Colonial Louisiana

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Across
  1. 2. The treaty that transferred Louisiana from France to Spain following the French & Indian War.
  2. 3. The Le Moyne brother who is known as "The Father of Louisiana"
  3. 5. A major revolution broke out in this Carribean nation led by Toussaint L'Overture.
  4. 7. The "runners of the woods" that migrated from Canada during early French Colonial Louisiana.
  5. 9. The location of a significant cultural gathering place of Native Louisianians.
  6. 10. The first governor of Spanish Colonial Louisiana.
  7. 11. This colonial/Native town resides at the intersection of the Mississippi & Red River.
  8. 15. The "Cajuns" expelled by the British in Nova Scotia that settled in SW Louisiana.
  9. 16. The founder of the Company of the West that encouraged European settlers to move to Louisiana.
  10. 18. This treaty transferred Louisiana back to France from Spain.
  11. 20. The Spanish conquistador _________ de Soto left death and disease in native Louisiana.
  12. 21. The Le Moyne brother who was called back by the King to fight for France.
  13. 22. Spanish fishermen who migrated from the Canary Islands to fishing colonies in St. Bernard parish.
Down
  1. 1. Alejandro _'______ was sent in to quell riots that broke out in New Orleans.
  2. 4. The trading port established by Louis Juchereau de St Dennis
  3. 6. The first capital of Louisiana founded in 1718 along the lower banks of the Mississippi River.
  4. 8. The order of nuns who provided universal education in New Orleans
  5. 12. The French explorer who claimed the land of Louisiana for the French King.
  6. 13. The Spanish governor that fought against Great Britain in the American Revolution.
  7. 14. This was the site of the Native revolt/massacre at (_____)
  8. 17. The slave laws adapted in New Orleans to protect slave freedoms.
  9. 19. The French General who conquered much of Europe following the French Revolution.