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The governor of Louisiana today

John Bel Edwards

100

French residents of Nova Scotia who were exiled and ended up in Louisiana and became known as cajuns

Acadians

100

A group of mound builders built mounds in northeastern Louisiana at this "point" 

Poverty Point

100

This word describes the many efforts of depriving voting rights that occurred during Reconstruction; grandfather clauses, poll taxes, and literacy tests to name a few

disenfranchise
100
This branch of government enforces laws; in Louisiana it is headed by the governor

Executive Branch

200
The explorer who claimed and named Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV

Robert de La Salle

200

Residents of the Canary Islands of Spanish descent who came to Louisiana during Spanish rule

Islenos 

200

The period before the Civil War associated with plantation life in the South 

Antebellum 

200

This word describes the intended purpose of Jim Crow Laws in separating people by race

segregation

200

This branch of government makes the laws; in Louisiana we have Senators and Representatives just like in the United States

Legislative Branch 
300

The brothers who started the first settlement in Louisiana and founded New Orleans

Iberville & Bienville 

300

An important festival brought by the French and made a legal holiday in Louisiana in 1875

Mardi Gras
300

This caused slavery to increase because it could produce 50 times the amount of cotton that a single person could 

cotton gin 

300

This landmark Supreme Court Case most unpleasantly determined that segregation was legal as long as facilities were "equal"

Plessy v. Ferguson

300

This branch of government interprets the law; in Louisiana we have a Supreme Court just like in the United States

Judicial Branch 

400
A controversial governor of Louisiana in the 1920s who is known for his populist policies 

Huey P. Long

400

A person of mixed French, Spanish, Native American, or African heritage 

Creole

400

After Abraham Lincoln was elected many states including Louisiana engaged in this practice of withdrawing from a nation 

secession

400
Louisiana manufactured these amphibious boats that could float and drive on land which contributed to success on D-Day

Higgins Boats

400

The Capital of Louisiana

Baton Rouge

500

The nickname of the forceful and violent governor of Louisiana during Spanish rule who earned his name after executing colonial rebels

Bloody O'Reilly 

500

A statue of Andrew Jackson stands in the middle of Jackson square in memory of what important battle 

The Battle of New Orleans

500

Following the Civil War, this period of rebuilding, reorganization, and reintegration saw some positive changes to the Constitution, but a continued struggle for African Americans to actually experience those rights given. 

Reconstruction 

500

This landmark Supreme Court Case broke down segregation and called for desegregation especially in schools 

Brown v. Board of Education

500
The form of government used in most of Louisiana's parishes which includes 5 - 15 elected members

Police Jury