WHY THEY CAME
Why did the French come to Louisiana?
To find a better life
Where did people mostly choose to settle in Louisiana?
Along the Mississippi River
What was the land sale that included Louisiana called?
The Louisiana Purchase
From whose culture did Mardi Gras come?
The French
Group of people who settled in a distant area but remain tied to their mother country?
colony
Why did the Acadians/Cajuns come to Louisiana?
Because they couldn't practice their religion in Canada.
Where did the Acadians/Cajuns mostly settle?
Along the Gulf coast
What country sold the land? What country bought it?
France sold it to the United States.
Which group of settlers brought us Zydeco music and spicy foods like Jambalaya?
The Acadians/Cajuns
Political party supported by sugar planters and opposed Andrew Jackson?
Whigs
Why did the Spanish come to Louisiana?
Because the government sent them.
What are the benefits about living near water?
Fishing/boating
Who sold the land containing Louisiana?
Napoleon
What type of music started in New Orleans?
JAZZ
Goods sent or sold to another country?
exports
Why did the African-Americans come to Louisiana?
They were sent as slaves.
Why did the location of New Orleans make it a good place for a city?
Because it was a natural port.
Who bought the land containing Louisiana?
Thomas Jefferson
What famous New Orleanian musician is the New Orleans airport named after?
Louis Armstrong
A group of people with common goals within a government?
political party
Why did the creoles come to Louisiana?
Trick Question! They didn't come. They were born here from the intermarriage of people of different races/ethnicities.
What is a port?
a town or city with a harbor where ships load and unload (especially one where custom's officers are stationed
Why was the sale of the land containing Louisiana so important?
It made Louisiana part of the United States.
Creole influence today can mostly be seen in which: -Louisiana's food -Louisiana's music -Street names -architecture
Louisiana's Food
The crime of trying to overthrow the government of one's own state?
treason