Ss Study Guide U-High 8Th

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Bienville

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a governor of Louisiana 4 times, he was responsible for the English Turn

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Years of pre-history

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10,000 bc to 3,000 bc

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Land grants

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in return for parcels of land, directors were required to bring settlers to live on the land

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Severance tax

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a tax on resoures taken from the land such as oil and natural gas

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Mercantilism

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command system in which a colony exist solely to support its mother country

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Red River Valley Region

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a valley that borders the Red River, it is like a smaller version of the Mississippi Floodplain region

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Blufflands

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old natural levees thay are the highest part of the terraces region

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Mississippi Floodplain

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level land along a river that is likely to flood

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Northwest Passage

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What were explorers looking for when they discovered Louisiana?

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Antoine Crozat

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rich business man who gave money to Louisiana so it could stay a colony; first proprietor of Louisiana

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Natural Levee, Swamp, Passes

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the 3 parts of the Mississippi Floodplain

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Historians

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people who study history

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Natural Levee

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the natural river banks that built up over time

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Judaism

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the religion that was banned by Code Noir

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Traditional Economy

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the economy that is set up based on how the economy had been run in the past

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Non-Renewable Natural Resource

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Type of natural resource that Earth CAN'T replace as fast a man uses it; in Louisiana they are natural gas, oil, lignite, and coal

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Artifact

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objects left behind by ancient peoples that are used to determine how they lived

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Islenos

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spanish subjects from the Canary Islands

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Tropical climate zone

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climate zone from 23 N to 23 S

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Cajun French

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who listened to Cajun music?

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Farming, gator hunting, tours

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the industries of the Mississippi Floodplain region

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Fort Maurepas

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french headquarters

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Flatwoods

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prairie covered with a forest (similar to a dried up swamp)

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Natchez uprising

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when the natchez rebelled against the french killing 250 french colonist

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Marsh Region

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a wet treeless prairie covered with water and grass

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Dredged canal

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a canal that has been widened and deepened

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Site

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where anthropologist and archaeologists work

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Fur, lumber, indigo, tobacco

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resource of french colony

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LaSalle

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he was a french explorer whos goal was the find a water route to the east Indies (Northwest Passage)

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Levees

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built to protect cities from floods; doesn't allow sediment to reach marshes

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Governor and Commissary Commissionar

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the 2 colonial officials

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Passes

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the routes the Mississippi River takes to merge with the Gulf of Mexico

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Longitude

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the imaginary lines that go from North to South on the Earth (Prime Meridian)

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Polar climate zone

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the climate zone above 66 N and below 66 S

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Superior Council

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french colonial government in charge of judicial matters

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Poverty

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a state in which a family's income is too low to be able to buy needs for survival

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Main reasons for poverty

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lack of education, no job, and parents

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The 3 goals of the french king

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religion, power, and the northwest passage

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Antonio de Ulloa

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Spanish governor

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History

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the time period since written record

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Salt water intrusion

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when salt water goes into the marsh and harm the fish and plants or the Marsh

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Temperate climate zone

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the climate zone between 23 N and 66 N and 23 S and 66 S

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Alejandro O' Reilly

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a strong and forceful leder chosen to gain control of rebellious colony charged with treason

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The 4 Economic questions

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what to produce
how to produce it
how much to produce
who to produce it for

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Primary Source

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document or object which was made from that time

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Early Neo-Indians

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nomadic seasonally; would hunt and pick berries

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English Turn

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where the english turned around after Bienville bluffed about having many more troops to fight if they didn't leave peacefully

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Command Economy

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in this type of economy, the government answers the 4 questions for you

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Colony

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a group of people who settle in a distant land but who still kept ties to their native land

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Code Noir

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slavery laws

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Company of the West

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operated in Louisiana colony, John Law was the leader; 2nd proprietor of Louisiana

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Mississippi Bubble Burst

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the collapse of the Company of the West

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The reason the french and indian war begun

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fur trade

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Acadians

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exiled peasants who had come from france to canada and later to Louisiana

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Secondary Source

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interprets a primary source

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Swamp

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seasonally flooded forest

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Terraces Region

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contains the old Mississippi Floodplains that are no longer under water

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The 3 divisions of the terraces region

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Blufflands, Praries, Flatlands

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Blufflands

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old natural levees that are the highest part of the region

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Praries

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old river channels now form this

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Marsh Region

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a wet treeless prairie covered with water and grass

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Salt dome

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found in the salt marsh, layer of rock that have folded upward rising above the surface

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Hills Region

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the highest region in Louisiana with the roughest

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Mining, limber

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the industries of the hills region

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fishing, crabbing, tourism, oil rigs

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the industries of the Marsh region

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15

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for every ___ degrees of longitude, the time zone changes by 1 hr

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latitude

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the imaginary lines that go East to West on the Earth (Equator)

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Renewable Natural Resources

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a type of Natural resource that the Earth CAN replace as quickly as man is using it; water, wind, solar

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Market Economy

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the economy that operates in a way that the individual gets to decide how to answer the 4 questions

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Coastal erosion

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dredging oil canals, saltwater intrusion

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Nutria

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rodents that eat a lot of plants which causes erosion because there are no roots to hold the soil

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Subsidence

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sinking of land

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Pre-History

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time period before written record

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Archeologist

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scientists who study the items left behind by ancient people to determine how they lived

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Paleo Indians

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had a nomadic lifestyle and hunted mastodons

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Meso Indians

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nomadic, would hunt smaller animals

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Late Neo-Indians

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sedentary and farmed

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Poverty point

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bird like structure that is thought to have had a trading center

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Who built poverty point?

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late neo indians

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Why was poverty point built?

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Religion and trade

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Why did i just pay you $3000 for a taco?

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CAUSE IM CRAZY!!!

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Years of history

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3000 bc to present day

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Iberville

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father of Louisiana, he founded the french colony in LA be establishing Fort Maurpaus

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King Louis XIV

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The king of france during french exploration in LA

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Cajun music

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high, french lyrics, fiddle, accordion, washboard

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Zydeco music

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percussion, english lyrics, African influence, more like rock

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CODOFIL

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Council for the Development of French In Louisiana