Chapter 3 Flashcards
Who was discussed as the leading explorer to the far east
Marco Polo
What did Marquette and Joliet discover other than lower Louisiana and two important rivers
Mississippi and Arkansas
When the French landed in Mississippi what was that location
Ship island
What attracted English settlers to Spanish Natchez district
Liberal and grants
A large amount of settlers supported
Loyalists
The art of making maps and charts
Cartography
Discovered the Mississippi River
Marquette and Joliet
Area of land politically controlled by a distant county
Colonies
City discovered in 1718
Lasalle
Created a special school for seaman and explorers in Portugal
Prince Henry the navigator
Discovered modern day lands of Arkansas Georgia and Mississippi
Hernando de Soto
Discovered the Louisiana province
Lasalle
Journey for a certain reason
Expedition
Discovered Mississippi for the French
Iberville
Created so new Settlers couldn’t come into Mississippi after French and Indian war
Proclamation of 1763
Foundation of Natchez
Fort Rosalie
Special laws for African Americans
Black codes
Created the city of New Orleans
Bienville
Ended the French and Indian war
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Spanish governor of the Natchez district
Manuel gayoso de lemos
Colonists who remained loyal to the British
Loyalists
Treaty which ended the American Revolutionary War
Treaty of Paris
Force of citizen soldiers
Militia
Treaty allowing American use of the Mississippi River
Pinckney’s treaty
Flowing together of two rivers
Confluence
Sent by the continental congress to connive the citizens to support the rebels in the American revolution
Jason willing
Sent by the continental congress to connive the citizens to support the rebels in the American revolution
Jason willing
