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1
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spreading of one’s own culture

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Cultural diffusion

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2
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Way of life of a group of people

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Culture

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3
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Music originated in New Orleans

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Jazz

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4
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Music originated in the deep south by African Americans

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Blues

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5
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Music of French speaking African Americans

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Zydeco

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6
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L.A.’s biggest celebration

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Mardi Gras

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7
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French Canadians from Nova Scotia

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Acadians

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8
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African French speaking people born in LA

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creoles

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9
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People who came from American colonies

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Anglos

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10
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Religion brought to louisiana by the french and spanish

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Roman Catholic

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11
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Jazz funeral in New Orleans

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Second line

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12
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Originally held to celebrate a successful harvest

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Festivals

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13
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List 5 Ethnic groups in Louisiana

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African Americans, Anglos, Acadians, French, American Indians

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14
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Provided federal assistance to help restore LA wetlands

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breux act

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15
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small sluggish creek or stream

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bayou

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16
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Seasonally flooded forest

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Swamp

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17
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Place where the river meets the sea

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Estuary

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18
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Atchafalaya community that no longer exists

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bayou chene

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19
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2nd largest river in LA, begins in New Mexico

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red river

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20
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river delta that is actually adding land to the coastline of louisiana

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atchafalaya

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21
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Biggest influence of LA’s weather

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gulf of mexico

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22
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Wet treeless prairie covered with water

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marsh

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23
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Folded underground rock formations found in the marsh

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salt dome

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24
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Severe tropical windstorm

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hurricane

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25
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Protects the wetlands from ocean waves

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barrier islands

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26
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Areas covered by water at least part of the year

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wetlands

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27
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Reservoir built in 1967 forming border with LA and Texas

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toledo bend

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28
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formed terrain of this state

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ms river

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29
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Area of level land along a river likely to flood

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floodplain

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30
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Flat table top region similar to midwest

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praries

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31
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HIghest elevation in LA

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mt driskil

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32
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Louisiana has long the amount of land equal to which state?

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Delaware

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33
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The great flood of what year led to levee systems along the mississippi river

34
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List Louisiana’s 4 natural borders

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Mississippi river, Sabine river, Pearl RIver, The gulf of Mexico

35
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Flesh eaters

36
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Had a class system

37
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Sold their land to the US and moved to the oklahoma reservation

38
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Helped the americans fight against the British

39
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Responsible for baton rouge name

40
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Live on reservation near marksville LA

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tunica biloxi

41
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Live on reservation in St. Mary parish

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chitimatcha

42
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Lived in clans, settled on reservation near kinder, La

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choushatta

43
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Throwing sticks with weights

44
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Group of people who share a common ancestry, language and lifestyle

45
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Peace pipe

46
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What is the name of a large indian mound site found in northeast louisiana

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Poverty point

47
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The caddo indians sold their land to the US as a result of what treaty of 1835

48
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What was the biggest danger faced by the indians when the europeans arrived

49
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Gave Louisiana its name

50
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Sent by Louis XIV to start a colony near the mouth of the MS

51
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Father of LA

52
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1st proprietor of LA

53
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1st governor of LA colony

54
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Built a fort near present day Natchitoches

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Louis st denis

55
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Created the company of the west

56
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Meaning of LA

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land of louis

57
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Court system set up under proprietorship

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superior council

58
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Oldest permanent settlement in LA purchase

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natchitoches

59
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Collapse of the company of the west

60
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Laws that governed the conduct and treatment of slaves

61
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Surprise attack on fort Rosalie

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natchez massacre

62
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Group of nuns who came to colonial LA

63
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Why did France give Louisiana to Spain

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To keep the british from getting it

64
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Treaty that gave LA to spain

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fonatinbleau

65
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Governing body of LA while it was a spanish colony

66
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Uprising against the king of france

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french revolution

67
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Treaty that ended american revolution

68
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First capital of spanish LA

69
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Destroyed 856 of 1100 structures in Nola

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great nola fire

70
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Followed Galvez as a governor

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esteban miro

71
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Transferred LA back to france

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illdefonso

72
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Americans gained free navigation of the MS river

73
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1st Spanish governor

74
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Put down the rebellion in LA and asserted spanish law

75
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Fought the british during the american revolution

76
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King of spain

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carlos III

77
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Group sent to LA as soldiers and loyal spaniards

78
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Route from San Antonio used to drive cattle to Nola

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Camino real

79
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New Spain

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new iberia

80
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Who was the leader of france when spain gave LA back to France

AC L.A. History 8 (11 decks)

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