1. No. 95
Why were the Spanish given control of Louisiana in the Treaty of Paris at the end of the French and Indian War?
A. the Spanish were promised the land if they assisted the French against the British
B. the Spanish were willing to pay a lot of money because they wanted land in North America
C. France handed it over to the Spanish because Spain lost the Florida territory
D. Great Britain no longer wanted the responsibility of holding such a large piece of land

2. UNIT 9: LOUISIANA STATE HISTORY

3. AGENDA 4.29.14 BELLRINGER: LEAP QUESTION (5)
INTRO: GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES (15)
I DO: MODEL SHOWDOWN (5)
WE DO: SHOWDOWN (10)
YOU DO: CREATE A MAP SHOWING LOUISIANA’S LOCATION AND NEW ORLEANS’ LOCATION (15)
CLOSE: EXIT TICKET (5)

4. GLE
2. Locate major landforms and geographic features, places, and bodies of
water/waterways on a map of Louisiana (G-1A-M2)
3. Construct a map based on given narrative information (

5. CCSS
8.1
8.7

6. OBJECTIVE
BY THE END OF THIS CLASS I WILL BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE LOUISIANA’S LOCATION WITH 80% ACCURACY ON MY EXIT TICKET

7. GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF LOUISIANA
Geographically, Louisiana consists of three types of regions:
Lowlands, terraces and hills
Lowlands: made up of coastal marshes and the Mississippi River Floodplain
Terraces: include the parishes north and northeast of the Mississippi River and the prairies of southwestern Louisiana
Hills: bracket the Red River Valley

9. GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF LOUISIANA
History of Louisiana greatly influenced by its location
City of New Orleans commands the mouth of the Mississippi-Missouri River system
One of largest commercial waterways in the world

10. Louisiana’s Location
28º and 33º N latitude
89º and 94º W longitude

11. New Orleans’ Location 30º N and 90º W
New Orleans is located at a point of confluence (point where a latitude line intersects a longitude line)

12. GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF LOUISIANA
Soils are extremely fertile
Nearly 1/3 of state’s total area of nearly 48,000 square miles is covered with the rich alluvium deposited by state’s rivers and bayous
Fostered agricultural production of cotton and sugar cane
One of nation’s leading producers of oil and natural gas
Early 1900’s witnessed a lumber boom
One of nation’s leading producers of salt and sulphur

17. I DO/WE DO/ YOU DO I WILL MODEL OUR VERSION OF SHOWDOWN CAPTAIN
WE WILL NOW PARTICIPATE IN SHOWDOWN CAPTAIN
YOU WILL NOW CONSTRUCT A MAP OF LOUISIANA. YOU MUST SHOW LOUISIANA’S ACTUAL LOCATION IN COMPARISON TO ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI AND TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS’ ABSOLUTE LOCATION. YOU SHOULD ALSO SHOW THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
EXIT TICKET: EXPLAIN WHERE LOUISIANA AND NEW ORLEANS ARE LOCATED ON THE MAP YOU JUST CREATED.

18. No. 96 Which French explore named Louisiana after King Louis XIV?
A. Robert Cavilier de la Salle
B. Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
C. Hernando de Soto
D. Panfilo de Narvaez

19. AGENDA 5.1.14 BELLRINGER: LEAP QUESTION (5) POP QUIZ: (7)
INTRO: GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND EXPLORATION AND EARLY SETTLEMENT (15)
I DO: MODEL SHOWDOWN(5)
WE DO: SHOWDOWN (7)
YOU DO: CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONS PAGE 151 OF LOUISIANA HISTORY TB(10)
CLOSE: EXIT TICKET (2)

20. GLE
2. Locate major landforms and geographic features, places, and bodies of
water/waterways on a map of Louisiana
71. Describe major early explorers and explorations significant to Louisiana or early
settlers in Louisiana

21. CCSS
8.1
8.7

22. OBJECTIVE
BY THE END OF THIS CLASS I WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN MAJOR EARLY EXPLORERS AND EXPLORERS SIGNIFICANT TO LOUISIANA HISTORY WITH 80% ACCURACY ON MY EXIT TICKET

23. GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF LOUISIANA
Other important rivers of Louisiana include the Red River, the Atchafalaya River, Pearl River, Sabine River, Calcasieu River
Red River: rises in the high plains of New Mexico and flows southeast across Texas and Louisiana to a point northwest of Baton Rouge
The Atchafalaya River runs through heart of Cajun Country and provides important industrial shipping channel

24. Louisiana Rivers Miss. River Red River Sabine River Atchafalaya River
Pearl River
Pearl River
Calcasieu River

25. GEOGRAPHY AND NATUAL RESOURCES OF LOUISIANA
The Atchafalaya Basin combines wetlands and a river delta area where the river and the Gulf of Mexico meet
Filled with bayous, bald cypress swamps and marshes

26. Map of the Red River Watershed

29. Pearl River

30. Calcasieu River

31. Sabine River

32. Louisiana’s Bayous

33. Louisiana’s Bayous

34. GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF LOUISIANA
Lake Pontchartrain:
- largest natural lake (625 square miles)
- water is brackish (a mixture of seawater and freshwater)
- Causeway Bridge is 24 miles long across the lake

35. Lake Pontchartrain

36. Satellite Image of Lake Pontchartrain

37. Satellite Image of Lake Pontchartrain
With Bonnet Carrie Spillway Open - April 2008

38. EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT
LOUISIANA’S CULTURE
EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT

39. EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT
Earliest settlers of Louisiana were Native Americans
Poverty Point site near Epps, Louisiana in northeastern Louisiana, have uncovered evidence of a culture that flourished between 2000 BCE and 600 BCE
Native Americans used the Mississippi and Arkansas Rivers to trade with other Native Americans

41. EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT
Early Native Americans relied on hunting, fishing and plant collecting for food
Build large earth mounds, invented new cooking methods, created ornamental objects

42. EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT
European settlement of Louisiana centered at first around New Orleans
Position at head of Mississippi River delta gave it commanding importance
1717: Scottish financier John Law ( ) established a company to manage trade relations between France and Louisiana
Part of plan was to transport settlers to Louisiana
Company collapsed in a financial disaster

47. EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville ( ), established a colony at New Orleans in 1718

49. I DO/WE DO/YOU DO I WILL NOW MODEL OUR VERSION OF SHOWDOWN CAPTAIN
WE WILL NOW ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SHOWDOWN CAPTAIN.
USING THE LOUISIANA HISTORY TEXTBOOK ANSWER THE CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONS ON PAGE 151
EXIT TICKET: WHAT FRENCH EXPLORER FOUNDED A COLONY AT NEW ORLEANS?

50. No. 97
Which US President was very influential in acquiring the Louisiana Territory?
A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. James Madison
C. Zachary Taylor
D. Thomas Jefferson

51. AGENDA 5.5.14 BELLRINGER: LEAP QUESTION (5)
INTRO: EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT (15)
I DO: MODEL SHOWDOWN (5)
WE DO: SHOWDOWN (10)
YOU DO/EXIT: VIDEO ON ACADIANS/WRITING PROMPT(15)

52. GLE
74. Describe the causes and effects of various migrations into Louisiana

53. CCSS
8.1
8.7

54. OBJECTIVE
BY THE END OF THIS CLASS I WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE ACADIANS MIGRATED TO LOUISIANA WITH 80% ACCURACY ON MY EXIT TICKET

55. EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT
In 1750’s and 1760’s a new influx of settlers arrived from Canada
Acadians
Later called Cajuns
England gained control of North American through victory in the French and Indian War, and evicted the Acadians, who were Catholic, from what is now Nova Scotia

57. EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT
Many of Acadian exiles settled in fertile bayou lands of southern Louisiana
Distinctive Cajun dialect of French, as well as Cajun food and music, has become part of Louisiana’s heritage

59. EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT
African Americans have also played a vital part in Louisiana’s history
Free persons of color were poets, musicians, journalists and business entrepreneurs in New Orleans
Slave labor in Louisiana generated much of the wealth from sugar cane and cotton plantation economy of 1800s

60. CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN LOUISIANA HISTORY

61. Sportsman’s Paradise Northern Louisiana
Monroe, West Monroe, Shreveport, Bossier City
English, Scottish, or Irish
Abundant outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, waterskiing, power boat racing
Region has many lakes, rolling hills, and forests

