Frenchy
He was the first French explorer to arrive in Louisiana
Iberville
In 1728, these came to Louisiana bringing a small trunk in hopes of finding a husband
Casket Girls
Whom did LaSalle honor by naming the Louisiana territory?
King Louis XIV
Who was the last Royal governor?
Kerlerec
An early form of the modern corporation in which many people invested by buying stock was what?
Joint-Stock Company
He organized the Bank of France, and also created the Company of the Indies
John Law
The term that refers to the system of letting businessmen take control of the colony in the hopes that it would make a profit
Proprietorship
In 1718, Bienville located the city of New Orleans along a _______ of the Mississippi River
bend
His nickname was "Iron Hand"
Tonti
Engages were ____________ brought to Louisiana
Indentured Servants
In 132, Louisiana became a _________ colony
Royal
The ____________ was a set of laws regulating the behavior of slaves and slave owners
Code Noir
Where did Iberville and Bienville situate Louisiana's second settlement near?
Mobile Bay
Where is the Festival of Lights?
Natchitoches
When the __________ ___________ burst, investors in the Company of the Indies lost huge sums of money
Mississippi Bubble
He established the city of Detroit in 1701
Jean Baptiste
A journey for a specific purpose, such as exploration.
Expedition
In 1714, St Denis established a fort that later became the city of what?
Natchitoches
He led 600 men on an exploration across most of the states that make up the modern south
Hernando de Soto
Large estate or farms
Plantations
After his brother's death, the French court gave Bienville the title of what?
Commandant
A group of people who settle in a distant land but who are still under the control of their native land.
Colony
The mysterious water route through the North American continent
Northwest Passage
"runner of the woods"
Hunters
A person who is bound to a life service to others and who is considered property
A slave