The European Period
Was discussed as the leading explorer to the Far East.
Marco Polo
City discovered in 1718
New Orleans
Two rivers discovered by Marquette and Joliet.
Mississippi and Arkansas
Where did the French land in Mississippi in 1699?
Ship Island
Attracted English settlers to the Spanish Natchez District.
liberal land grants
The art of making maps and charts.
cartography
Area of land politically controlled by a distant country.
colonies
Why was the Mississippi River so important in the early 1700’s?
in order to control the waterway; locate a new route of transportation
Created a special school for seamen and explorers in Portugal.
Prince Henry the Navigator
Discovered the modern day lands of Arkansas, Georgia, and Mississippi
Hernando de Soto
Discovered the Louisiana Province
LaSalle
Journey for a certain reason.
Expedition
Discovered Mississippi for the French
Iberville
Created so that new settlers could not come to Mississippi after the French and Indian War.
Proclamation of 1763
Foundation of Natchez
Fort Rosalie
Special laws for African Americans.
Black Codes
Created the city of New Orleans.
Jean Baptiste de Bienville
Ended the French and Indian War.
Treat of Paris of 1763
Spanish Governor of the Natchez District.
Manuel Gayoso de Lemos
A large amount of the settlers in the Natchez District supported which side during the American Revolution?Colonists who remained loyal to the British.
Loyalists
Agree which ended the American Revolutionary War.
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Force of citizen-soldiers.
militia
area of land politically controlled by a distant country
colony
Flowing together of two rivers.
confluence
Sent by the Continental Congress to convince the citizens to support the rebels in the American Revolution.
James Willing