No. 99
• Before the French and Indian War, the
territory of Louisiana was under the control of
what European power?
• A. France
• B. Germany
• C. Spain
• D. Italy
AGENDA 5.8.14
• BELLRINGER:
• INTRO:
• I DO:
• WE DO:
• YOU DO:
• CLOSE:
LEAP QUESTION (5)
MAJOR LEADERS IN LOUISIANA
HISTORY (15)
MODEL SHOWDOWN (2)
SHOWDOWN (10)
LOUISIANA HISTORY TEXTBOOK
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
QUESTIONS PAGE 184(15)
EXIT TICKET (5)
GLE
• 72. Describe leaders who were influential in
Louisiana’s development
CCSS
• 8.1
• 8.7
OBJECTIVE
• BY THE END OF THIS CLASS I WILL BE ABLE TO
DESCRIBE AT LEAST 2 LEADERS WHO WERE
IMPORTANT TO LOUISIANA HISTORY WITH
80% ACCURACY ON MY EXIT TICKET
UNIT 10
LOUISIANA STATE HISTORY: MAJOR
LEADERS, MAJOR EVENTS AND
IDEAS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MAJOR LEADERS IN LOUISIANA
HISTORY
European exploration of Louisiana and the
surrounding region began with the Spanish explorer
Hernando de Soto
1541: de Soto became first European to sight the
Mississippi River
MAJOR LEADERS IN LOUISIANA
HISTORY
• French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, sieur de
La Salle (1643-1687) led an expedition down
the Mississippi River
• 1682 La Salle claimed all the lands drained by
the river for King Louis XIV of France
La Salle
Louis XIV
MAJOR LEADERS IN LOUISIANA
HISTORY
• 1682: Pierre Le Moyne, sieur d’Iberville
(1661-1706) established a fort on Biloxi Bay
• His exploration convinced Louis XIV to begin
the colonization of Louisiana
D’Iberville
MAJOR LEADERS IN LOUISIANA
HISTORY
• Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville (16801767) the brother of D’Iberville, was important in
administering the new French colony and
exploring the region
• Drafted the Code Noir
– Regulations for Blacks in Louisiana Territory of France
• Established colony at New Orleans in 1718
Bienville
MAJOR LEADERS IN LOUISIANA
HISTORY
• From 1763-1800 Louisiana was under Spanish
control
• Bernardo de Galvez (1746-1786) who served as
governor of Louisiana
• During American Revolution, Galvez aided the
colonists
– Leadership at Battle of Baton Rouge in 1779 freed
lower Mississippi Valley from British control
Bernardo de Galvez
MAJOR LEADERS IN LOUISIANA
HISTORY
• 1803, the U.S. purchased Louisiana for $15 million
• William C.C. Claiborne (1775-1817) was dispatched (sent) by
President Thomas Jefferson as Territorial Commissioner of
Louisiana (known as Orleans Territory)
• When territorial transfer complete, spent 6 years as governor
• Louisiana admitted to Union as 18th state in 1812
• Elected to U.S. Senate in 1817, but died before serving a year
Claiborne
MAJOR LEADERS IN LOUISIANA
HISTORY
• During the Civil War, Major General Benjamin Butler
(1818-1893) served as military governor of New
Orleans after the city fell to the Union Navy in April
1862
• Passed Ordinances that made life difficult for civilians
• Women were arrested as prostitutes for saying
negative things about Union soldiers
• Confiscated possessions of civilians
Benjamin Butler
MAJOR LEADERS IN LOUISIANA
HISTORY
• P.B.S. Pinchback (1837-1921) became the first
African American to serve as governor of a
U.S. state during Reconstruction
• Governor of Louisiana for slightly more than a
month in 1872-1873
Pinchback
MAJOR LEADERS IN LOUISIANA
HISTORY
• Huey Long (1893-1935): energetic drive for social
reforms propelled him to governorship at age of
35
• Share Our Wealth Program
• Made significant contributions to Louisiana in
public works, and social welfare
• Champion of the underprivileged
I DO/WE DO/YOU DO
• I WILL NOW VERY BRIEFLY MODEL OUR
VERSION OF SHOWDOWN CAPTAIN.
• WE WILL NOW ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN
SHOWDOWN CAPTAIN
• YOU WILL NOW ANSWER THE CHECK FOR
UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONS ON PAGE 184
OF THE LOUISIANA HISTORY TEXTBOOK
EXIT TICKET
• IDENTIFY TWO LEADERS FROM THE LESSON
TODAY AND EXPLAIN HOW THEY WERE
INFLUENTIAL ON LOUISIANA IN A MULTI
PARARGAPH RESPONSE.
No. 100
• Louisiana is the largest producer of what
mineral?
