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71 Cards in this Set
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Louisiana Statehood |
La became state in 1812 Included attached FL parishes 18th state in the union |
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1st Election in Louisiana |
Claiborne, Villere, Destrehan Claiborne won. |
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War of 1812 |
New Orleans was a likely target
Started with blocking port from trade.
Barataria pirates helped. Most of the war took place in Canada or along the border. |
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Battle of New Orleans |
Andrew Jackson (commander) Didn't trust Louisiana's militia. Declared martial law. Blocked every entry to New Orleans, except Bayou Bienvenue. |
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Who helped fight the Battle of New Orleans? |
Louisiana militia. Kentucky and Tennessee volunteers. 2 battalions of free black men. Baratarians (pirates). Choctaw Indians.
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Where was the Battle of New Orleans fought and when? |
Villere's plantation. Jackson attacked on Dec 23, 1814. |
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When did the British fight back during the Battle of New Orleans? |
January 8, 1815 They hid in the fog, then it disappeared and they were exposed. British lost 1/3 of men. Americans had 71 injuries and only 7 died. |
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Aftermath of battle of new orleans |
Martial law remained until Claiborne believed the British were gone. Treaty of Ghent signed December 1814 |
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Claiborne |
Helped Jefferson win the election. Member of Tennessee supreme court.
Member of Congress.
Governor of Mississippi territory 1801.
Governor of louisiana territory 1804. |
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When did the legal transportation of slaves end? |
1808 |
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When was the Territory of Orleans established? |
1805. Territory with a capital 'T' |
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What was Claiborne like as governor |
Essentially a dictator. 13 man legislative council. 12 counties |
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What is the type of government for parishes? |
Police jury |
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Digest of 1808 |
New legal system
Spanish law, French law
Napoleonic code
New slave code- code noir no longer exists, so slaves cannot purchase their freedom. .
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Burr conspiracy |
Louisiana almost taken from U.S. Jefferson and Burr argue. Burr kills Hamilton. Helped to "Americanize" Louisiana. |
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General Wilkinson |
Alerted Jefferson about Burr's plans to take over Louisiana and lands west of Appalacian Mntns. |
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Spanish neighbors |
Spanish try to keep Americans out of their territory. West florida agrees to return slaves. |
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Neutral strip |
Wilkinson- a Spanish spy, commander of the troops in Natchitoches.
1819 Adams-Onis Treaty made current border of La., the Sabine River. |
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Most immigrants in Louisiana were Americans who migrated to where? |
Florida parishes Fort Miro (monroe) Vidalia Alexandria |
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West florida rebellion |
Original "lone star" Republic Declared independence |
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Where were the Cuban refugees from and when did they come to La? |
St. Dominique 1809, 1 year after international slave trade ended. |
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Name of pirate responsible for illegal slave smuggling. |
Jean Lafitte |
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Great Slave Revolt |
1811 Largest slave revolt in U.S. Caused by successful slave revolt in Haiti. Jupiter- slave from Congo Deslonde- slave from St. Dominique At least 70 slaves died. |
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Anglo politics |
Florida parishes & north louisiana |
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Creole politics supported these parishes. |
Sugar parishes |
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1816 election winner |
Creole Villere |
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1820 election winner |
Anglo Robertson |
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1824 election winner |
Johnson Creoles felt cheated |
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1824 presidential election |
Adams won. |
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2 party politics |
Creole vs American Whig vs democratic Whig governor encouraged 1st railroads, prison, and tariffs. |
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Established by whigs in Louisiana |
National bank Internal improvements Protect tariffs |
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Supported by Democrats in Louisiana |
Economic change & laissez faire Cotton growers favor Democrats Poor vote Democrat |
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New Constitution 1845 |
Prohibited & state support of railroad construction. Limited state debt. Public school system. Right of appeal in criminal cases. |
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Wanted 3/5 of slaves to be counted as votes. |
Whigs |
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Constitution of 1852 |
More democratic. Whigs dominated all else. Representation; total population in Senate and house. |
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Which 2 crops were typically grown on plantations. |
Cotton & sugar cane |
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What were the 2 staple cottons? |
Black seed cotton- long and silky Sea island cotton Green seed cotton- short staple cotton |
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When did domestic slave trade end? |
1808 Only exception was refugees from Cuba. |
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How many slaves were required to be considered a plantation? |
20 |
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How many white southerners owned slaves? |
25% |
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How many slave-owners owned plantations |
Only 12% |
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In which events does the slave price jump? |
Panic of 1819 Panic of 1837 |
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Chapel property |
People and animals |
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Manumit |
Set free |
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Paternalism |
Idea that slaves are too stupid to function alone. |
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Mark of Ham |
Dark skin |
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Hamilton |
One of our founding father's who was part of a slavery freeing act in NY. |
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When did children slaves start working? |
6-7 |
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When did children slaves start work in the fields? |
12-13 |
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Gang labor |
Labor groups working fields. |
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Porters |
Load and unload ships |
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What was the small scale industrial use of slaves? |
Timber production |
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What was the large scale industrial production of slaves? |
Railroad |
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Petit marronage |
Slaves escape plantation; usually short to escape punishment. |
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Grand marronage |
Slaves permanent escape from plantation. |
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Which exit did the slaves try to use to leave La and gain freedom? |
Baton Rouge port |
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When was the slave revolt in La? |
1789 |
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Broad marriage |
Slaves that are married but located on different plantations. |
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How old did a slave child need to be to be sold away from their mother? |
12 y.o. |
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Traditional nuclear families |
More than 50% |
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Which churches were more welcoming to slaves? |
Methodist and baptist |
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Cotton whigs |
Pro-slavery Pro-expansion |
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Conscience whigs |
Anti-slavery Anti-expansion |
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Annexes Texas creating war with Texas. |
Zachary Taylor |
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When was the yellow fever epidemic? |
1853 |
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Free soil |
Land taken from Mexico should be free. (No slavery) |
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Compromise of 1850 |
Slave trade ended in D.C. Texas narrowed borders and $10 mil. New fugitive slave law - allowed southerners to go into northern states to reclaim runaway slaves. |
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Popular sovereignty |
States vote on slavery individually |
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Steven Douglas |
Supported popular sovereignty |
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Know-nothing (American) party |
Whigs. All about anti-immigration |
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Republican party |
Free soil |
