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What year was the cotton gin machine invented?
1793
What agricultural product came from North Louisiana?
cotton
Which two groups struggled to see eye to eye the most during the Antebellum Era?
The Americans and the Creoles
Were the Americans or Creoles in favor of this location of the capital? (Donaldsonville)
The Americans
Which two diseases were the most frequent and deadly during the Antebellum Era?
Cholera and yellow fever
What symbols are used to represent letters and numbers under the Morse Code?
dots and dashes
Which major battle did Lafayette help the Americans win?
The Battle of Yorktown
What agricultural product came from South Louisiana?
Sugarcane
Which governor of Louisiana caused the Americans and Creoles to abandon the plan to alternate between American and Creole governors?
Thomas Bolling Roberson
Who were the teachers in the first schools of Louisiana?
Nuns and priests
How many terms did legislatures meet for in Donaldsonville?
1 term
Why was cotton an ideal crop? (Why did people want to grow cotton?)
It was easy to grow, and it could be stored for long periods of time
Why was the capital moved back to New Orleans from Donaldsonville?
Because they complained that the town was too small
What invention made traveling by water much faster?
Steamboat
Define “faction”
A small organized group within a larger group
Where did the Americans build their neighborhood within New Orleans?
Garden District
What was Louisiana’s economy based on during the Antebellum period?
Trading of agricultural products
Define “compromise”
An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
List the order of locations of the Louisiana State Capital
New Orleans, Donaldsonville, New Orleans, Baton Rouge
What army did Lafayette serve in that led to the Americans winning the Revolution?
The Continental Army
Where did the German immigrants live in Louisiana and what is one of their characteristics?
New Orleans, they were Catholic
Where did the Acadians live and what is one of their characteristics?
along the bayous and prairies, the owned cattle ranches
Where did the American Pioneers live in Louisiana and what is one of their characteristics?
North Louisiana and Florida Parishes, they moved to Louisiana in large numbers
Name at least 5 of the groups of people who lived in Louisiana during the Antebellum Era.
Creoles, Free people of color, German immigrants, Irish immigrants, Native Americans, Slaves, Acadians, Foreign French, American pioneers
Where did the slaves live in Louisiana and what is one of their characteristics?
all throughout Louisiana on plantations, they enjoyed music and making homemade instruments