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8th SS Mid Term Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| name for scientists who study items left behind bu ancient people | archaeologists |
| Why did Joliet and Marquette cut their trip short down the Mississippi River | danger of Indians |
| First Spanish governor | Ulloa |
| Food most identified with Louisiana | Cajun |
| What type of climate is found in Louisiana | humid subtropical |
| which tribe greeted LaSalle when he first arrived in Louisiana | Houma |
| who settled the Cote Des Allemandes | Germans |
| who created the company of the west | John Law |
| what religious season is preceded by Mardi Gras | Lent |
| which area of Louisiana was nicknamed the "Piney Woods" | flatwoods |
| what word can be defined as the current conditions of the atmosphere | weather |
| what is the benefit of barrier islands | protection from storm surges from hurricanes |
| which continent do scientists believe the first people came from to reach North America | Asia |
| what was the forst group of indians to build mounds | Meso |
| What was the Spanish organization that functioned as a town council and as a court of law | cabildo |
| who were the French Canadians who migrated to Louisiana | Acadians |
| what parish is hoem to alarge number of people of German heritage | Acadia |
| in what parish is the crawfish festival held | St. Martin |
| what term describes the way of life of a group of people | culture |
| what is the name for the type of music that has a strong rhythym with much syncopation | jazz |
| what was the name given to the set pf laws established by BIenville to govern the slaves | Code Noir |
| what is the present day name of Fort St Jean Baptist | Natchitoches |
| who laid out the city of New Orleans | Bienville |
| what type of location uses latitude and longitude | absolute location |
| what river forms the lower boundary between Louisiana and Mississippi | Pearl River |
| what waterway got its name from the CHoctaw word for "creek" | bayou |
| financial trust extended to a person by a lender | credit |
| the three variables that affect saving money | time amount interest |
| a record of spending or of probable spending and income for a given period of time | budget |
| the total amount of monthly income remaining after all deductions have been taken out | net monthly income |
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