Vocabulary
Vocab and Land Claims
Leaders and the Lay of the Land
The slave trade and the Code Noir
Lagniappe
100
a system of law in which codes and statutes carry greater weight than prior court decisions
What is civil law
100
the buying and selling of goods and services; trade
what is commerce
100
a wealthy French businessman, to oversee commerce in the colony
Who is Antoine Crozat
100
release from enslavement
what is manumission
100
Those people belonging to the first generation of both French and Spanish colonial Louisiana were called
What is creole
200
something that is owned by a person, company, or country
what is asset
200
money that is spent in order to make a profit
what is investment
200
a person who governs a kingdom when the monarch is unable to
regent
200
What rights did les gens de couleur libres have
what are marriage rights and property ownership rights
200
John Law’s company granted land to settlers from
Germany
300
to grant or transfer
cede
300
who claimed the land in green? And what country was the land claimed for? 
What is La Salle and France
300
According to this plan, New Orleans was intentionally built near which geographic feature
What is a river?
300
what does les gens de couleur libres mean
what is Free people of color
300
which two countries had control of Louisiana at some point during the seven years' war
what are Spain and France
400
a system of law in which prior court decisions carry greater weight than codes and statutes
common law
400
He is best known for founding settlements such as Mobile and New Orleans
Who is Bienville
400
Furniture made during the_____________ period has graceful curves and ornate embellishments.
What is the French colonial
400
In what year did the French government add fifty-five new articles to the existing Code Noir, specifically for the Louisiana colony.
what is 1724
400
the arrival of a large number of people
influx
500
to discuss the terms of an agreement
negotiate
500
Though today Mobile is in Alabama, it was once the capital of
What is French Louisiana
500
set off in search of the Mississippi River and was eventually killed as a result of a mutiny.
who is La Salle
500
__________ made significant contributions to the economy and culture of Louisiana as artisans, merchants, and landowners.
what are free people of color
500
What is the city that became the capital of Louisiana and is nicknamed the Crescent City because it sits on a bend in the Mississippi River?
what is New Orleans