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Treaty of San Ildefonso a secret treaty signed in 1800 which stated the formal transfer of Louisiana from Spanish to France again; it was kept a secret from Britain because France was afraid that they would try to take control of it
Napoleon Bonaparte a man that seized power in France after the French Revolution and set out to conquer the world; his plans were to re-established France's New World Empire and knew that Louisiana would provide the base for his military operations in North America
Touissant L'Ouverture a former slave that led the revolution against French control in Saint Domingue (now Haiti) in the year of 1801; he then took control of the island
Right of Deposit the right of Americans that lived upriver such as the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio to travel down the Mississippi River to deposit goods in the port of Louisiana while waiting to load them onto ships; when Spain suspended this right in 1802, it angered the Americans which caused them to want to regain control of New Orleans
Lausset the governor of Louisiana in 1803
Thomas Jefferson the president of the United States during the time of the Louisiana Purchase; he was a diplomat and knew how much America needed New Orleans; he wanted to avoid war but knew that if France didn't agree, he would have to rely on Britain; so he then sent Robert Livingston with James Monroe to negotiate with France for New Orleans
Louisiana Purchase a treaty signed in 1803 after many nights of negotiating the stated Uniteds States agreed to buy not only New Orleans but all of the LA territory (over hundreds of millions of acres that extended from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico) for less than 5 cents an acre
Barbe-Marbois the French minister that negotiated with Monroe and Livingston during the LA purchase
Robert Livingston United States minister to France who met unofficially with Barbe-Marbois to discuss the situation
James Monroe an additional diplomat sent to assist Livingstion with the negotiation; a farmer and a statesmen who was chosen by Jefferson because he was a people's man; their instructions were to purchase New Orleans and as much more of the Gulf Coast as they could for $2 million
James Wilkinson a general of the US army that became the govenor of District of Louisiana in 1804 (one of the two groups that the land purchased was divided into; the one that contained the state of LA was the Orleans territory)
William C. C. Claiborne appointed the territorial governor of the Territory of Orleans; he was very young but he had served earlier as the governor of the Mississippi Territory; he then also became the first governor of the state of Louisiana in 1812
Andrew Jackson a major general sent to defend the city of New Orleans during the war of 1812 (a.k.a. the 2nd war for independence) after his sucess in defeating the Creek Indians (earned the nickname "Old Hickory")
West Florida Rebellion West Florida was Spanish and is the part of state today known as the "Florida Parishes"(located north of Lake Ponchartrain); the rebellion was because there was a dispute about who owned this area because it wasn't specified in Purchase; then in 1804 the Anglos in the territory rebelled and tried to seize fort San Carlos but they failed; they tried again in 1810 when more Americans were in the territory; since there was unrest in the Spanish government, the people tried to capture the fort one more time and then succeeded; it was annexed to United States in 1810
Causes of War of 1812 British was not letting US trade with other countries and impressed many sailors, forcing them to join the British Navy; they also blockaded all of the ports to not allow trade
Jean Lafitte a privateer that smuggled goods into the country; he sailed under the flag of Cartegena (now Colombia) and led the Baratarians; he also helped Andrew Jackson in the Battle of Orleans against the Britsh
Edward Packenham British General during the Battle of Orleans; during a last battle in 1815 in Chalmette more than 8,000 British soldiers were killed and Jackson won
Gabriel Villere a creole that became the 2nd governor of LA; he was a plantation owner near Chalmette and tells General Jackson at the army headquarters that the British were coming after spying on them from a tree and killing his own dog
Catesby Jones Lt. in the American Navy and in stationed in New Orleans on Lake Borgne; he guards the city from British in 1814 but gets captured because the number of ships outnumbered theirs
Dominique You a pirate that fights in the Battle of New Orleans next to Lafitte as his the Lt. and his right handed man; unfortunately gets captured by the Colonel Ross of the Army and Commodore Patterson of the Navy when they try to seize all of the vessels and prisoners
Treaty of Ghent a treaty signed in Belgium that ends the War of 1812; it is signed in 1814 but since news took over six weeks to get across, the Battle of New Orleans was still fought in 1815
