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34 Cards in this Set
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Thomas jefferson |
Ran for president in 1800-1808 Territorial Gov of NO Passes the La Government bill of 1804 |
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Louisiana Government Bill |
1804 Appoints leaders of louisiana as well as taxing them Authority was given to Claiborne to pick leaders |
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Claiborne |
Voted for jefferson In charge of Mississippi Territory Appointed Gov. Of Louisiana House of rep of tennesse Offered $500 reward to capture Jean Lafitte |
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Charles Gayyre |
Author of The Creole History Gave book to Tulane |
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Kaintucks |
Flat boaters Drunks Americans Hated for marketing Sold things in french quarters |
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Neutral Strip |
1806-1819 Gives LA most of their western boarder |
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Adamsonis Treaty |
1819 Gets red of the Neutral Strip Gives LA full western boarder |
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Slave code of 1806 |
Enslaved: no self purchase, no inheritance, Free people of color: cautioned to not insult whites,not to presume they are equal to whites (Re-enacted the Code Noir) |
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Haitian Immigration to New Orleans 1809 |
Doubled the size of New Orleans |
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Charles Deslonde |
Leader of the slave revolt of 1811 Administered whippings |
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Slave revolt of 1811 |
Largest slave revolt in LA Get to NO and kill all whites Got to River Town, turned back, and leaders were killed Trials were held on Destrehan Plantation Heads were hung along the river |
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The west florida rebellion 1810 |
Organized to capture BR Madison gave Claiborne the okay to take BR |
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Territory to State |
Population Constitution (kentucky) Elect a governor Court System |
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Louisiana Constitution 1812 |
Kept wealthy whites in power No amending process Any change required new constitution |
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Sarah kate Stone |
1841-1907 Child of wealth Tried to protect the confederacy Put up confederate monuments in Tallulah, LA |
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Antebellum Louisiana |
LA becomes a state and Claiborne eleected governor April 30, 1812 |
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Jean Lafitte |
Challeneged store owners Slave trader Took over slave ships Offered $1000 to capture Claiborne |
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Slave traders |
Would sell slaves for $1.00 a lb |
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Battle of Yorke and Toronto |
Cangiscated livestock Burned light house etc |
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Andrew Jackson |
Built an army of 3000 ppl Stopped the Surprise British attack Stationed at Fort St. John Declared Marshall law b4 and after battle Legislature thanked troops, but ignored jackson |
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Marshall law |
Major curfew |
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Treaty of Ghent |
Signed on 24, 1814 Singed in Belgium Made to end the war |
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Battle of NO |
Chalmette January 8, 1815 |
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After the war |
Louisiana was politically split |
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Democrats (andrew Jackson) |
North was poor (wanted sufferage) Newer population less wealthy |
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Whig (Henry Clay) |
South LA was wealthy (wanted property requirement) Conservative, wealthy Mostly in sugar business Need a federal subsidy to make their sugar profitable |
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Creole American Rivalry |
1836-1852 Divided NO into 3 municipalities 1852 Gallier Hall made the new city hall |
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3 constitutions |
1812- kept wealthy whites in power and in control of government 1845- abolished property tax requirements 1852- banks get special privileges, slaves now figure into pop, monopolies allowed, |
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Missouri Compromise 1820 |
Division Missouri is a slave state Maine is free |
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Wilmot proviso |
1846 White families could make a living with out worrying about slavery Passed house but failed senate |
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Rich and poor support slavery |
Made people scared to work White women would be hurt |
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Republican party |
Formed in 1854 Described as anti-slavery party |
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Eliza Nicholsom |
Hired as a literary editor Inherited 3/4 of news paper Had arthritis and twisted her fingers like a birds claw |
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Kate chopin |
1850-1904 Soldiers broke in house and raped her Partitioned the court to keep her 6 kids Stories after 1900 was ignored |
