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What was the name of the water/ land craft that were produced in La. during WWII and helped secure a victory on D-Day.
What is the Higgin's Boat
Who refused to give up her seat on a public bus, which led to her being arrested?
Who is Rosa Parks
What is a proposed law called?
What is a bill
Name 2 industries in Louisiana
What are (vary) oil, salt, shale, forestry, fishing
What number was the state of Louisiana when it entered the Union?
What is 18th
What did Americans plant during WWII to keep their families feed, which allowed more food to go to the troops?
What was a Victory Garden.
Which Supreme Court case stated "Separate but equal" was Constitutional?
What was Plessy V Ferguson.
What type of law does Louisiana follow, unlike the other 49 states?
What is the Napoleonic Code or Civil Law
What causes Louisiana to lose land every year?
What is coastal erosion
Which President purchased Louisiana from France?
Whois Thomas Jefferson
What was the book of coupons called that allowed Americans to get a certain amount of a grocery item. This allowed them a certain amount of eggs or milk, etc.
What was a ration book/ stamps.
What Act made it illegal to discriminate against anyone based on race, gender, religion, or national origin?
What was The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What are the three branches of both Louisiana and federal government?
What are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Before oil was discovered in Louisiana what was the main industry.
What was agriculture
What holiday do we celebrate in Louisiana that most places don't?
What is Mardi Gras
What was the main reason that the United States entered WWII?
What was the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor
Name 2 events that took place in the United States during the Civil Rights Movement.
vary
What is the division of power between the state and federal government called?
What is Federalism
What industry is the Port of New Orleans important for?
trading, fishing
Instead of counties, Louisiana separates it's regions into what?
What are parishes.
Who were the Axis Powers?
Who were Germany, Japan and Italy. (not us)
This case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson by concluding "separate but equal" was unconstitutional and ordered desegregation of public schools
What was Brown V Board of Education
Name a power shared by the federal and state governments?
vary
Why is Louisiana a good location for growing sugarcane and rice? (2 reasons)
What is the good climate and link to many waterways
Who was Louisiana named after?
Who was King Louis XIV