Mr. E’s
Wednesday
Nov. 9, 2010
Louisiana
History
15 stars and 15 stripes
The flag that flew over the
Louisiana purchase
Class
Nov. 9, 1862 ~ Civil War Union
Gen. Butler declares all property
of disloyal citizens of Lafourche
Parish to be confiscated.
77. Describe major conflicts in context of Louisiana
history (e.g., Rebellion of 1768, the French and Indian
War) (H-1D-M3)
World History LEAP QUESTION
C
B A
D
1.
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3.
4.
What country is A?
What country is B?
What Country is C?
What country is D?
After the French Revolution
Napoleon seized power in
France and set out to
conquer the world. He
wanted Louisiana as his base
in the North America. In 1800
he forced Spain to sign the
Treaty of San Ildefonso. This
treaty was to be kept secret.
Fact # 1
Fact # 2In 1802 Spain took
away the American’s
“Right of Deposit” and
the farmers demanded
action. Following the
secret treaty Spain
finally gave Louisiana
back to France or risk
invasion of Spain by
Napoleon.
Fact # 2
FactNapoleon
# 3
sent troops to
regain Saint- Dominque
which they lost in 1801
to a slave rebillion led by
Toussaint L’Overture. He
changed the island’s name
back to it’s original name
of Haiti.
Fact # 3
Fact
# 4 Napoleon sent 20,000 troops to
In 1802
reclaim the island. He expected to take
Louisiana and gain control of the Mississippi
Valley. However, an attack of
yellow fever changed
Napoleon’s future and
the history of Louisiana
forever. Most of the
French soldiers died in
Haiti of yellow fever.
Fact # 4
Fact # 5
Fact # 5
Napoleon could not risk
sending more troops. He
knew the Americans
wanted New Orleans.
Selling Louisiana
seemed to make a good
choice since he needed
money to fight
England. Spain
protested the sale of the
colony.
Fact # 6
Fact # 6
At the time Napoleon
decided to sell
Louisiana, he was in his
bathtub, when
Napoleon’s brother
approached him in his
luxurious chamber.
After a heated debate,
he decided to get rid of
the colony by selling it
to the United States.
Fact # 7
Fact # 7
April 30, 1803, Robert
Livingston and James
Monroe worked out a
deal with Napoleon for
the colonies sale at $15
million - about 4 cents
an acre. The money was
borrowed by the U.S. from
England, then paid to
France so France could
then fight England.
Fact # 8
The French first accepted
the transfer of Louisiana
from the Spain in New
Orleans on November 30,
1803.
On Dec. 20th, just twenty
days later, the colony was
transferred from France to
the United States.
Fact # 8
Fact Louisiana
# 9
The
Purchase more than doubled the
size of the United States. The U.S. government
created two territories in March 1804 – The
Territory of Orleans south of the 33rd and the
Territory of Louisiana north of the 33rd.
Fact # 9
Fact # 10 James Wilkinson
became governor of the
Territory of Louisiana
and it’s capitol of St.
Louis.
William C.C. Claiborne
became governor of the
Territory of Orleans
with its capitol of New
Orleans.
Fact # 10