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Louisiana’s Spanish Colonial Era: Stability and Success
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CHAPTER 7 TEST Review—La.Studies
___1. What treaty transferred Louisiana from France to Spain? Fountainebleu
___2. What factor attracted the Acadians to Louisiana? Catholicism
___3. Who was the first Spanish governor of Louisiana? Antonio de Ulloa
___4. Which Spanish governor of Louisiana has been described as a reserved scientist,
quiet, low-keyed, and noted scholar? Antonio de Ulloa
___5. Which law supported by Ulloa most angered the Louisiana colonists? A law that
implemented Spanish trade laws
___6. Why were the Acadians evicted from Canada? They refused to take an oath of
allegiance to the Protestant British king
___7. What was the Spanish organization that functioned as a town council and as a court
of law? Cabildo
___ 8. Which Spanish governor allowed merchants to set up trade in New Orleans,
married the daughter of a wealthy French merchant, and repaired a number of Louisiana
forts? Amezaga
___ 9. What group of Louisiana immigrants came from the Canary Islands? Islenos
___10. Who was the governor of Louisiana during the American Revolution? Galvez
___11. Why did Spain not openly support the colonists in the American Revolution?
The Americans would not agree to stay east of the Allegheny Mountains
___12. What hindered the military movement of the Spanish in the Gulf of Mexico during
the American Revolution? hurricanes
___13. What did Governor Carondelet do to improve his control of Louisiana during the
French Revolution? He sought the support of the Indians
___14. What took place in the Cabildo? Spanish court of law
CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE—10 pts.
15. Choose one of the Spanish governors of Louisiana and describe the following:
A. Name the governor you have selected.
B. List issues that the governor faced.
C. List important contributions of the governor.
D. Tell how you would rate the effectiveness of the governor you selected.