Question

What significant event happened to the state economy in the early 1980s?

Question 1 options:


Hurricane Camille


Bill Clinton was elected president


Oil prices plummeted


Earl Long's return
Question 2 (10 points)
Question 2 Unsaved

Which event in Louisiana was the largest of its kind in American history?
Question 2 options:


The voter turn-out for the presidential race of '84


The gas shortage


The BP oil spill


The march for civil rights in New Orleans
Question 3 (10 points)
Question 3 Unsaved

Which was NOT a way that the state of Louisiana used to create revenue in the 1980's?
Question 3 options:


Promoting cultural turism


Promoting cajun food


Promoting Louisiana's outdoor and wilderness activities


Building amusement parks ( six flags, Disney, etc)
Question 4 (10 points)
Question 4 Unsaved

What did Louisiana turn to for a source of revenue in the 1990's?
Question 4 options:


creating a major league baseball team in New Orleans


approving gambling


Building a state of the art theater on Canal Street


opening up a theme park in Slidell, LA
Question 5 (10 points)
Question 5 Unsaved

How much did Louisiana earn from each lottery ticket bought?
Question 5 options:


25 cents


35 cents


0 - they earned nothing


50 cents

Answer 1

under mercantillist theory how does the colonial role of supplying raw materials to the mothercountry and buying its finahed products conttribute to make the mother contry rish?

Answer 2

1.-The answer will be oil prices plummeted. 1980's oil glut was a surplus of crude oil that made the price of oil to go down. The hurricane Camille happened in 1969. Jimmy Carter was the the president in 1980 and in 1981 Ronald Reagan was the president of the USA. Earl Long died in 1937.

2.- The BP oil spill. It is considered the biggest marine oil spill.

3.. Building amusement parks (six flags, Disney).

4.- Approving gambling.

5.- 35 cents