• A. sulfur
• B. salt
• C. quartz
• D. lime
AGENDA 5.9.14
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BELLRINGER:
INTRO:
I DO:
WE DO:
YOU DO:
CLOSE:
LEAP QUESTION (5)
MAJOR EVENTS AND IDEAS(15)
MODEL SHOWDOWN (5)
SHOWDOWN (10)
CREATE A TIMELINE (15)
EXIT TICKET (5)
GLE
• 73. Describe and explain the importance of
major events and ideas in the development
• of Louisiana
CCSS
• 8.1
OBJECTIVE
• BY THE END OF THIS LESSON I WILL BE ABLE
TO EXPLAIN MAJOR EVENTS IN LOUISIANA
HISTORY BY SHOWING THEM ON A TIMELINE
WITH 80% ACCURACY
Share Our Wealth Program
• Long’s economic program which
appealed to the poor during the
Depression.
• Long’s slogan was “Every man a
king.”
• Long proposed to end poverty by
giving every family a minimum
income of $5,000 a year.
Long’s Assassination
• Dr. Carl Weiss shot Long in the State
Capitol.
• Weiss was the son-in-law on one of
Long’s opponents.
• Weiss was killed by Long’s
bodyguards.
• Long died two days later.
• People still disagree about what
happened.
Dr. Carl Weiss
Plaque & Bullet Hole in Capitol
from Long’s Assassination
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MAJOR LEADERS IN LOUISIANA
HISTORY
• Huey Long’s brother Earl and his son Russell
served terms of office as state governor and
U.S. Senator, respectively, until 1980s
Earl Long
Russell Long
MAJOR EVENTS AND IDEAS IN
LOUISIANA HISTORY
• Rene-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, first met
with the Natchez Indians on his exploratory
voyage along the Mississippi in 1682
• In 1716 the French established Fort Rosalie in
Natchez
• The Natchez became involved in the deteriorating
relations between England and France
MAJOR EVENTS AND IDEAS IN
LOUISIANA HISTORY
• English agents succeeded in turning many of
the Natchez against the French
• By 1729, open war had broken out between
the French and the Natchez
• During the 1730s the victorious French
dispersed the Inidans
MAJOR EVENTS AND IDEAS IN
LOUISIANA HISTORY
• In later 1700s, city of New Orleans enjoyed peace and
increased prosperity under the Spanish
• Population grew to about 8,000 by 1800
• Spanish governed with a structure called a cabildo
– A municipal council
• Spain returned Louisiana to the French in 1800 under
the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso
MAJOR EVENTS AND IDEAS IN
LOUISIANA HISTORY
• French and Spanish influence can be seen
today in architecture of French Quarter
• Napoleonic Code underlies state’s legal system
• Louisiana’s Civil Code has roots in French law
MAJOR EVENTS AND IDEAS IN
LOUISIANA HISTORY
• War of 1812: Andrew Jackson achieved notable
victory against the British at the Battle of New
Orleans (January 8, 1815)
• During Civil War: New Orleans was occupied by
Union forces in the Spring of 1862
• In Red River Campaign of 1864, Union made an
unsuccessful effort to gain control of Louisiana,
Arkansas, Texas
MAJOR EVENTS AND IDEAS IN
LOUISIANA HISTORY
• In 1877, during Reconstruction, both the
Republican and Democratic candidates for
governor were sworn in and set up rival
governments
• Only the withdrawal of Federal troops from
Baton Rouge, ordered by President Hayes,
resolved the deadlock
MAJOR EVENTS AND IDEAS IN
LOUISIANA HISTORY
• Period of Jim Crow laws
• Enforced racial segregation and severely undercut
equality of opportunity for African Americans
• Plessy v. Ferguson: U.S. Supreme Court case
– Court gave approval to “separate but equal” doctrine of
racial segregation
– Overturned in 1954 in Brown v. Board of Education
Homer Plessy
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• Louisiana’s strategic location, the sugar cane and
cotton plantation economy and thriving port of New
Orleans brought increasing wealth during the early
1800s
• First steamboat reached New Orleans by 1812
• The rise of railroads led to decline of steamboats
• From 1865 to 1945, Louisiana was primarily a rural
society
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• After World War II, industrialization quickened
in Louisiana
• Petrochemical industry
• Tourism in New Orleans
I DO/WE DO/YOU DO/EXIT TICKET
• I WILL NOW MODEL OUR VERSION OF
SHOWDOWN
• WE WILL NOW ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN
SHOWDOWN
• YOU WILL NOW USE THE OUTLINE OF THE
NOTES AND CREATE A TIMELINE IF
IMPORTANT EVENTS IN LA HISTORY (THIS WILL
ALSO BE EXIT TICKET)