Mini-Qs in Louisiana History: Teacher Resource Binder

Ten High-Interest Units of Study

Mini-Q Topics for Louisiana History

• How Did the Mississippi River Shape Louisiana’s Early History?
• What Drove the Acadians to Louisiana?
• The Louisiana Territory: Would You Have Supported the Purchase?
• Why Was the Battle of New Orleans a Watershed Event for the United States?
• How Free Were Free People of Color in Louisiana?
• Why Did Louisianians Join the Confederate Fight in the Civil War?
• From Plessy to Ruby: How Did Black Louisianians Resist Jim Crow Segregation?
• Huey Long: Would You Have Voted for “The Kingfish”?
• What Was Louisiana’s Most Significant Contribution to the WWII War Effort?
• Hurricane Katrina: Why Did So Many People Die?