63. http://www. internet-savings-store

65. Shreveport

66. Shreveport

67. Bossier City

68. Monroe

69. Whites Ranch Hunting and Fishing Preserve

70. The Crossroads Central Louisiana Alexandria, Pineville, Winnfield
All ethnic groups
Farms, weathered barns (symbolize rural roots of the area)
Merges the culture of North and South LA

72. Mardi Gras in the Crossroads

73. Alexandria

75. Cajun Country Southwestern triangle of LA
Houma, Lafayette, Morgan City, Lake Charles
French Catholics, English Protestants
Cajun French spoken, oil industry
Cajun culture is centered on agriculture, livestock, fishing, and trapping

79. Houma

80. Morgan City

81. Plantation Country Along Mississippi River Baton Rouge
All ethnic groups
Plantation homes, Spanish moss, :ive Oak trees

83. Houmas House

84. Old State Capital

85. Louisiana State Capital

86. I DO/WE DO/YOU DO I WILL NOW MODEL OUR VERSION OF SHOWDOWN
WE WILL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SHOWDOWN
YOU WILL WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO ON THE ACADIAN EXILE AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING AS YOUR YOU DO/EXIT TICKET: WHY DID THE ACADIANS FLEE ACADIE FOR LOUISIANA?

87. No. 98
Native American tribes living in Louisiana were very influential in
A. colonial government
B. Mardi Gras celebrations
C. Agricultural production
D. the mining industry

88. AGENDA 5.6.14 BELLRINGER: LEAP QUESTION (5)
INTRO: CULTURAL REGIONS, CULTURAL ELEMENTS (15)
I DO: MODEL SHOWDOWN (5)
WE DO: MODEL SHOWDOWN (10)
YOU DO: VIDEO AND EXIT TICKET (20)

89. GLE
81. Explain cultural elements that have shaped Louisiana’s heritage (e.g., festivals,
music, dance, food, languages

90. CCSS
8.1
8.7

91. OBJECTIVE
BY THE END OF THIS LESSON I WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN CULTURAL ELEMENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED LOUISIANA’S HISTORY WITH 80% ACCRUACY ON MY EXIT TICKET

92. Greater New Orleans Eastern LA on the Mississippi River New Orleans
All ethnic groups
French Quarter, Mardi Gras
Combines a unique blend of old European ideas with modern American life

94. French Quarter

95. French Quarter

96. Jackson Square

97. New Orleans Cemetery

98. Chalmette Battlefield

99. CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN LOUISIANA’S HERITAGE
Louisiana’s culture has been a unique blend of diverse elements
7 flags have flown over Louisiana and its territories since 1682
French, Spanish, Native American and African American sources have produced a climate of diversity

100. CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN LOUISIANA’S HERITAGE
Music in Louisiana draws on West Indian chants, African drums, European brass bands and Acadian (Cajun) fiddle tunes
One of most famous cultural exports is food
Acadian, French, Spanish, German, Afro-Caribbean, Italian and American Indian sources

101. CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN LOUISIANA’S HERITAGE
Cultural diversity is apparent in architecture of Louisiana
French and Spanish influences in the French Quarter
Classical Greek and Roman styles in the plantation houses

102. CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN LOUISIANA’S HERITAGE
The birth of jazz in New Orleans in period between 1910 and 1915 was due to genius of black and white musicians
Louis Armstrong

104. CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN LOUISIANA’S HERITAGE
Cultural diversity of Louisiana colorfully shown at Mardi Gras
Fat Tuesday
Has roots in Christian religion
Before people sacrifice pleasure during Lent, indulge in period of merrymaking

111. I DO/WE DO/YOU DO/EXIT TICKET
I WILL NOW MODEL OUR VERSION OF SHOWDOWN
WE WILL NOW ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SHOWDOWN
YOU WILL NOW WATCH A VIDEO ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW ORLEANS
EXIT TICKET: BASED ON THE ENTIRETY OF THIS LESSON, EXPLAIN WHAT TYPES OF CULTURAL ELEMENTS HAVE SHAPED LOUISIANA?