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100
When did the first steamboat arrive in Louisiana--a sign of commerce?
1812
100
Who was governor of Louisiana when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit?
Who is Governoro Kathleen Blanco?
100
Which Northern general took control of New Orleans and issued Order no. 28?
Who is Gen. Benjamin Butler?
100
Who kept a journal during the Civil War and even recorded some of the Battle of Baton Rouge?
Who is Sarah Morgan?
100
What were Northerners called who moved to the South after the Civil War (that is, during Reconstruction)?
What is a carpetbagger?
200
What year was the state capital in Donaldsonville?
1830
200
Who was Louisiana's first female governor?
Who is Kathleen Blanco?
200
Who was President of the Confederate States of America?
Who is Jefferson Davis?
200
Which Union leader lead his soldiers against the Confederacy in the Battle of Mansfield (part of the Red River Campaign)?
Who is Nathaniel Banks?
200
Which French Impressionist painter visited New Orleans and painted some paintings there?
Who is Edgar Degas?
300
What year was a compromise made in Congress that allowed Missouri to remain a slave state (as it entered the Union) and Maine to become a free state?
What is 1820?
300
Who was the first to integrate in Louisiana?
Who is Ruby Bridges?
300
What is John James Audubon known for?
He is known for his paintings of birds.
300
Who was elected governor of Confederate Louisiana?
Who is Henry Wadkins Allen?
300
Which court case began integration of schools?
What is "Brown" v. "Board of Education"?
400
What year did the first Republican nominee run for President?
1860
400
Who is our current governor?
Who is Bobby Jindal?
400
Who was born a freeman in New York, yet was captured and sold as a slave in Louisiana for twelve years?
Who is Solomon Northup?
400
Who was leader of Union naval forces as it captured New Orleans?
Who is Admiral David Farragut?
400
Which Louisiana state governor held the most years in office?
Who is Edwin Edwards?
500
What year did Reconstruction end?
What is 1877?
500
Which famous rock 'n' roll figure is from New Orleans with hits such as "Blueberry Hill"?
Who is "Fats" Domino?
500
Who was the first Republican President of the United States?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
500
Which document set free only those slaves that were in states that were in rebellion to the United States?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
500
Where was the longest siege of the Civil War?
Where is Port Hudson?