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Question 1. What important effects did the arrival of Europeans as permanent settlers have on Native American groups of the lower Mississippi Valley?
Question 2. By the nineteenth century, how significant or insignificant had Native American populations become in Louisiana? Why?
a. Describe and explain the three classifications of Native American tribes that exist in Louisiana today.
Question 3. Although the impact of Native Americans in Louisiana has largely been historical, how were they a benefit to European colonists who arrived in the area?
(a) How is their influence evidenced in Louisiana today?
Question 4. Why did the early explorations of the Spanish not result in their settlement of the area?
Question 5. Which European nation was the first to plant a lasting settlement in Louisiana?
Question 6. Explain the origins of European colonization of Louisiana.
Question 7. Discuss the challenges encountered during the first decade of the Louisiana colony's existence under the French.
(a) How were each of these challenges addressed? (Include an explanation of proprietary colonial administration)
(b) During the Crozat Proprietary, under Governor Cadillac, what type of rules and regulations were established in Louisiana?
(i) How was the legal code modeled?
Question 8. Which French settlement, initially established as a military post around the Caddo tribe, still exists as the oldest European town within the boundaries of the modern state of Louisiana?
(a) How significant was this settlement and its location in establishing an economy for the colony?
(b) Explain the establishment of boundaries between Louisiana and Texas in 1716.
(c) Colonial Natchitoches has been substantiated as one of the earliest, most viable Creole communities in Louisiana. Who are Creoles?
(d) How did the population in Natchitoches become racially diverse?
(i) What was the ethnic composition and the impact of these different groups on the area?
(e) What was the global impact of this town/outpost?
Question 9. Explain the development of the company governance system that controlled Louisiana following the end of proprietary government.
Question 10. Describe how the New Orleans settlement was founded. Include the ending of proprietary government, the Company of the West, the Company of the Indies, its location, and name origin).
(a) Due to its location, what measures were put in place to prevent the settlement from flooding?
(b) How successful was New Orleans after its founding?
Question 11. How successful was Louisiana as a company colony? Support your answer.
(a) Under the auspices of the Company of the Indies, how was Louisiana partitioned for governmental authority?
(b) Which two new posts were established under the company's authority?
(c) How did new French settlers arrive at the colony, and what were their roles/occupations?
(d) How was Louisiana considered one of the first "melting pots" of American history?
(d) Which other specific group of European migrants settled in the colony? Where?
(d) What was the impact of these new migrations?
Question 12. What was the bursting of the Mississippi Bubble, and how did it impact the future of Louisiana as a French colony?
Question 13. What was the Nathchez War, and how did the conflict and result impact Louisiana and its residents?
Question 14. How and why did slavery emerge in French colonial Louisiana?
(a) What legal provisions were established due to the increased population of blacks in Louisiana?
(i) What did these legal provisions entail?
(b) What new distinctive cultural society was developed due to the migration of African peoples to Louisiana?
(c) Which traditions were established within this new community?
Question 15. Explain religion in French Louisiana and its foundation in the establishment of a convent, school, and medical facility.
(a) Who were "casket girls?"
Question 16. What necessitated the establishment of a school in French colonial Louisiana?
(a) What did the curriculum consist of?
Question 17. How did the residents of French colonial Louisiana enjoy entertainment and find amusement?
Question 18. What factors contributed to the end of the French period in Louisiana?
(a) How did New Orleans fare during this period?
Question 19. What ultimately happened to Louisiana as a result of the 1763 Peace of Paris?
(a) Why was Spain willing to accept the cession of Louisiana from France?
Question 20. Describe the "frontier morality" that emerged in French colonial Louisiana.
Question 21. What were the peculiar circumstances that the frontier environment created that allowed for the creation of new social and cultural forms in a place like colonial Louisiana?