Louisiana Early Geography
This natural disaster effects the coast of Louisiana , and is said to be caused by human interaction
What is coastal erosion
The native american settlement in Louisiana, known as the greatest american settlement in Louisiana built along the Mississippi River
What is Poverty Point
This event happened after the War of 1812, and solidified Louisiana as loyal to the U.S.
What is the Battle of New Orleans
This Compromise took troops out of the South leading to the expansion of these laws
What is the Compromise of 1877, and Jim Crow Laws
The event that caused economic destruction for the United States, and this event helped Louisiana get out of the economic crisis
What is the Great Depression and World War II
Due to Louisiana's natural resources these industries currently have extreme economic growth
What is sugarcane, ports, and oil
This person is most known for claiming Louisiana for France
Who is Robert De La Salle
What is one economic benefit of the Louisiana Purchase for the United States
What is access to ports along the Mississippi for trade
Due to the strong hold this group had on Louisiana's governemnt, the people rose up and created the __________
What is Bourban Democrats and the Populist Party
Before the US fought in WWII, Louisiana was used as a site for what during WWII
What is Military aid. trainings, building supplies
The Mississippi river can be defined as both a ________ and a __________ boundary
What is Physical and political
This settler and his group was the first Europeans to explore the Mississippi. They were in search of Gold Metals
Who is Hernando De Soto
Because Louisiana wished to ______________ they decided to secede from the Union leading up to the Civil War
What is maintain the system of slavery
This Governor is known for being extremely controversial, although he created education and infrastructure for the state
Who is Huey P. Long
This company increased lOUISIANAS economy throguh steamboat production
What is Higgins Boat Company
The five cultural groups of Louisiana are
What is
1. African-American
2. Cajun/Acadian
3. Native American
4. Islenos
5.Creole
This explorer was the first to settle a colony in Louisiana
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
The Union created this strategy involving Louisiana to help them win the Civil WAR
What is capture New Orleans
This natural disaster took place a few years before the Great Depression and caused severe economic hardships for people in Louisiana
What is the Flood of 1927
This major supreme court case desegregated public schools and took away the "Separate but Equal Doctrine"
What is Brown Vs. Board of Education
This body of water has the biggest geographical impact on Louisiana
What is the Mississippi River
This explorer, brother of Iberville, founded and settled the colony of Orleans
Who is Bienville
These two forms of Reconstruction changed the way of life for African Americans, give examples of each
What is Presidential Reconstruction and Congressional/Radical Reconstruction.
Presidential Reconstruction created laws that were left on southerners treatment of African Americans
Radical Reconstruction/Congresssional Reconstruction created amendments, freeman bureau, etc to help AA.
This program was created by Huey P. Long to help Americans
What is the Share Our Wealth Plan
These three major civil rights events took place in Louisiana
What is Plessy V. Fergusun, Baton Rouge Bus Boycott. and Brown V. Board of Education