Louisiana Studies Chapter 3

First People in Louisiana

Lesson 1 Vocabulary

Ceremony: a formal act or event that honors a people’s belief

Adapt: change the way you liveEnvironment: the air, water, soil, and living

things around usCulture: the way of life, or the beliefs, ideas,

and language, of a group of people

American Indians in Louisiana• Caddo

• Tunica

• Natchez

American Indians in Louisiana• Atakapa

• Muskogean

• Chitimacha

Culture Includes……

•Stories•Arts•Food

The Natchez Indians• Lived along the Mississippi River• Culture began 1,300 years ago• Recorded history in stories and songs• The central town of Natchez is called the Great

Village• They hunted animals• They gathered wild plants• Held green corn ceremony every year• The Natchez Indian did not believe in the one and

only true God. They made Idols and worshiped man. (Exodus 2:20)

Lesson Review Pg. 43

2. What are three details that describe how Louisiana Indians used their natural resources.

4. What were three Indian groups that lived in Louisiana?

5. In what ways do you think that community life in Louisiana today is different than in 1500?

Lesson 2 Vocabulary

Expedition: a journey taken for a purposeTrade: to exchange things with someoneColony: settlement ruled by a distant country

Early Explorers• De Soto was the first European to explore

what is now the Southeastern United States.• Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain

in 1492• Columbus was looking for Asia but instead he

landed on an island near North America.• Columbus had reached a continent that he did

not know existed• Other explores sailed after Columbus because

they thought that their was gold in America.

Search For Gold

Alonso Alvarez Pineda: explored the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico (became the first European to see the coast of Louisiana).

Hernando De Soto: purpose was to find gold and silver

French Exploration

Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet: paddle canoes down the Mississippi River from the north. They led the way for other explorers.

Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle: led an expedition from the north in 1681. His goal was to make money through trade.

Lesson Review Pg. 471. Write a sentence about De Soto using the word expedition.

2. Why did DeSoto explore Louisiana?

3. Who was the first European to see Louisiana’s coast?

4. Why did La Salle travel down the Mississippi River?

5. How many years after De Soto reached the Mississippi River did La Salle reach the Gulf of Mexico?

Lesson 3 VocabularyBarter: to trade one item for another

Slavery: system under which people have no freedom

Ally: a person on nation that helps another group reach its goal

Lesson Review Pg. 531. Write a short paragraph about the French settlers

using ally and barter.2. Why did the French build settlements in the

Louisiana colony?3. Describe two groups of settlers in the Louisiana

colony.4. When was Natchitoches built?5. Why do you think the French built settlements near

rivers?

Using a Grid Map

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Visual Summary1. De Soto Goals: find gold and silver2. De Soto Achievements: first explorer to reach the Mississippi3. La Salle Goals: make money through fur trade, start a French

colony4. La Salle Achievements: claimed land around the Mississippi

River for France.

Facts and Main Ideas5. trees, animals, water, soil6. Alvarez Pineda7. He claimed the land around the Mississippi River for France,

so that France could start colonies and benefit from the fur trade there.

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8. The Choctaw moved to Louisiana because they were allies with the French against the Natchez.

Vocabulary9. Slavery10. culture11. expedition

Apply the Skills12. C13. b

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Critical Thinking14. The French and the Natchez both wanted to live and work in

Louisiana. The Natchez had lived in Louisiana for a long time, but the French were newcomers. The Natchez knew more about the land and its features. The French had more advanced machines and weapons.

15. De Soto went hoping to find gold. He did not find any, and died during the journey.