Friday, April 30, 2010

Directions: La Salle's last voyage was a disaster. He left France with four ships, planning to establish a permanent French colony. However, he missed the mouth of the Mississippi River and ended up in Matagorda Bay, Texas. Use google to find the answers to the following questions.

1. What was the name of the La Salle ship that was recovered?
2. Tell where the ship was located and describe the structure that was built to excavate it.
3. List five artifacts found by the archaeologists.
4. Describe the person whose skeleton was found in the ship.
5. Describe the state of preservation of the ship when she was discovered. Why was it in this condition?
6. Write a good definition of artifact.
7. Suppose that archaeologists 300 years from now discover artifacts that will tell about you and your life. LIst ten items that would help those future researchers understand more about you and your life.

Send your responses to my email: kassab@aep.latech.edu
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4 comments:

  1. ScoopApril 30, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    1the belle
    2texas
    3 knives gold chains
    4 a sailor
    5 under mud cause it was buried in mud for 300 yrs
    6 an ancient collective
    7 xbox shirt bed shoes guitar food hats football pencil baseball

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  2. Oh, no, it's RAAAAndy!April 30, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    thanks for the answers scoop

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  3. Mrs. KMay 3, 2010 at 12:02 PM

    Answer the following questions on paper and turn them in to me at the end of class.
    1. Where did the French establish their first trading posts?
    2. Why did Joliet and Marquette cut short their trip down the Mississippi River?
    3. What was the name given to the set of laws established by Bienville to govern the conduct of slaves?
    4. What is the present-day name of Fort St. Jean Baptiste, founded by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis?
    5. What caused the Mississippi Bubble to burst?
    6. Why did the Company of the West stop paying "finders' fees" to people who located potential Louisiana colonists?
    7. Who laid out the city of New Orleans?
    8. Who replaced Bienville as governor of the Louisiana colony?
    9. Who settled the Cote Des Allemandes?
    10. Who created the Company of the West to operate the Louisiana colony?
    11. What was the main goal of Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle?
    12. What was the "speaking bark" which local Indians mentioned to Iberville and Bienville?
    13. Why did Louisiana's proprietary governor have trouble with the Indians?
    14. Who was the first proprietor of Louisiana?
    15. What fort was attacked during the Natchez uprising?
    16. Which fort replaced Fort Maurepas?
    17. Who commanded the fort at the first permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase?
    18. Identify and explain three problems the early settlers in Louisiana faced.
    19. Select one of the French governors of Louisiana mentioned in the chapter. Write a letter advising him how to handle a situation he faced.

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  4. Henry ThompsonApril 7, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    YAAAA!!! IM BACK AGAIN!!

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