French Louisiana
The early Louisiana territory was divided into two regions:
Upper Louisiana and Lower Louisiana
What led to the Insurrection of 1768?
The restriction of trade.
What is an example of Spanish cuisine?
Paella, empanadas, tamales
What was the purpose of the cabildo?
The cabildo was a municipal city council and judicial system that included ten or more members who could inherit or buy their seats.
Plantations primarily grew tobacco and later indigo.
France.
What modern day states are part of upper Louisiana?
Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois
Who did King Charles III send to replace governor Ulloa?
Alejandro O'Reilly
When Haitian immigrants came to Louisiana they brought:
knowledge of refining sugar, red beans and rice, and a surge of voodoo.
What was the purpose of Code O'Reilly?
Code O'Reilly adapted the existing French laws to correspond with Spanish laws.
New Orleans was an important center for economic activities.
Both.
These settlers founded Fort Maurepas.
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville and Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
Why was tobacco not the main crop in the Spanish period?
Tobacco production had grown so much , there was a surplus and suppliers in Mexico could not buy all that the Louisiana plantations produced.
To this day, Louisiana is the only state that is divided by ________
Parishes.
What were the 5 Cabildo members?
Governors, Attorney General Syndic, Regidors, Clerks, and Alcaldes
Economy centered around the production of sugar and cotton.
Spain.
What modern day states are part of Lower Louisiana?
Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
How did the surge of enslaved people affect Louisiana?
African culture became more prominent. Slaves could now lodge formal complaints against their slave owners, own property, earn money, and purchase their freedom.
Louisiana is called a _____ or _______ ___ because of all the different cultures it has.
Gumbo or melting pot
The governing affairs of the Louisiana colony were divided among three offices:
The Superior Council, Governor, and Commissaire Ordonnateur.
Fur trade was the primary source of income.
France.
Who is Louisiana named after?
King Louis XIV of France.
Who are the Gens de Couleur Libres?
Free people of color.
The forced migration of African people to Louisiana resulted in a new cultural group of mixed African and European origin called _____
Creole
A collection of laws that all the French Colonies had to follow.
The Custom of Paris.
Trade between the Louisiana colony and other nations was illegal.
Both.