Spanish Louisiana

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  1. 3. Which words or phrases best describe the Louisiana colony when Spain first acquired it under the Treaty of Fontainebleau?
  2. 8. How did the slave trade change under Spanish rule?
  3. 9. What was Hernando de Soto’s expedition looking for when it first reached what would later become the Louisiana colony?
  4. 10. The architectural style of this building is common evidence of Spanish rule in New Orleans today. What led to this style being common?
  5. 11. Why did Spain help the American colonies fight the British in the American Revolution?
  6. 12. What does this proclamation make clear will happen to the general public as a result of the rebellion?
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  1. 1. Why was Alejandro O’Reilly sent to the Louisiana colony?
  2. 2. Why did smuggling in colonial Louisiana decrease in the late 1700s?
  3. 4. This map shows the settlement patterns of which people?
  4. 5. Why did these people settle in Louisiana in such large numbers?
  5. 6. How did Spanish rule in Louisiana differ from French rule?
  6. 7. How did Ulloa make himself very unpopular with the people of the Louisiana colony?