1. Ch. 8 Review Game
Study Me

2. Who was the leader of the French government when the United States purchased Louisiana? What country did the United States purchase Louisiana from?
Napoléon, France

3. Why did France decided to sell Louisiana to the United States?
Napoleon’s failure to control Saint-Domingue rendered Louisiana useless to the French leader.

4. Why were Creoles anxious for statehood and to become part of the United States?
Creoles wanted to be able to elect their own governors and make laws

5. Which event led Thomas Jefferson to take steps that resulted in the Louisiana Purchase?
Spain repeatedly closed the Mississippi River to U.S. shipping.

6. In what year did the LA purchase occur?
1803

7. Which event led to an increase in the domestic slave trade in Louisiana?
importation of slaves outlawed

8. How did the invention of the steamboat impact New Orleans
How did the invention of the steamboat impact New Orleans? Think about trade and population.
the invention of the steamboat and a worldwide increase in demand for crops grown in Louisiana led to more trade and a higher population. It increased commerce and tourism by decreasing the round-trip travel time to New Orleans.

9. What feature helped to form a natural boundary between Spanish and American lands in the late 1700s?
Mississippi River

10. How was the port of New Orleans related to the economic success of the United States in the late 1700s?
Its connection to the Mississippi made both importing and exporting goods more profitable.

11. On January 8, 1815, General Andrew Jackson defeated the British in New Orleans. What was most unusual about this battle of the War of 1812?
The battle was fought two weeks after the peace treaty was signed

12. How was control of Louisiana related to Napoleon’s plan for Saint-Domingue?
He intended to use Louisiana and trade on the Mississippi River as a supply depot for Saint-Domingue.

13. Why did Thomas Jefferson want to purchase New Orleans from France? Cost?
He wanted to establish permanent access to the Mississippi and control the port, $15,000,000

14. The size of the US ______________, because of the LA purchase.
Doubled

15. What formed the eastern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase?
Mississippi River

16. What explains Thomas Jefferson’s concern about the Louisiana Purchase
What explains Thomas Jefferson’s concern about the Louisiana Purchase? What conclusion can be drawn about Jefferson’s decision to proceed with the Louisiana Purchase despite his concerns?
He knew there was no constitutional authority for purchasing land. He felt it was in the nation’s best interest.

17. How did the Adam-Onis Treaty impact the land claims of the U. S
How did the Adam-Onis Treaty impact the land claims of the U.S.? (Hint: We got the future location of Disney)
The United States gained control of Florida and defined its borders with Spanish claims.

18. Why would LA return to parishes following the U. S. takeover of LA
Why would LA return to parishes following the U.S. takeover of LA? (Think about compromise)
Many compromises were made between American ideas and Louisiana’s French and Spanish colonial past.

19. Why was Claiborne’s Proclamation given in Spanish, English, and French?
To ensure that every Louisiana resident, including Claiborne, could read it.

20. Why would the creoles start respecting the Americans more after their victory in the Battle of NOLA? (Think about how the creoles always respect power)
The Creoles started respecting the Americans because the battle showed American power and that the American’s could protect them.

21. What is a duel? Think about the dueling Oaks story
Two men march 10 paces and turn and shoot. Whoever dies lost.

22. The flag below and map below represent what?
West Florida Republic

23. Why would Claiborne be unfamilar with a large population of freedmen that resided in NOLA? Think about what the majority of Africans in American were used as.
The majority of the African American population in the United States was enslaved.

24. What was the significance of Louisiana becoming a state on April 30, 1812?
Anniversary of the LA Purchase.

25. How did Claiborne’s 1806 slave code differ from previous colonial codes?
outlawed self-purchase

26. What was Britain’s plan to defeat the Americans in the War of 1812?
gain control of eastern ports then the Gulf coast (New Orleans)

27. What event does the picture below represent?
Slave Revolt of 1811

28. Why did Britain want to gain control of New Orleans during the War of 1812?
The wanted to control the port and the Mississippi.

29. Which form of law was retained after statehood in Louisiana, this has made Louisiana unique to the other 49 states?
Napoleonic Code

30. Why was Jackson hesitant to enlist the help of Jean Lafitte before the Battle of New Orleans? Why did he end of taking Lafitte’s help? (think weapons)
Lafitte was a notorious pirate, he ended up taking his help because Jackson did have the weapons and ammunition that Lafitte had.

31. Why is Andrew Jackson important to NOLA and LA as a whole?
Battle of NOLA, kept NOLA in American hands, his actions during the Battle of NOLA would eventually get him elected President of the United States. Prevented LA from becoming British, we know how much the French hated the British.