The Louisiana Journey

Geography & Environment

100

This river is most important to Louisiana's development.

Mississippi River

200

Slow-moving waterways in Louisiana are called this.

bayous

300

This is the largest swamp in the U.S. located in Louisiana.

Atchafalaya Basin

400

This problem causes Louisiana to lose land over time.

coastal erosion

500

This region of Louisiana is known for wetlands and swamps.

Coastal Plain

Native Peoples

100

This group lived in northwestern Louisiana.

Caddo

200

These people built large earthen mounds.

mound builders/Poverty Point Culture

300

This tribe lived along the Mississippi River and farmed.

Natchez

400

This southeastern tribe relied on hunting and gathering.

Choctaw

500

Trading goods without money is called this.

bartering

Exploration

100

This Spanish explorer traveled through Louisiana.

Hernando de Soto

200

This explorer claimed Louisiana for France.

Robert de LaSalle

300

This river was key to exploration.

Mississippi River

400

Louisiana was named after this king.

King Louis XIV

500

Europeans explored Louisiana mainly for this reason.

wealth/resources/trade

Colonial Louisiana

100

This country first colonized Louisiana.

France

200

This city became capital in 1722.

New Orleans

300

This country controlled Louisiana after France.

Spain

400

These laws regulated enslaved people.

Code Noir

500

This group of settlers became known as Cajuns.

Acadians

Purchase & Statehood

100

The United States bought Louisiana from this country.

France

200

This president made the Louisiana Purchase.

Thomas Jefferson

300

This French leader sold Louisiana.

Napoleon Bonaparte

400

Louisiana became a state in this year.

1812

500

This war included the Battle of New Orleans.

War of 1812