Geography
The river which flows past the city of New Orleans
What is the Mississippi River?
The first people to live in what is now Louisiana.
Who were Native Americans?
This country claimed the lands drained by the river in 1682
What is France?
Enslaved people from Africa were skilled in working with this metal
What is wrought iron?
Under the Spanish, this sweet-tasting crop was introduced
What is sugar cane?
The state where the river originates
What is Minnesota?
A Native American tribe whose name starts with the letter "C"
Who are the Chitimacha, Choctaw or Caddo tribes?
Louisiana is named for this person
Who was King Louis XIV of France?
The three groups of people who lived in French colonial Louisiana
Who were Native Americans, Africans and French?
The Louisiana Purchase took place in this year
What is 1803?
The raised area along the river's edge.
What is a levee?
Type of boat Native Americans used for travel
What is a dugout canoe or pirogue?
This French explorer established the colony of Louisiana in 1699.
Who was Iberville?
In 1762 Louisiana became a colony of this country
What is Spain?
The American president who initiated the Louisiana Purchase
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
A slow-moving stream often found in Louisiana.
What is a bayou?
Tribes used this material to build houses along the Gulf Coast
What are palmetto-tree fronds?
Bienville founded this city in 1718.
What is New Orleans?
French-speaking people from Canada who settled in rural Louisiana
Who were Acadians?
Name of the building where the final transfer documents were signed
What is the Cabildo?
The river empties into this body of water
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
The first European explorer to see the Mississippi River
Who was Hernando de Soto?
The French brought this religion to Louisiana
What is Catholicism?
In 1788 and 1794, New Orleans was destroyed by this
What is fire?
The Battle of New Orleans was fought between these two sides
Who were the Americans and the British?