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Served as the pastor at the St. Louis Cathedral until his death in 1829.
Antonio Sedella
He led a slave revolt in 1811 in which slaves upriver from New Orleans rebelled against their masters in what became the largest slave revolt in U.S. history.
Charles
The general of the American Army during the Battle of New Orleans.
Andrew Jackson
A combat between two persons, especially one fought with weapons in front of witnesses.
dueling
An historic event of 1803 that more than doubled the size of the country, adding 530,000,000 acres to the nation's territory.
Louisiana Purchase
President of the United States when Louisiana became a U.S. territory. He worked to initiate and finalize the Louisiana Purchase.
Thomas Jefferson
He successfully negotiated a treaty that included the right for Americans to trade and deposit goods in New Orleans.
Thomas Pickney
The general of the British Army during the Battle of New Orleans.
Edward Packham
A practice in which American ships were overtaken at sea and the common sailors were forced into service.
impressment
To delay tactics to put off or prevent the passage of laws.
filibustering
He served as President Jefferson's vice president. On the morning of July 11, 1804, he shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
Aaron Burr
He was named Secretary of State, which led to the idea of a "corrupt bargain".
Henry Clay
He was appointed as a territorial governor. That territorial status lasted for another eight years. He also became the first state governor of Louisiana
William Claiborne
The group that formally elects the president and vice president.
Electoral College
A major battle between the Americans and British which took place early on the morning of January 8, 1815. It was an American victory.
Battle of New Orleans
First co-commissioner and military commander of the Louisiana Territory. He later conspired with Aaron Burr.
James Wilkinson
He had been sent from France with the understanding that he would take over as governor of the Louisiana colony once Napoleon gained control of Louisiana. Because of the Louisiana Purchase, he governed Louisiana for only three weeks.
Pierre de Laussat
The official ending of slavery in France.
Abolition
This treaty gave Americans the right to trade and deposit goods in New Orleans.
Pickney's Treaty
Signed in 1819, specified how much land the Louisiana Purchase added to the United States.
Adam-Onis Treaty
He "agreed" to work with the British during the American Revolution. However, he warned Governor Claiborne of British plans to attack to New Orleans. He later fought for the U.S. in the Battle of New Orleans.
Jean Lafitte
He was the presidential candidate in 1824 who was chosen by the House of Representatives to be the new president because Jackson had won the popular vote but not the Electoral College. This led to the ratification of the 12th Amendment.
John Quincy Adams
The setting free of slaves by their masters.
manumission
In 1802, this secret treaty between France and Spain which returned Louisiana to the French.
Treaty of Ildefonso
The nickname for the outcome of the Presidential Election of 1824.
Corrupt Bargain