Vocabulary
lenient
mild or tolerant
What parish do we live in?
What was Hernando de Soto’s expedition looking for when it first reached what would later become the Louisiana colony? (6.10.b, 6.10.c)
Gold
What are the Cajuns known for?
Flavorful food
Unique Music
Cash Crop
a crop that is grown to be sold
What is architecture?
Buildings
How did Ulloa make himself very unpopular with the people of the Louisiana colony? (6.9.h, 6.10.b, 6.10.c, 6.10.d)
He restricted trade
Why was Alejandro O’Reilly sent to the Louisiana colony?(6.9.h,6.10.c, 6.10.d)
enforce Spanish rule & rebellion against the king
Ethnic
referring to a group of people who share a similar culture that is often handed down from one generation to the next
Cajuns are the descendants of who
Acadians
How did the slave trade change under Spanish rule? (6.9.f, 6.10.b, 6.10.c, 6.10.d)
It decreased because of more lenient laws.
The architectural style of a building is common evidence of Spanish rule in New Orleans today. What led to this style being common? (6.10.c, 6.10.d, 6.10.e)
construction following fires that ravaged the city
Commerce
the buying and selling of goods; trade
Who was being forced out of the colony by French Creole citizens?
Ulloa
Why did these people settle in Louisiana in such large numbers? (6.2, 6.9.g, 6.10.b)
forced out of Canada during the French and Indian War
Why did smuggling in colonial Louisiana decrease in the late 1700s? (6.10.c, 6.10.d)
Pinckney’s Treaty opened trade with the new United States.
Smuggle
to move goods illegally
Who took over as governor in August of 1769?
Alejandro O'Reilly
Why did Spain help the American colonies fight the British in the American Revolution? (6.9.h,6.10.d)
to take Florida back from Britain if the Americans won
Which words or phrases best describe the Louisiana colony when Spain first acquired it under the Treaty of Fontainebleau?
Remote and French-speaking