Chapter 5 Test
Louisiana History
How did the arrival of European settlers affect the Native American population in Louisiana?
a. Native American populations increased after European settlement.
b. Native American populations decreased after European settlement.
c. Native American populations decreased before European settlement.
d. Native American populations were unaffected by European settlement.
Why are there no written records of Native Americans from the years before European settlement?
a. Early natives had no language.
b. Early paper was fragile and was destroyed over time.
c. Natives followed an oral tradition of handing down stories.
d. They were all destroyed during the American Revolution.
Which event occurred in AD 1718?
a. Natchez arrive in Louisiana
b. Late Neo Indian period began
c. Oldest mounds in Louisiana built
d. Du Pratz encounters several native tribes
Which is the best resource for learning about the daily lives of prehistoric Native American tribes?
a. pottery fragments
b. color photographs
c. diary entries
d. newspaper articles
Read the passage and then answer the question.
Du Pratz recorded the concerns expressed by one Natchez elder: “Before the French came amongst us,
we were men, content with what we had.”
What conclusion could be drawn from this statement?
a. Natives chose not to interact with French settlers.
b. Natives abandoned their cultures for French traditions.
c. Native cultures and lifestyles began to change when the French arrived.
d. Native cultures and lifestyles were unaffected by the arrival of the French.
What are the four stages of Louisiana’s prehistory?
a. Prehistoric Indian, Paleo Indian, Meso Indian, and Neo Indian
b. Paleo Indian, Meso Indian, Early Neo Indian, and Late Neo Indian
c. Paleo Indian, Early Meso Indian, Late Meso Indian, and Neo Indian
d. Prehistoric Indian, Meso Indian, Early Neo Indian, and Late Neo Indian
What conclusion can be drawn from the timeline?
a. Meso Indians buried Paleo Indians in their mounds.
b. In 7500 BC, Louisiana experienced another ice age.
c. Neo Indians traded pottery for guns and ammunition.
d. By AD 800, Louisiana’s native populations built settlements.
What conclusion can be drawn about the cultural shift to permanent settlements by the end of the Late
Neo Indian period?
a. Over hunting and fishing lowered game populations forcing tribes to settle and begin farming.
b. Herds of large animals settled in the rich lands of Louisiana eliminating the need to move
frequently.
c. Trading with the French for guns simplified hunting, eliminating the need to follow herds of
animals.
d. New technologies in building and farming complimented Louisiana’s rich natural and biological
resources eliminating the need to move frequently.
How did the arrival of European explorers and settlers challenge Native Americans living in Louisiana?
a. Natives had to begin using guns to hunt game for food.
b. Native populations did not have immunity to European illnesses.
c. Natives worked hard to teach European settlers their languages.
d. Natives had to farm twice as much land to provide food for the increasing population.
DeSoto’s Exploration
Which Native American group would have been most affected by Hernando de Soto’s exploration of
Louisiana?
a. Atakapa
b. Caddo
c. Coushatta
d. Tunica
Which two tribal groups ceased to exist within thirty years of the arrival of the French in Louisiana?
a. Atakapa and Natchez
b. Caddo and Chitimacha
c. Choctaw and Houma
d. Tunica and Natchez
Why did the Caddo Indians sign a treaty with the United States in 1835?
a. to end the French and Indian War
b. to sell their land for cash and trade goods
c. to establish themselves as a sovereign nation
d. to ensure a lasting trade relationship with the U.S. government
Discovery of the Mississippi
What conclusion can be drawn from this painting of Hernando de Soto?
a. Native tribes embraced de Soto, his army, and his religious beliefs.
b. Hernando de Soto considered native chiefs as equal in power to himself.
c. Native tribes had no desire to forge peaceful relationships with Spanish explorers.
d. Hernando de Soto intended to claim land and riches for Spain by any means necessary.
