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LOUISIANA HISTORY EXAM REVIEW GUIDE
Mrs. Prado’s Class
Given out on Thursday 11/17
Due on Monday 12/12
Completion of the study guide is required. Questions must be answered on a
separate piece of paper. Review guide will be graded for completion.
This guide should be used to help you prepare for the exam. The exam has: multiple choice,
using primary / secondary sources, reading a map or chart to answer questions, and constructed
responses. Know the definition of the terms given on the study guide. All information to answer
these questions can be found in your Interactive Notebook.
Louisiana’s Physical Geography: Chapter 2 – pages 1-15 of IN
1. latitude, longitude, equator, prime meridian, be able it locate latitude and longitude using a map
2. Be able to pick out LA’s natural and manmade boundaries
3. How many time zone are there in the world? Why were time zones set up?
4. Be able to use a map to answer time zone questions in US.
5. Know details about Mississippi River.
6. What is the largest natural lake in Louisiana? What type of water does this lake have?
7. What are Louisiana’s natural regions based on?
8. What region is the highest and roughest in Louisiana?
10. What are the factors that influence’s Louisiana’s climate?
11. hurricane and What are the dates of hurricane season?
12. What is a growing season? Describe Louisiana’s growing season.
13. What group is in charge of controlling the Mississippi River?
14. What does the Bonnet Carre Spillway connect?
Louisiana’s Culture: Chapter 1 – pages 16-25 of IN
1. culture, elements of culture, cultural diffusion, jazz, blues, zydeco
2. Know information about Germans, and Italians
3. Be able to pick out descriptions Louisiana’s cultural regions.
Louisiana’s Early People: Native Americans: Chapter 5 – pages 26-37 of IN
1. archaeology, Old Stone Age, New Stone Age, cultivate, domesticate, civilization, anthropology,
artifact, prehistoric, polytheism, monotheism
2. What is the name of the land bridge used be the first inhabitants to get to North America?
3. What body of water has replaced that land bridge?
4. Know the descriptions of the Paleo-Indians, Meso-Indians, Early Neo-Indians, and Late Neo-Indians
5. Where is Poverty Point? Why is it so important?
6. Know the descriptions of each of the Historic Tribes in LA.
Louisiana’s French Colonial Era: Chapter 6 – pages 38-55 of IN
1. What policy drove the need for colonies? Know details about this policy.
2. What was the Columbian Exchange? What are some of the important goods exchanged?
3. What did Robert de la Salle claim?
4. Who was LA named after?
5. Who was sent to set up a French colony in LA? Where was the first fort built?
6. proprietorship
7. Who was the first proprietor of LA? What was his motive to taking over LA?
8. Superior Council
9. What is the main difference between first and second proprietorships in LA?
10. Who build New Orleans, the city on the crescent?
11. Three stops on triangular trade route
12. Code Noir
13. What groups did Law target to move to LA?
14. Mississippi Bubble
15. What happened during the Natchez Uprising?
Louisiana’s Spanish Colonial Era: Chapter 7 – pages 56-67 of IN
1. Another name for the French and Indian War
2. Terms of the Treaty of Paris 1763
3. What did O’Reilly do as governor?
4. Cabildo
5. Who are the Islenos? Where did they come from? Why were they sent to LA?
6. How did Galvez help the American during the American Revolution?
7. Term of Treaty of Paris 1783
8. Terms of Pickney’s Treaty
The Acadian Odyssey – pages 68–69 of IN
1. Where are the Acadians from?
2. Why were the Acadians forced to leave Canada?
3. How did the Acadians make a living?
4. What poem is about Acadian lovers?
Louisiana’s Early American Era: Chapter 8 – pages 70- 83 of IN
1. Terms of the Treaty of San Ildefonso
2. Why did France decide to sell LA?
3. What two men agreed to the sale of the LA Territory? (one American and one French)
4. How much was the LA Purchase? Why was it important to the US?
5. Who was sent to explore the LA Purchase?
5. Who was the first governor of the Territory of Orleans?
6. Creoles
7. What is the Sabine Strip? Where is it located?
8. How did the US get West Florida?
9. Why did the War of 1812 begin?
10. What famous song was written during the War of 1812? Who wrote the song?
11. What treaty ended the War of 1812? What are the terms of the treaty?
12. Who was the American general at the Battle of New Orleans?
13. Where was the Battle of New Orleans fought?. Why was the Battle of New Orleans unnecessary?
Louisiana's Antebellum Era: Chapter 9 – pages 84-89 of IN
1. What does antebellum mean?
2. What are two symbols of LA's Antebellum Era?
3. What improvements were made during the Antebellum Era in LA?
4. What invention made cotton the most important cash crop in the South? Who made the invention?
5. What were living conditions like for slaves?
6. What group of immigrants came to LA because of the potato famine?
7. Where did the Caddo Indians move to after they sold their LA land
Louisiana’s Civil War Era: Chapter 10 – pages 90 – 105 of IN
1. Missouri Compromise - What happened to slavery north of 36 degrees 30 minutes?
2. Parts of the Compromise of 1850
3. abolitionists, Fredrick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe
4. What was unique about the Election of 1860?
5. What was the first state to secede from the Union?
6. The southern states form the ______________________ with ___________________ as president.
7. Be able to pick out advantages / disadvantages of North and South
8. What are the goals of each side at the start of the Civil War?
9. Where was the first shot of the Civil War fired?
10. Where was the first major battle of the Civil War fought?
11. Who was the military leader of the Confederacy? Who was the military leader of the Union?
12. Who sailed up Mississippi River to capture New Orleans?
13. What happened the New Orleans during the Civil War?
14. Who was Benjamin Butler?
15. What two bayous in Louisiana for supplies?
16. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
17. How did the Union’s goal change after the Proclamation was issued?
18. What was the Anaconda Plan?
19. What is total war?
20. Where did Lee surrender?