History Flashcards
The movement of a population from one area to another
Migration
The way a group of people lives, including language,music, religion, food, clothing, and holidays
Culture
10 years
Decade
100 years
Century
First-hand information; A description of an event written by a person who was there
Primary source
A description of an event written by someone who was not there
Secondary source
He left Spain and sale across the Atlantic ocean when he was a teenager.
Hernando De Soto
He let a journey across the southeastern United States to search for gold. He also had a group of the first Europeans to reach the Mississippi River in 1541. He was the first European to explore Louisiana
Hernando De Soto
A French explorer who claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France. He named Louisiana
Robert de La Salle
He and his brother, Pierre le Moyne d’Iberville, we’re set to Louisiana by the French government to form a colony.
John Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
He became the governor of the French territory of Louisiana in 1701
John Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
He founded the town of New Orleans
John Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
He was the governor of Louisiana for 35 days. He was the first African-American governor in the United States. He is the son of a white Mississippi planter and a freed slave
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback
Was a land deal between the United States and France in 1803. The United States purchased the 530,000,000 acres of land for $15 million making it one of the largest land purchases in history
The Louisiana purchase
The war that was fought between the United States and England. General Andrew Jackson lead volunteers to fight the English at the battle of New Orleans. Jackson and his men won this battle, keeping New Orleans out of British hands
The war of 1812
