Social Studies:French and Spanish Louisiana/ Slavery/ Cajuns Study Guide

Question 1

What was the Point Coupee’ conspiracy?

Answer 1

It was a slave rebellion in Louisiana which resulted in enslaved people (rebellion people) getting hanged and after put on spikes as a sign to not rebel.

Question 2

What is the difference and similarity between Creole and Afro creole?

Answer 2

The similarity is that both terms are people who were born in in Louisiana but the difference is that Afro creole were the colored and slaves people who were born in Louisiana.

Question 3

Spanish allowed the United States to use _______ for shipping.

Answer 3

Mississippi River

Question 4

The “Age of the Democratic Revolution” challenged the concept of ___________.

Answer 4

Slavery

Question 5

What were the two developments in the 1790’s that profoundly shaped slavery in Louisiana? (Briefly explain how did these 2 developments affect the future of slavery in Louisiana)

Answer 5

Many slaves were needed for both the cotton gin and the sugar cane machine and they both required many slaves for work.

Question 6

Name 3 ways slaves could help themselves under the Spanish regime.

Answer 6

-Earn wages
-Buy their freedom
-Produce extra food

Question 7

The Spanish allowed black citizens to participate in the milita. The black milita helped the Spanish defeat________in Baton Rouge , Alabama and Florida.

Answer 7

Great Britian

Question 8

What did slaves spend almost all of their time doing?

Answer 8

Working

Question 9

Slavery under Spanish rule in Louisiana was better than under the French Code Noir. Under Spanish rule, slaves had more ______and _____

Answer 9

privileges and protections

Question 10

________ one again took over control of Louisiana in 1800.

Answer 10

France

Question 11

What were maroon communities?

Answer 11

Maroon communites were escaped slaves who would go down to the swamp to create a community there. They created there community there so that there owners wouldn’t find them.

Question 12

What was the difference between coartacion and manummission?

Answer 12

Coartacion is when money is used to free slaves and manumission just takes the owner to free them.

Question 13

In the late 1780’s and early 1790’s, what events and situations caused tension between the Spanish Government and the French speaking residents of Louisiana?

Answer 13

The French had a revolution and there was a war between France and Spain.

Question 14

Name 3 restrictions or requirements that the Code Noir placed on the OWNERS of slaves:

Answer 14

-They had to be baptized
-Couldn’t have kids
-Couldn’t be too cruel
-They couldn’t just let the slaves free they would need permission first

Question 15

Name 3 rules of the Code Noir that placed restrictions on THE SLAVES themselves:

Answer 15

-They couldn’t marry whites
-They couldn’t learn to read nor write
-They couldn’t bare arm

Question 16

Manummission was more common under ____(French/ Spanish) rule.

Answer 16

Spanish

Question 17

Why did Spain allow Louisiana to maintain its French identity for the first few years?

Answer 17

They didn’t want to waist resources on the colony

Question 18

French set laws regarding slavery in the colony of Louisiana was called________

Answer 18

Code Noir/ Black Code

Question 19

Why would the Creole (French and Spanish)descendants who were born in Louisiana) planters be upset about the leniency of Spanish slave laws?

Answer 19

They thought that the free black would overpower them. They also thought the black people could probably take over the population.

Question 20

How did the two fires that ravaged New Orleans in 1788 and 1794 actually help slaves?

Answer 20

They helped slaves because they were hiring people to help reconstruct and since the slaves already had skills then they worked and got payed.

Question 21

How did Spanish Governors try to balance out the Louisiana population so that it was not so heavily dominated by french-speaking creoles? (Name at least 3 additions to the population)

Answer 21

-6,000 acadians come
-They allowed French
-They also allowed Spanish

Question 22

The Spanish believed having a population of free black people would prevent_______ from happening.

Answer 22

Rebellions

Question 23

Slaves were crucial to the survival of New Orleans because their work was needed in improving the city. What were 2 things they did to help the city survive?

Question 24

Why did France give Louisiana to Spain?

Answer 24

To build a bond so they could team up against the British.