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Give three reason why Louisiana citizens were unhappy with Bienville?
1. A) He ceded (granted) himself choice land eat of the Mississippi River. B) Political fighting between the pro and anti-Bienville. C) Colony lost more that generated monies. D) overlapping duties of govenor and ordonnateur (watch dog). E) Indian troubles (escpessially the Nathez)
How did France deal with Bienville? Who replaced Bienville?
2. Governmet recalled Bienville and, egged on by the anti-Bienvilles, replaced replaced all Bienvilles relatives and took their land holdings.
what suggestions were made to help Louisiana? Why did they fail?
Suggestion A: Increase agriculture (indigo and tabacco) failure of A: Needed slaves; no money for slaves Suggestion B: Export forest products (tar, pitch, masts lumber). Failure for B: No skilled labor. Suggestion C: Increase commerce (trade with the West Indies) Failure for C: No ships, no money, no skilled labor to build ships; no open Markets Suggestion for D: improve travel and communication (property owners must maintain a road in front of their property)
Describe the coming of the Ursulines and succeeding events?
4. the Ursuline nuns arrived in 1726 and were given land and servants by the goverment. they aggreement. they agreed to a) give religious and domestic instructions to the girls of the colony. b) operate a hospital. c) raise silk worms and spin cloth (cash crops) d) recive and shelter the Casket Girls.
Name 4 reasons the Indians became hostile to the French?
5. a) the engish and the spanish stirred up indians on both sides; b)french took ancestral and sacred lands (especially the Natchez); c) ruthless treatment; d) cheated the indians with shoddy trade good and low prices for furs
Discuss Chepart, his policies, and the resulting massacre of Fort Rosalie.
Odious commander of ft. rosalie who wanted the best of the Natchez land (their temple abd burial ground) for himself. he mistreated the Indians, displaced them, demanded "tribute " of their harvest, and finally, destroyed their village (mostly women and children).
How did the French retaliate?
After the Natchez braves destroyed ft. rosale to revenge their villae, teh french hunted down all remaining Natch and killed them.
why did the Company of the indies eventually fail?
The company of the Indies finally failed because the investorswanted too much too soon. and often wanted something for nothing, Louisina could not be run as a priavte enterprise.
Five four contribution to louisiana by john law?
John law provided a) population increase b) revealed agriculture potential c) established trading posts (New Orleans, Natchoches, Baton rouge.) d) learned hard lessons (needed money from mother country, needed to import qualitlty people, not to trust England or Spain,need slaves or indentures to work the land.
Who replaced perier as govenor of Louisiana?
Bienville
What was Louisiana's most critical need at this time in history? what problems were encountered?
11. Cash Crop
Agriculter-crops could not be grown or distributed in large enough quantity; lack of labor force; slow movement of goods. Forest products: few craftsman; low quality of product; high shipping cost Masonry: too crumbly; to bulky for shipping; * good for ballast. Finances: France was bankrupt; no hard money (gold or silver); worthless card money from canada; barter was common
Discuss the establishment of the charity hospital, its problems and successes
In 1736, a former saler left money to build a hospital for the poor. The ursalines opened teh 1759 the Maison de Charite' which provided mid-wives, isolation for contagious diseases, herbal medicine, and the first female formist in North America
Discuss the Chicasaw war?
engish sturred up the chickasaw which murdered the french travelors and gave shelter to the renagade natchez. Bienville demand Natchez to be turned over to the government. the chicasaw refused. bienville sent troops from new orleans. D'artaguette sent troops from illinoius. due to the dense fog, the troops could not join up. D'ataguette attacked the indians and captured many white. bienville attacked the indians and was defeated. white captives were burned to death. Reinforcements arrived from france to establish a fort near memphis. the war ended in a stale mate and the chicasaw continued to harrass the french.
in two ways, why was vandreuil different for other louisiana govenors? why?
he was wealthy, spioled, and enjoyed a bright social life. he tried to befriend the indians but could not or would not pay them for good; so he failed. he tried to bring financial orders by removving card money-he failed. he imported sugar planter from santo domingoto introduce sugar as a crop.-normal success. he introduced cotton as a stple crop- it grew well but the seeds were difficult to remove-venture failed.
what cash crops proved successful in louisiana? describe production.
Mytleberry wax for candles and cosmetic was produced by juseit priests from crepe myrtly berries . silk was produced by the ursaline nuns.
Give vandreuils contributions to louisiana. what problems were encountered? discuss the resolution of the problems?
a) removed card money b) estableished a system of road and levee repair to ease flooding c) established the first formal police force in new orleans. d) diversified agriculture. he was accused of corruption, nepotism, sale of army supplies ( not convicted), became congovenor of canada, surrendered to the english during the french and indian war, was imprisoned, relaeased, granted a pension, and died.
discuss the religious war? who won? what is the "rest of the story"?
in the war between the jesuits (who went out among people) and the capuchins (people went to them), jesuits lost and were forced out. they later return to louisiana and remain to this day.
discuss the secret event that robbed the engish of superiority in north america.
on november 3, 1762 at fountainbleu, france, the isle of orleand (from bayou manchac to the toe of the boot) was ceded secretly to spain. this kept new orleand and the mississippi river in "friendly" hands. the engish did not discover this incident until they signed the treaty of paris, which ended the french and idian war.
overseer for the givenor
ordonnateur
women sent to louisiana to become wives of the settlers. they were housed by the ursalines.
filles a la cassete
blood for blood. the defeat of the natchez indians south of natchitoches.
sang pour sang
a dance
fais-do-do
the royal road extending from mexico city to all points of spanish in north america
el camino real
a colony that is under the direct control of the monarch
royal colony
first female farmasist in north america =
sister Xavier
last french govenor of louisiana. died in office
d'abbadie
one of 8 peices of a spanish dollar. A.K.A. a "piece of eight." pie-shaped
bit
smallest french coin, worth less than a sent.
picayune