TERMS/VOCABULARY
What means "FAT TUESDAY"?
MARDI GRAS
In 1682, who led a team down the Mississippi River?
de La Salle
What country claimed rights to all the land drained by the Mississippi River?
FRANCE
What does LAGNIAPPE mean?
a little extra
What word means "a body of water, often swampy, found in the United States"?
BAYOU
France gave us the Louisiana Territory.
SPAIN
Where was the first permanent settlement on the Gulf Coast in 1699?
BILOXI, MS
Why did the colonists move from Biloxi?
Sandy Soil
What word means "a small boat, similar to a canoe?"
PIROGUE
Name the two brothers who explored and settled the Gulf Coast.
Bienville and Iberville
What city is located on the crescent of the Mississippi River?
NEW ORLEANS
What TWO things made wood buildings vulnerable?
FLOODING and FIRE
CREOLE originally meant a person born in Louisiana who had _______ or _______ parents.
SPANISH or FRENCH
What was the main Native American tribe in New Orleans when the Europeans arrived?
CHOCTAW
What is the oldest building in New Orleans?
The Ursuline Convent
1) controlled flooding
2) created land for new crops
Say and the spell correctly the word that means" a cooking technique which means ' smothered' "
ETOUFFEE
The colonists in Mobile depended upon us. Who are we?
SLAVES and NATIVE AMERICANS
Name and spell correctly the oldest settlement in Louisiana.
NATCHITOCHES
1763