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Named for lakes, rolling hills, and forests that offer outdoor recreation
_SPORTSMANS PARADISE_______
Prairie Cajun and wetland Cajuns culture
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Symbols include- live oak trees and Spanish moss
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Weathered barns symbolize this region Rural country… country like…
_____CROSSROADS_________________
NATURAL REGIONS p. 48
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Contains alluvial soil and swamps
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Has fertile red soil
__RED RIVER VALLEY______________
A large number of migratory birds return here each year
____MARSH_________________
Contains loess soil
____TERRACES_________________________
Highest region with roughest terrain
___HILLS_____
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A. SABINE RIVER
D. RED RIVER
B. MISSISSIPPI RIVER
E. OUACHITA RIVER
C. PEARL RIVER
Define or describe the following:
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What treaty transferred Louisiana from FRANCE to SPAIN in 1762 ?
SECRET TREATY OF FOUNTAINEBLEU
What is the name for a type of music that has a strong rhythm and much syncopation?
JAZZ
What was the first European religion in Louisiana?
CATHOLIC
Why was Alejandro O’Reilly chosen to replace Antonio de Ulloa as Spanish governor of
Louisiana?
STRONG MILITARY LEADER, FORCEFULL, BLOODY
Who were the French Canadians who migrated to Louisiana in the 18th Century because they
did not take an oath of allegiance to the Protestant King?
ACADIANS
Who was the first proprietor of Louisiana?
ANTOINE CROZAT
Who headed the Company of the West?
JOHN LAW
What nationality of people did the Company of the West attract to Louisiana?
GERMANS ( HARD WORKING FARMERS) (SETTLED ABOVE NEW ORLEANS GERMAN
COAST)
What French explorer was responsible for claiming the land that would become the Louisiana
Colony?
ROBERT LASALLE
Why did the British consider the Acadians their enemies?
THEY DID NOT TAKE AN OATH OF ALLIGENCE TO THE ENGLISH KING
What was the name of the secret treaty that transferred Louisiana from FRANCE to SPAIN
during the French and Indian war?
SECRET TREATY OF FOUNTAINEBLEU
Why did Spain want the Louisiana colony?
BUFFER ZONE FROM SILVER MINES IN NORTHERN MEXICO
What were 3 things that Pickney’s Treaty did for the Americans?
1 FREE NAVIGATION OF THE RIVER
2 RIGHT OF DEPOSIT IN WAREHOUSES IN NEW ORLEANS
3 BOUNDARY AT 31ST PARALLEL
Why did the United States purchase Louisiana from France?
GAVE WESTERN AMERICANS ACCESS TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Why did France (Napoleon) agree to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
IT NEEDED MONEY TO FIGHT A WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN
What British action angered the Americans and was ultimately the main cause of the War of
1812?
IMPRESSMENT OF SAILORS… FORCED THEM TO SERVE IN BRITISH NAVY
What was ironic about the Battle of New Orleans on Jan 8, 1815?
IT WAS FOUGHT AFTER THE WAR HAD ENDED
Who was sent by the United States government to defend New Orleans against the British?
ANDREW JACKSON
Who was the president of the United States when the Louisiana Purchase was made?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Who was the leader of the Baratarians / Pirate that helped defend New Orleans during the
Battle of New Orleans?
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JEAN LAFITTE
In what treaty does SPAIN give Louisiana back to FRANCE?
TREATY OF SAN ILDEFONSO
What were the names of the two people Thomas Jefferson sent to negotiate the purchase of
New Orleans and the Florida territory?
1 LIVINGSTON
2 MONROE
British warships would ______ New Orleans in 1814, which isolated the city?
BLOCKADE
Who fought in the War of 1812?
1UNITED STATES
2 BRITAIN
What treaty ends the War of 1812?
TREATY OF GHENT
What groups of people would help Andrew Jacksons defend New Orleans?
1US ARMY
2CHOCTAW INDIANS
3.LOCAL MILITIA
What actions led to Napoleon giving up on owning Louisiana
HE LOST SAINT DOMINGUE TO A SLAVE REBELLION
FRANCE WOULD SOON BE AT WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN AND NEEDED MONEY
What events would happen to cause the United States to seek ownership of Louisiana?
SPAIN HAD GIVEN LOUISIANA TO FRANCE (THEY WORRIED ABOUT RIGHT OF
DEPOSIT)
THE UNITED STATES DID NOT WANT FRANCE AS A NEIGHBOR
p. 48
Mark “A” if the statement describes a CHALLENGE of the early settlers of Louisiana. Mark “B”
if it was NOT a challenge.
Native Americans taking French land. _B_____
Yellow fever. storms, floods, mosquitoes. _A____
Lack of will to hunt and farm_A____
Spanish soldiers wanting to fight__B___