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