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Social Studies Midterm Flashcards

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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 NOLA

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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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LA’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 LA by the French and Spanish

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Roman Catholic

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11
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Jazz Funeral in NOLA

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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 LA

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Germans, Italians, Anglos, Creoles, and Native Americans

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14
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Provided Federal Assistance to hep restore LA wetlands

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Breaux 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 exist

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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 LA

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Atchafalaya

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21
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Bodies of water that were once part of a river, but have been cut off

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Oxbow

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22
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Biggest influence on LA weather

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Gulf Of Mexico

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23
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Wet treeless prairie covered with water

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Marsh

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24
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Folded Underground rock formations found in the marsh

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Salt Dome

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25
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Severe Tropical windstorm

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Hurricane

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26
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Protects the wetlands from Ocean Waves

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Barrier Islands

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27
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  • Areas covered by water at east part of the year
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Wetlands

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28
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Reservoir built in 1967 forming border with LA and Texas

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Toledo Bend

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29
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Formed the terrain of this state

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Mississippi River

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30
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Area of level land along a river likely to flood

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Floodplain

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31
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Flat table top region similar to the Midwest

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Prairies

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32
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Highest elevation in LA

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Mount Driskill

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33
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Louisiana has lost the amount of land equal to the state of ________

34
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The Great Flood of _____ led to levee systems along the Mississippi River

35
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Louisiana has a _________ climate

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Humid Subtropical

36
Q

List Louisiana’s 4 natural borders

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Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River, Sabine River, and Pearl River

37
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Atakapa

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Flesh Eaters

38
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Had a class system

39
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Sold their land to the US and moved to Oklahoma reservation

40
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Helped the Americans fight against the British\

41
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Responsible for Baton Rouge name

42
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Lived on reservation near Marksville, LA

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Tunica Biloxi

43
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Live on a reservation in St. Mary parish

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Chitimacha

44
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Lived in clans, settled near Kinder, LA

45
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____________ is the name of a large Indian mound site found in Northeast LA

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Poverty Point

46
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The Caddo Indians sold their land to the US as a result of the _______ Treaty of 1835.

47
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________ was the biggest danger faced by the Indians when the Europeans arrive

48
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Gave LA its name

49
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Sent by Louis XIV to start colony near mouth of Mississippi

50
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Designed and mapped out the settlement of NOLA

51
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First Proprietor of LA

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Antoine Crozat

52
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First governor of the LA Colony

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Antoine Cadillac

53
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He built a fort near present day Natchitoches

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Louis St. Denis

54
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Created the Company of the West

55
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Meaning of LA

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Land of Louis

56
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Court system set up under proprietorship

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Superior Council

57
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Oldest permanent settlement in Louisiana Purchase

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Natchitoches

58
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Collapse of the Company of the West

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Mississippi Bubble

59
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Laws that governed the conduct and treatment of slaves

60
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Surprise attack on Fort Rosalie

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Natchez Massacre

61
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Group of nuns who came to colonial LA

62
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Why did France give LA to Spain?

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France gave La to Spain because the French didn’t want it to be given to Britain if they lost to French-Indian War.

63
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Treaty gave LA to Spain

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Treaty of Fontainebleau

64
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Governing body of LA while it was a Spanish colony

65
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Uprising against the King of France

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French Revolution

66
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Treaty that ended the American Revolution

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Treaty of Paris

67
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First Capital of Spanish LA

68
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Destroyed 856 of 1100 structures in New Orleans

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Great New Orleans Fire

69
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Followed Galvez as a governor

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Esteban Miro

70
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Transferred LA back to France

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Treaty of San Ildefonso

71
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Americans gained free navigation of the Mississippi River

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Pinckney’s Treaty

72
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First Spanish governor

73
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Put down the Rebellion in LA and asserted Spanish Law

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O’Reilly

74
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Fought the British during the American Revolution

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Bernardo Galvez

75
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King of Spain

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Carlos III

76
Q

Group sent to LA as soldiers and loyal spaniards

77
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Route from San Antonio used to drive cattle to NOLA

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Camino Real

78
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New Spain

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New Iberia

79
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________ was the leader of France when Spain gave LA back to France

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