acadian
French-speaking Catholic colonist who came to Louisiana from Acadia (Nova Scotia)
appeal
attempt to have a legal decision overturned by a higher court
arbitrator
neutral party used to settle a dispute between two or more parties
assimilate
make similar or blend
cabildo
Spanish city government for New Orleans; also the building that housed this organization
cajun
nickname for an acadian
exile
condition of being forced to live away from one's native country
intendant
Spanish official in charge of the colony's economic affairs
isle�o
Spanish settler from the Canary Islands
Le Grande D�rangement
de portation of Acadians from their homelands
manumission
legal documents to prove a slave was free
mestizo
person of part Spanish and part Native American descent
right of deposit
right for the american people to store their goods tax-free in Spanish warehouses
Why did Napoleon sell Louisiana to the U.S.?
*needed money for war he was planning against England
*lost Island of Santo Domingo
*U.S. might help him fight the British in the war
What 3 flags flew over Louisiana in 3 weeks?
*Spanish
*French
*American
How did land grants help Spain build the colony's population?
*many people came to Louisiana and population grew
What group of exiled people poured into Louisiana by the thousands in the mid 1700s?
*the acadians from Acadia (Nova Scotia), nicknamed cajuns
Today, the architecture in New Orleans' French Quarter reflects which European style?
*Spanish style
Who improved the process of granulating sugar?
*Entienne de Bor�
Which 2 very different groups of people had to learn to live together after the Louisiana Purchase?
*French and Spanish