Activity 3: Settlement of Louisiana (GLEs: 11, 74, 75)
CC: Use a chart to plot place of origin/place of settlement of different groups who settled in Louisiana. Using a large Louisiana map and colored stickers, have students plot the areas of settlement for the various groups. Have them write annotations to explain why humans settled and formed societies in specific regions or why immigrant groups (e.g., Acadians, Africans, French, Spanish, Anglos) settled in specific areas of Louisiana and what the causes and effects (push/pull factors) were of those migrations. Have students use a map to chart the various routes the immigrants traveled before arriving in Louisiana (e.g., Africans through the West Indies, Acadians via the eastern seaboard, West Indies, Europe). Have students also consider the contributions of each ethnic group to Louisiana history. Provide a basic graphic organizer that allows students to denote their findings. In addition, have students attempt to identify legacies of these ethnic groups as evidence of cultural diffusion. The activity could be expanded (or reinforced in a future unit) by having students research or compare similar questions about 20th century immigrants (e.g., Southeast Asians, Eastern Europeans, Cubans).
Use the chart in Word to organize the information about immigrant groups and their locations. Unit 4 Activity 3 Chart - Settlement of Louisiana Then use a state outline map to depict the locations for settlement.
Web Resources: Brief history of the state, including a timeline list of events: http://www.state.la.us/about_history2.htm A site containing a Louisiana history timeline: http://www.enlou.com/time/timelineindex.htm |