Eisworth LA History Unit 1

Look at the map on the board, which letter is closest to the city of Lake Charles?

Which of the following countries owned Louisiana during the colonial period?

What city is the birthplace of Jazz?

Which type of Louisiana music comes from French-speaking African-Americans of South Louisiana?

The city of New Orleans is often described as being more ____ than American.

What religion were the original German immigrants of Louisiana?

Which of the following is one of Louisiana's cultural regions?

Why did the Acadians come to Louisiana?

Which group of Louisiana immigrants came from the Canary Islands?

Which Louisiana music involves improvisation with strong rhythms and syncopation?

Spreading of one's culture is called cultural ______?

Which of the following ethnic groups was not among the first settlers to northern Louisiana?

Which Louisiana cultural region merges the cultures of North and South Louisiana?

Creole food is associated with the descendants of _______?

All of the following musical instruments are associated with Cajun music, EXCEPT ___?

Type of Louisiana food that uses the "Holy Trinity"

Who ran the first charity hospital and schools in Louisiana?

Which of the following ethnic groups immigrated in a large group to Louisiana?

Type of Louisiana food that uses lots of tomatoes

Louisiana region also connected the larger Upland South cultural region of the Southern US?

What is an area defined by similar features?

Initially, Louisianans organized their lives and festivals around _________?

The sacred folk songs of African Americans

Look the map on the board, which letter is closest to the city of Shreveport?

How many people live in Louisiana?