Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Louisiana History (Winter Quarter)
test 2
76
History
Undergraduate 1
01/30/2013

Additional History Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Social Transitions (Territorial Period)
Definition
New Languages
Cultures
Religions
Representative Government
Term
W.C.C Claiborne
Definition
Born 1775
Up and comer
Term
W.C.C Claiborne
Definition
Gov. of Mississippi Territory in 1801
Gov. of Louisiana Territory in 1804
Term
Territorial Period
Definition
Rebellions were plotted
Forbid Importation of foreign slaves (1808)
Term
Territorial Period
Definition
Territory of Orleans in 1805
Term
Claiborne as Governer
Definition
Essentially a dictator
Appointed a 13-man Legislative Council
*included many locals
*12 counties (1805)
Term
Organized Territory, 1805
Definition
Large land owners (200 acres) and a 3-year citizenship could vote

Later reduced to 50 acres, 3-months
Term
Organized Territory, 1805
Definition
Created 19 parishes for local gov't
Term
New Legal System (Organized Territory, 1805)
Definition
*trial by jury for criminal cases
*Digest of 1808 combined Spanish and French and common
*New slave code (no self-purchase)
Term
Burr Conspiracy (Organized Territory, 1805)
Definition
*Louisiana almost"stolen" from U.S. *At odds with Jefferson *duels Alexander Haimlton
Term
Burr Conspiracy (Organized Territory, 1805)
Definition
escaped capture for a while
Term
Spanish Neighbors (Organized Territory, 1805)
Definition
West Florida
*more and more American Settlers
*Agreed to return run away slaves
Term
Neutral Strip (Organized Territory, 1805)
Definition
Resolution: neutral area b/w Sabine River and Gulch just W of Natchitoches
Term
Neutral Strip (Organized Territory, 1805)
Definition
Became a den of thieves
Term
Neutral Strip (Organized Territory, 1805)
Definition
Nearly war with spain over W. border
Term
Neutral Strip (Organized Territory, 1805)
Definition
Wilkinson; a spanish spy!
Term
Neutral Strip (Organized Territory, 1805)
Definition
Adam-Onis Treaty made current Spanish border (Sabine River)
Term
Immigration to LA (Organized Territory,1805)
Definition
Most Immigrants were Americans
Term
Immigration to LA (Organized Territory,1805)
Definition
Traders from central regions
*N.O. becoming most important port in U.S.
Term
West Florida Rebellion (Organized Territory,1805)
Definition
Part of LA purchase?

Part of Spanish Florida?
Term
West Florida Rebellion (Organized Territory,1805)
Definition
By 1810 Anglos were majority
Term
West Florida Rebellion (Organized Territory,1805)
Definition
Invaded fortification in BTR

Declared Independence
Term
West Florida Rebellion (Organized Territory,1805)
Definition
Original "lone star" republic
Term
St. Domingue refugees
Definition
expelled from Cuba, 1809
*wanted to bring slaves
Term
International Slave Trade
Definition
Ended in 1808
Term
Great Slave Revolt, 1811
Definition
population increased, so did danger
Term
Great Slave Revolt, 1811
Definition
successful revolt in Haiti
Term
Great Slave Revolt, 1811
Definition
Largest slave revolt in U.S. History
Term
1810 Census
Definition
76,000 residents in La

60,000 needed to become a state
Term
1811, constitutional convention
Definition
26 were french

others american

President was Julian Poydras
Term
Governor(constitution)
Definition
*35 years old; $5,000 property; 6-year resident

*One 4-year term
Term
Senate (Bicameral Legislature)
Definition
27 years old; $1,000 property; 4-year resident
Term
House (Bicameral Legislature)
Definition
21 years old; $500 property; 2-year resident;
Term
1st election
Definition
W.C.C Claiborne
Jacques Villere
J.N. Destrehan
Term
Claiborne (1st election)
Definition
Got most votes; selected by Legislature
Term
Andrew Jackson
Definition
of Tennessee, Commander (Battle of N.O.)
Term
Jackson
Definition
did not trust La militia ; declared Martial Law
Term
Martial Law
Definition
the imposition of Military forces to designated areas in order to regain, maintain, and secure when the civilian (local) government authorities are unable to do so and, in some cases, to enforce government rule.
Term
Battle of New Orleans (Jackson)
Definition
blocked every conceivable entry to the city; except one:Bayou Bienvenue
Term
Battle of N.O. (jackson)
Definition
*La militia
*KY & TN volunteers
*2 battalions of free black men
*Baratarians
*Choctaw Indians
Term
1824 Presidential election
Definition
Andrew Jackson Vs.John Quincy Adams
Term
Presidential election of 1824
Definition
Jackson lost
Term
Politics in 1824
Definition
Creole
American

Whig
Democratic
Term
Cotton Growers
Definition
favored democrats
Term
New Constitution, 1845
Definition
*prohibited state support of private business (railroads)
*UNiversal adult white male sufferage (no tax)
*2- year residency requirement
Term
Louisiana Agriculture Production
Definition
*corn
*cotton
*sugar
*rice
Term
Cotton
Definition
cash crop

#1 crop
Term
Sugar
Definition
Most profitable
Term
75%
Definition
percentage of cotton produced by slaves
Term
95%
Definition
blacks in the US that lived in the south
Term
Slave System
Definition
*Racism
*Fear
*Laws to govern slavery
--slaves are property
Term
Slaves obligation to Master
Definition
*Labor
*Loyalty
Term
Masters obligation to Slaves
Definition
*food
*clothing
*shelter
*health-care
Term
Petit Marronage
Definition
usually short to escape punishment
Term
Grand marronage
Definition
permanent escape
Term
mellingering
Definition
faking illness
Term
Abroad marriage
Definition
marry from a different plantation
Term
abolitionist
Definition
people who want to end slavery
Term
Schism
Definition
Religious split over the ? of slavery.
Term
1st amendment
Definition
freedom to petition gov't
Term
Zachary Taylor
Definition
Elected president of La in 1848
Term
Cotton Whigs
Definition
Pro Slavery
Term
Conscience Whigs
Definition
Right vs wrong (morals)
Term
Mexican War
Definition
1845-48
Term
1853 yellow fever epidemic
Definition
Unethical tax collectors &
Term
Free Soil
Definition
Stops spread onto new territory
Term
California (compromise of 1850)
Definition
Skips territorial period; enters union as a free state
Term
Harpers Ferry
Definition
Captured--> passed out guns to slaves (martyr)
Term
Benjamin Butler
Definition
"The Beast"
Term
"Women Order"
Definition
treated as a prostitute if not respectful to Officers
Term
Louisiana Native Guard
Definition
*Free black men
*Joined Union army
Term
Black Codes
Definition
*restricted freedom of movement
*REQUIRED them to labor
Term
Convict Lease System
Definition
no $$$
clothes & food
Term
Congressional Reconstruction (Act of 1868)
Definition
Allowed black men to register to vote
Term
Congress Iron Clad Oath
Definition
past, present, and future loyalty
Term
Fraud or Violence
Definition
Could throw out votes if..
Supporting users have an ad free experience!