chp. 7 SS Flashcards
- betraying one’s country
TREASON
the governing body of LA while it was a Spanish colony
CABILDO -
- not taking sides
NEUTRAL
capture a fort or town by surrounding it
SIEGE -
uprising that took place in France against the king
FRENCH REVOLUTION -
ability to store goods in warehouses before loading on ocean going ships
RIGHT OF DEPOSIT -
French-Canadians who migrated to LA
ACADIANS -
destroyed 856 of 1100 structures in New Orleans
GREAT NEW ORLEANS FIRE -
the main cash crop of LA
SUGAR CANE -
gave Americans free navigation of the MS river
PICKNEY’S TREATY -
- 1st spanish governor
ANTIONE ULLOA
put down the rebellion in LA and asserted Spanish law
ALEJANDRO O’REILLY -
fought the British during the American Revolution
BERNARDO GALVEZ -
- King of Spain
CARLOS III
part of LA that became a spanish colony after the American Revolution
FLORIDA PARISHES -
means “New Spain”
NEW IBERIA -
this event forced Ulloa out of NOLA
REBELLION -
- france transferred LA to Spain
TREATY OF FONTAINEBLEAU