Spanish
What was Hernando de Soto’s expedition looking for when it first reached what would later become the Louisiana colony?
Gold
Why did the Acadian people settle in Louisiana in such large numbers?
They were forced out of Canada during the French and Indian War.
Which words or phrases best describe the Louisiana colony when Spain first acquired it under the Treaty of Fontainebleau? Write 2 Answers.
remote and French-speaking
Why did smuggling in colonial Louisiana decrease in the late 1700s?
Pinckney’s Treaty opened trade with the new United States
How did Ulloa make himself very unpopular with the people of the Louisiana colony?
He restricted trade.
Why did Spain help the American colonies fight the British in the American Revolution?
to take Florida back from Britain if the Americans won
Why was Alejandro O’Reilly sent to the Louisiana colony?
to enforce Spanish rule as governor
also
to put down the rebellion against the king
In your class who talks the most?
Mr. Gauthier
How did the slave trade change under Spanish rule?
It increased because of cash crops.
The map of Louisiana in your book shows the settlement patterns of which group of people?
The Acadians