Why do the saints suck
to take over a territory
annex
a marshy body of water that connects to a lake or river
bayou
what was minimum population a territory needed to become a state?
60,000 people
Why did the US and Spain have conflict about the border of their territories?
they were not well defined
what land did the US annex in 1810?
West Florida
An area between the territory of Orleans and New Spain that both agreed not to settle
neutral ground
What is Louisiana the only state to have?
parishes
How many parishes did Louisiana start with?
12
How many parishes do we have now?
64
How many parishes still have a police Jury?
38
What type of Law does Louisiana use?
Common and civil law
People of European, African, Indigenous, or mixed descent who were born in Louisiana.
Creoles
What did pirates smuggling goods and people on the many waterways and people running from the law hiding in swamp and bayous do?
Made Louisiana Difficult to govern
a group of 12 people in charge of a parish
police jury
What happened to African Americans in Louisiana during territorial period?
Free black people lost many rights and enslaved faced more restrictions
What happened to the economy of the Territory of Orleans after it came under American control?
It expanded quickly!
When did Louisiana become a State?
April 30, 1812
What did Louisiana's first state constitution do?
created a bicameral legislature
law that uses precedents established by previous court decisions to guide laws
common law
law the uses written codes
civil law
What happened to native Americans in the territorial period
forced off of land
Louisiana became the what state?
18th
the 6th president
John Quincy adams
the 10th president
John Tyler
the 12th president
Zachary Taylor