To add territory to an already existing governmental unit, such as city, state, or nation
Annex
100
The practice of forcing sailors into service against their will
What is Impressments
100
Who seized power in France after the French Revolution and set out to conquer the world
Napoleon Bonaparte
100
Who was elected as the new state first governor of Louisiana?
Williams C.C. Claiborne
100
Goods sent or sold to another country
What is Export
200
To use naval forces to isolate a seaport and prevent any ships from entering or leaving the port
What is Blockade
200
A small group with common goals within a larger group
What is Faction
200
Who was a leader of privateers and smugglers
Jean Lafitte
200
What happened to the Caddo Indians?
Thy moved to Oklahoma
200
One who wanted to free the slaves
What is Abolitionists
300
The seat of government for a state or nation
What is Capital
300
The 1863 proclamation by which President Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in the Confederates states
What is Emancipation Proclamation
300
What were two causes of the cultural conflicts among the people of antebellum Louisiana?
Language and Religion
300
Why was New Orleans so important to the Confederacy
New Orleans provided access to the Mississippi River
300
A wing dam built by Union forces in 1864 in order to raise the water level in the red River so that Union gunboats could sail downriver
What is Bailey's Dam
400
The period before the Civil War
What is Antebellum
400
The 1803 purchase from France of almost 9000,000 square miles of land in North America for $15, million
What is Louisiana Purchase
400
What was the main issue in the 1860 election for president
Slavery
400
What were the deadliest diseases in antebellum Louisiana?
Cholera and Yellow Fever
400
A severe, continued downturn in the economy where sales and prices drop, manufacturing decreases, business close, banks fail, and people lose their jobs
What is Depression
500
A manmade waterway that connects other bodies of water, such as Louisiana's rivers and bayous
What is Canal
500
One who moves into a new country in order to settle there
What is Immigrant
500
Who served as president of the 1811 constitution convention?
Julien Poydras
500
Who arrived in New Orleans in December 1814 to defend the city against an attack by the British?
Andrew Jackson
500
A way to settle disagreements in which each side gives way a little on its demands