Mississippi Bubble
Bienville had a lot of problems with the _________ Indians
Chickasaw
Who put down the rebellion in LA against Spanish control?
Alejandro O'Reilly
Who held the seat of authority in Spanish LA?
Cabildo
Who captured Mobile during the Revolutionary War?
Galvez
Who was looking for the Fountain of Youth?
Ponce de Leon
Where did the pirate, Jean Lafitte, hang out?
Barataria Bay
Who looked for the Northwest Passage? (which does not exist)
Marquette and Joliet
Who was the governor of Detroit?
Cadillac
Who was LA's first governor?
Claiborne
True/False
The second governor of LA was Jacques Villere?
True
True/False
Jean Lafitte was at the battle of New Orleans?
True
True/False
Aaron Burr was not convicted of treason?
True, he was not
There was a massive fire at New Orleans in 1788. When they rebuilt the French
Quarter, what type of architecture was used?
Spanish Architecture because the Spanish were in control of New Orleans at that time
, Why was Hernando DeSoto buried inside of a tree trunk in the Mississippi River?
They thought the Indians were going to sabotage his body.
Louisiana got it's name from what?
King Louis 14
The "Crescent City" is _________ __________
New Orleans
Was one of the people who led the rebellion against the Spanish
Jean Milagt (this is how he spelled it in class)
education in LA was
not very good, underfunded
Who won the Battle of New Orleans?
USA
What does your textbook say about slavery in LA?
Not any worse than other states
Who wanted to ban slavery?
David Wilmot
Who was the hero LA produced during the war with Mexico?
Zachary Taylor
Who was Alexander Mouton?
The first "Cajun" governor of LA
What were the capitals of LA before 1849?
Donaldson, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge. *Opelousas became a capital during the
Civil War
Health problems in LA were due to:
Subtropical climate
Sanitary conditions especially in NOLA were poor
Level of medicare was bad
Yellow fever was common
the war hawks promoted war against the British in 1812. ______ _______ was one
of them
Henry Clay
is the practice of the British navy forcing unwilling American sailors to serve
Impressment
Louisiana's first constitution was
very difficult to amend
Louisiana's constitution was amended ______ times
3
Gov Claiborne, why did he turn down LA's first request to become a state?
because he said LA did not have enough people
When did LA first petition to become a state?
1809
When did LA actually become a state?
1812
Four parishes: Feliciana, St. Helena, East Baton Rouge, and St. Tammany are part
of what?
