Louisiana history Flashcards
what are the ways that south Louisiana contrasts with north Louisiana ?
the north is settled by protestants and south is settled by Catholics
what are the five cultural regions of Louisiana?
sportsman paradise, crossroads, cajun country, plantation country, and greater than New Orleans
what gives the northernmost cultural region of louisana name?
rolling hills, forests, and outdoor recreations
what are the two largest urban centers in the crossroads region?
Alexandria and pineville
what is the economic activity that was centered on the prairie?
farming and raising life stock
what do life on the marshes and wetlands include?
trapping and fishing
what are the profitable crops that provide the wealth to build large plantations?
cotton and sugar
what are the 5 cities that are considered part of greater than New Orleans?
Metairie, kenner, covington,slidell, and New Orleans
what are the languages that formed the acadian dialect?
French, English, and African languages
what is the place where africans shipped off to Americans and later from French colonial Africa and other colonies ?
west coast of Africa
what are business activities that were the anglos first settled in New Orleans involved in?
banking and exporting of cotton and sugar
what is the original meaning of the term creole?
someone born into the new world
what is the place in islenos were they can trace there ancestry?
the Canary Islands
what are the gumbo cultures that influenced the ingredients in gumbo?
French, african, and native Americans
how did cajun dance parties get the name fair-do-do?
children got sleepy and put a blanket on the ground and went to sleep on the floor.
what is the religious observance that begins the day following Mardi Gras?
lent
what is the term that refers to human made objects, especially ancient tools and weapons, often buried deep in the ground?
artifacts
according to scientists, what did the paleo people cross to get into North America?
crossing a land bridge during ice age
what are the types of animals paleo people hunted?
huge animals mainly mammoth
what is the definition of a atlatl?
a wooden device with a grove that allowed faster and more accurate spear throwing
what are the materials used to construct the bow?
soft wood like hickory
what crops were grown by late Neo people?
maize, beans, squash, and pumpkins
what are the 2 diseases that killed nearly half of the native American population?
influenza and small pox
