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Approximately how many people lived in Louisiana when it became a Spanish colony?
7,500
True or False: Slaves were more likely to earn their freedom under Spanish rule.
True.
What were de Soto and his men searching for when they explored the lower Mississippi River?
Gold
What TWO words would you use to describe Louisiana when it was first acquired by Spain?
Remote and French-speaking
Islenos migrated from:
The Canary Islands
How did Spanish officials try to limit the problems of governing Louisiana?
They spoke French and continued using French customs.
What mistake did Ulloa make when he arrived in New Orleans to govern Louisiana?
He took too long to make decisions, causing confusion.
Why did Spain help the American colonies fight in the American Revolution and not the British?
To take Florida back from Britain if the Americans won.
Cajuns are the descendents of which group: Haitians, Islenos, Acadians.
Acadians.
Haitians migrated from:
Haiti
Why were many Louisiana colonists hostile to the Spanish who tried to govern them?
They preferred the French way of life and saw the Spanish as outsiders.
Why was the Spanish official Ulloa seen as weak by the colonists?
He made a lot of mistakes.
Why was Ulloa so unpopular in the Louisiana colony?
He restricted trade.
This way of organizing land, or creating boundaries, is exclusive to Louisiana.
Parishes.
Acadians migrated from:
Canada
What was the practice of "coartación" under Spanish rule in Louisiana?
A system where enslaved people could purchase their freedom after working for a set number of years.
Why were buildings in New Orleans built using tile roofs and stucco siding?
To prevent future fires.
How did the slave trade change under Spanish rule?
The slave trade increased because of cash crops.
How did architectural style change during Spanish rule? What led to this change?
There was a lot of new construction following a series of fires that destroyed the city.
This person invented the Cotton Gin.
Eli Whitney
How did the fires of 1788 and 1794 impact free people of color in New Orleans?
Many free people of color, skilled in trades like carpentry, helped rebuild New Orleans, which provided them with financial opportunities.
What was the primary goal of the Creole Revolt of 1768?
To overthrow the Spanish governor and restore French rule.
Why did smuggling (the illegal moving of goods) decrease, or go down, in the 1700s?
Pinckney’s treaty opened trade with the new United States.
Why was Alejandro O'Reilly sent to the Louisiana colony?
To enforce Spanish rule as governor, and to put down the rebellion against the king.
Describe how the Cotton Gin worked.
It worked to separate the fluffy white part from the seeds. A rake-like object combed the seeds from the fluff.