Before the steamboat, this was the most efficient way to move goods up or down the Mississippi.
What is the flatboat or riverboat?
100
Andrew Jackson brought these famous marksmen down to Louisiana for the Battle of New Orleans.
What is Kentucky Sharpshooters.
100
Jean Lafitte was famous for constantly committing this economic crime in New Orleans.
What is smuggling?
100
This group was arriving in New Orleans and experienced culture shock when meeting Creoles.
Who are the Americans?
200
This pirate was part of Andrew Jackson's army in New Orleans.
Who is Jean Lafitte?
200
Claibourne called these people the "ancient population" of Louisiana.
Who were the Creoles?
200
He led the Americans to victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
200
He was president of the U.S. at the time of the Louisiana Purchase.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
Before Napoleon, this country controlled Louisiana and the port city of New Orleans.
What is Spain?
300
This treaty settled the boundary dispute between the U.S. and Spain over Louisiana and Texas and define the borders of the LA Purchase.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty.
300
This group of Americans did not want to fight Britain but wanted to continue trade as usual.
What is isolationists.
300
This was the main complaint of the U.S. against Great Britain during the War of 1812.
What is impressment?
300
The U.S. bought the Louisiana Purchase from this tyrannical leader of France.
Who is Napoleon?
300
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the size of the U.S.?
Doubled it.
400
This is the process by which the U.S. brought West Florida into the union.
What is annexation?
400
This event ended in tragedy when slaves marched on New Orleans.
What is The Great Slave Uprising/Revolt of 1811?
400
The Battle of New Orleans occurred in this year?
What is 1815?
400
Aaron Burr lost political power in the U.S. because he was involved in one of these.
What is a duel?
400
Give two details that describe the Creole people of New Orleans.
What is educated, free people of color or mixed race, property owning, sometimes wealthy, with own schools, entertainment and businesses. Professionals.
500
Napoleon's invasion of this Island started the domino effect that led to the Louisiana Purchase.
What is Haiti/St. Dominigue?
500
This group of native New Orleans people presented the greatest challenge to any new comers to the city.
What is Creole?
500
This is why the Battle of New Orleans never really needed to take place.
What is the signing of a treaty between Britain and the U.S. 3 weeks earlier?
500
This president declared war on Britain in 1812.
Who is Madison?
500
New Orleans notoriously had the largest one of these in the Western Hemisphere.