Groups
Give an example of how the diverse cultures left a legacy in LA
specific architecture, food, music
Those African European people who were born in the Louisiana colony instead of in Europe or Africa
Creoles
Spanish governor who changed the laws and slave codes and used parish system
Alejandro O'Reilly
Antonio Ulloa was welcomed by the French colonists
What was the first European settlement in LA?
Natchitoches
The Acadians immigrated from
Nova Scotia
French Black Codes that regulated behaviors and actions of people of African descent
Code Noir
settled Natchitoches as a fort/outpost for native fur trade
St.Denis
John Law created the Mississippi Bubble
True
The Treaty of Paris 1763 ended what?
the Seven Years War
The Islenos immigrated from
The Canary Islands
those who travel for the purpose of spreading their religion
missionary
French fur trader and merchant who explored the Mississippi as far as Arkansas
Marquette & Joliet
Iberville was chosen by Louis XIV to settle the land claimed by LaSalle
True
The Treaty of Fontainebleau transferred Louisiana from which country to which country?
France to Spain
Which group immigrated to Louisiana during and after the revolution against French control?
Haitians
a rapidly growing economy that is unstable and collapses leaving money worthless
bubble
founded New Orleans under John Law's rule
Bienville
Slavery had little impact on Louisiana
What is Le Grand Derangement?
the expulsion of French settlers from Canada by the British
Why were the Acadians expelled from Nova Scotia?
The British wanted them to swear an oath of allegiance to the British Crown, when they did not they were expelled.
the freeing of slaves by their individual owners
manumission
Financial secretary to Louis XIV; given 15-year monopoly on Louisiana
Antoine Crozat
The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso transferred Louisiana from France to Spain
False
Give one example of something Code Noir states about the rights of slaves
Required to be Catholic, no working on Sundays, you must provide basic necessities, slaves cannot carry weapons, slaves cannot sell sugarcane, slaves cannot hurt their masters, masters may free their slaves, slaves who have been freed have the same rights as freeborn persons