Neutral Ground-Canal Street a street in the city of New Orleans that separated the French from the Americans
Fauborg St. Mary a city built in New Orleans in 1830; it was for the Americans and the mayor was Gravier
Fauborg Marigny a city built in New Orleans in 1830; French, German, and Free People of color lived there
Garden District a city built for Americans in New Orleans; the houses are made wide apart with actual yards and gardens; there were wrought iron fences to protect the yards and the Irish were their neighbors
Irish Channel where the Irish lived; had to live in swamps and it was the worst part of the city;this was the only place where they were allowed to live
Black Codes laws that restricted the freedmen's actions, movement, and conduct; the Code even included sections about rudeness to white people
Small Farm Crops small farmers ususally owned just enough land to raise crops for their own use, and any excess crops can be used for cash; the own families provided the labor to make crops such as pumpkins, corn squash, and strawberries, and farmers also raised cattle and hogs; peddlers brought goods the farms couldn't provide such as sugar and coffee
plantations-cash crops cotton was a very profitable cash crop especially after Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin; sugar was also another main plantation crop especially b/c the climate was perfecct for growing sugarcane; other cash crops included tobacco
steamboats the first one was invented by Nicholas Roosevelt in 1812 and it could carry both cargo and passengers; it earned a lot of profit and became popular and were considered luxurious; even though the were dangerous, they were worth it
railroads-St. Charles and to Lake Ponchartrain one railroad was the Carollton Railroad that went from Carrollton to Poydras Street in Fauborg St. Mary; the other was the Milne Railroad that went from Fauborg Marigny to Lake Ponchartrain
Stephen Austin Austin, Texas was named after him; he was the man the brought the first Americans into Texas because he was granted permission by the Mexicans
Alamo-W.Travis, D. Crockett, J Bowie after Stephen Austin starts bringing Americans into Texas, the Mexicans decide that they don't want to grant these Americans their independence; so the first battle is at the Alamo where the three American soldiers die
Santa Ana is the man who leads the attack; he is head of the Mexican army and the Mexican government
Sam Houston-San Jacinto after Santa Ana defeats the Americans at the Alamo, he leaves Mexico and meet American General Sam Houston at San Jacinto (which is presently where Houston, Texas is located today); Sam Houston defeats Santa Ana during this battle
Texas Independence the battle at San Jacinto happens in 1836 and Texas remains an independent state for over 10 years; it is finally annexed by the US in 1845 and becomes a state in 1848
Mexican War took place in 1848 (the time of the Gold Rush in Caliornia); the US believes in Manifest Destiny- a theory that states that the US should control from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean (control the continent from sea to shining sea); the US wins the war and after that, we get the Mexican Cession which includes the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah

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Created May 11, 2007
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  1. James Wilkinson → a general of the US army that became the govenor of District of Louisiana in 1804 (one of the two groups that the land purchased was divided into; the one that contained the state of LA was the Orleans territory) - 6 misses
  2. William C. C. Claiborne → appointed the territorial governor of the Territory of Orleans; he was very young but he had served earlier as the governor of the Mississippi Territory; he then also became the first governor of the state of Louisiana in 1812 - 6 misses
  3. Causes of War of 1812 → British was not letting US trade with other countries and impressed many sailors, forcing them to join the British Navy; they also blockaded all of the ports to not allow trade - 6 misses
  4. Edward Packenham → British General during the Battle of Orleans; during a last battle in 1815 in Chalmette more than 8,000 British soldiers were killed and Jackson won - 6 misses
  5. Fauborg Marigny → a city built in New Orleans in 1830; French, German, and Free People of color lived there - 6 misses
  6. Treaty of San Ildefonso → a secret treaty signed in 1800 which stated the formal transfer of Louisiana from Spanish to France again; it was kept a secret from Britain because France was afraid that they would try to take control of it - 5 misses
  7. Napoleon Bonaparte → a man that seized power in France after the French Revolution and set out to conquer the world; his plans were to re-established France's New World Empire and knew that Louisiana would provide the base for his military operations in North America - 5 misses