Which is an example of how the introduction of European trade goods affected the lives of Native
Americans?
a. Horse meat replaced small game as a dietary staple.
b. European style clothing was used to define tribal status.
c. Pots allowed them to cook their meat instead of eating it raw.
d. Guns changed the way they hunted and fought among themselves.
Which is a direct result of the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in North America?
a. Native American populations increased rapidly.
b. Tribes gave up their religions to become Catholic.
c. Native Americans learned new farming techniques.
d. Native Americans became skilled at horseback riding.
How was the location of the Chitimacha tribe related to the yellow fever epidemic in 1855?
a. Location played no part. The arrival of European explorers and settlers were to blame.
b. There was flooding of the Mississippi River which made it difficult for doctors to bring
medicine to the tribe.
c. Watery marsh land and a subtropical climate were perfect for the growth and development of
mosquitos.
d. The continual change and loss of the wetlands made it impossible for tribes to grow the plants
needed to cure those infected.
Which groups of people make up the Natchez class system?
a. king, nobles, and stinkards
b. chief, governor, and stinkards
c. president, governor, and mayor
d. chief, tribal council, and shaman
How did the French and Indian War contribute to an internal Choctaw tribal war?
a. French propaganda convinced the natives to destroy each other.
b. Following the war, the tribe split into two factions each allied with opposing nations.
c. Low on food and other supplies, the tribesmen turned against each other for survival.
d. Having their lands taken by the French during the war, the Choctaw were forced to fight one
another to reclaim their settlements.
Mary is conducting a research project on the cultural history of the Choctaw tribe.
What would be the most reliable source of information for her project?
a. blog hosted by Choctaw children
b. Choctaw tribal center in Grant Parish
c. newspaper articles
d. social studies textbook
Which conclusion about the Houma can be drawn from the map?
a. The Houma tribe did not have disputes over land because they continued to move.
b. The culture and lifestyle of the Houma tribe has remained unchanged throughout its history.
c. The Houma tribe relocated several times before settling in the marshlands of Louisiana.
d. The Houma tribe followed large herds of mastodons until they settled along the coast of
Louisiana.
Tunica-Biloxi Settlement
Which explains how the location of Tunica-Biloxi settlements impacted trade?
a. Coastal living allowed them to trade directly with Europe.
b. Marsh settlements made crawfish their primary trade good.
c. The location of the tribe did not directly affect its ability or need to trade.
d. Settling along waterways allowed them to travel long distances to trade with other tribes.
This tribe had a highly developed class structure: a king was at the top, then the nobles, then the bottomdwellers called stinkards.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Natches
Atakapa
Coushatta
Tunica
This tribe would often eat the flesh of their enemies to absorb their power.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Natches
Atakapa
Coushatta
Tunica
Match the fact with the correct Prehistoric Era. You may use some more than once.
A. Paleo Era
B. Meso Era
C. Early Neo Era
D. Late Neo Era.
Scientists believe they migrated from Asia and Siberia, beginning in 30,000 BC.
People in this time were still nomadic, but stayed in the same places for longer periods of time.
They developed an atlatl (shaft of wood with a small cup for a spear) to hunt smaller, faster animals.
Began building mounds around 5000 BC for special ceremonies.
An advancement that distinguished their period is the development of the bow and arrow.
People began living together in larger groups and established villages during this 2800-year period.
This period began about AD 800 and ended around AD 1600.
The people of this era switched from gathering to agriculture, or settled farming.
Their main crops were maize (corn), beans, squash, and pumpkins.
The first people who lived in the area that is now Louisiana did not leave written records, but some ________________, or the items they used in their daily lives have survived, often buried deep in the
ground. (a. artifacts
b. middens)
_____________________ (before the time of written history) people left behind the tools they used for
hunting and making shelters. (a. historic
b. prehistoric)
Artifacts provide ___________________________________ (scientists who use artifacts from the past to
try to understand prehistoric people) a window into how prehistoric people lived. (a. archeologists b.
agriculturists)
One place archaeologists find artifacts in large numbers is in ________________ (ancient garbage
dumps). (a. maize
b. middens)