Social Studies Final Study Guide
Studied by 0 people
View linked note
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards1/72
There's no tags or description
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced |
|---|
No study sessions yet.
73 Terms
A tax paid by industry for taking natural resources from the land.
Severance tax
a percentage of what your house is worth.
Property tax
Two types of taxes taken out of your paycheck by the federal government.
Social security, medicare
A percentage amount paid for everyday items you buy.
Sales tax
A percentage amount of money you earn each year.
Income tax
The year Louisiana became a state.
1812
The year France claimed Louisiana.
1682
The year the US entered World War I.
1917
The year the Civil War started.
1861
The year New Orleans was founded.
1718
The year the US entered World War II.
1941
The year Vermilionville was founded.
1822
The year the Louisiana Purchase took place.
1803
The year the Battle of New Orleans was fought.
1815
The year Vermilionville changed its name to Lafayette.
1844
What city in Louisiana hosts the Omelette Festival?
Abbeville.
What Louisiana city has the Frog Festival?
Rayne.
The right to vote.
Suffrage
The year oil was discovered in Jennings, Louisiana.
1901
Northerners who came to the South after the Civil War looking for work with a small suitcase with carpet in it
Carpetbaggers
Laws that made separate but equal legal in the US.
Jim Crow laws
The festival hosted by the city of Mansfield.
Blueberry Festival
The fort where the Civil War started when Confederates fired on it.
Fort Sumter
Who wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Who was a famous pirate during the Battle of New Orleans?
Jean Lafitte.
Who is the current Louisiana governor?
Jeff Landry.
Who cleared the log jam in the Red River?
Henry Shreve.
Who became president in 1860, leading to the start of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln.
What native American group lived in the Lafayette area?
Attakapas.
What is Louisiana's oldest permanent settlement founded in 1714?
Natchitoches.
How did the original settlers get from Asia to North America?
Land bridge.
What is the name of a building in New Orleans and the Spanish legislative governing body in Louisiana?
The Cabildo.
What treaty led to the French leaving North America after the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris.
What city was built by Bienville on the Mississippi River in 1718?
New Orleans.
What is Huey Long's nickname?
Kingfish.
Who is the only president from Louisiana?
Zachary Taylor.
Who had the nickname 'bloody' for putting down the Spanish rebellion in Louisiana?
Bloody O'Reilly.
Who is considered the 'father of Louisiana'?
Bienville.
What river flows past Shreveport?
Red River.
What is Louisiana's climate?
Semi-tropical.
What is the bayou where Lafayette was originally settled?
The Vermillion River.
What is Louisiana's largest natural lake?
Lake Pontchartrain.
What is Louisiana's largest manmade lake?
Toledo Bend.
Who sold stock in Louisiana leading to the Mississippi Bubble incident?
John Law.
What group of people helped save the Louisiana colony from starvation?
The Germans.
Who is Huey Long's brother who was governor three times?
Earl Long.
Who ordered the first shot fired to start the Civil War?
Beauregard.
Who was the first United States person to be a Louisiana governor?
Claiborne.
Who was president of the United States when Louisiana became a state?
James Madison.
Who sang 'You Are My Sunshine' and built the Sunshine Bridge in Louisiana?
Jimmie Davis.
Who was a Louisiana governor and senator before being shot?
Huey Long.
Who was the only black man to ever be governor of Louisiana?
Pinchback.
Who had the nickname 'beast' during the Civil War in New Orleans?
Beast Butler.
Who was the US president that purchased Louisiana in 1803?
Thomas Jefferson.
Whose victory at the Battle of New Orleans helped him become president?
Andrew Jackson.
Who discovered the Mississippi River and was buried there?
De Soto.
Who was a Spanish governor that won many battles during the American Revolution?
Galvez.
Who claimed land drained by the Mississippi River for France?
LaSalle.
Who was a LeMoyne brother leading the French expedition to Louisiana?
Iberville.
Who was the priest that went with Joliet to explore the Mississippi River?
Marquette.
How many United States senators does each state have in Congress?
Two.
What Supreme Court case ended 'separate but equal' laws in America?
Brown v. Board of Education.
Which country gave outstanding leaders during their time in Louisiana?
Spain.
Which country gave Louisiana the concept of democracy?
America.
Which country did not give up in the early years and has a dominating culture in Louisiana?
France.
What threatens Louisiana's wetlands?
Coastal erosion.
What river borders Louisiana and Texas?
Sabine River.
What river means 'falia' and 'long' in Indian language?
Atchafalaya River.
What is the tallest point in Louisiana?
Mt. Driskill.
What bayou means 'snake' in Indian language?
Teche.
What river is a southeastern border between Louisiana and Mississippi?
Pearl River.
Which country dealt with major fires in New Orleans in 1788 and 1794?
Spain
List 15 states that were part of the Louisiana Purchase.
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico, Minnesota, Wyoming.
Flashcards (156)