Vocabulary
Define Commerce
the buying and selling of goods and services; trade
When did the French colonial period in Louisiana begin?
1682
Under the Code Noir, what rights did les gens de couleur libres have?
Marriage rights and Property ownership rights
Louisiana follows the civil law or the common law?
Civil Law
John law granted land in Louisiana to many people in which country?
Define Investment
Money that is spent in order to make a profit
What resource did the French colonist lack the most?
Support from France
Based on the Code Noir, what could a child born to a free Black woman married to an enslaved man do?
Own property
What were those people belonging to the first generation of both French and Spanish colonial Louisiana called?
Creole People
Who was appointed the new governor of Louisiana in 1710?
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Define Contract
A written or spoken agreement usually about business
La Salle leas a team down what river?
Mississippi River
What is the Code Noir also known as?
The Black Code
What accomplishment is Bienville best known for?
Founding settlements such as Mobile and New Orleans
Define Negotiate
to discuss the terms of an agreement
Define Regent
A person who governs a kingdom when the monarch is unable to
La Salle claimed all of the river basin and named it what?
La Louisiane
What was the purpose of the Code Noir being created?
It aimed to protect the interest of slaveholders, making slavery even harsher
New Orleans was also called the what?
Crescent City
Define Asset
Something that is owned by a person, company, or country
Define Manumission
Release from enslavement
Who claimed all the lands drained by the Mississippi River for France?
La Salle
In your own words, does the Code Noir help or hurt slaves. You must have evidence to back up your answer.
Can be yes or no but must have evidence to back up claim
What best describes a Creole person?
A person born in the Louisiana Colony
What countries had control of Louisiana at some point during the Seven Years War? There are two answers, must say both.
Spain and France