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History Ch 7
History Ch 7 people and places
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| moved from Kentucky to Catahoula parish. After he got shot, his brother gave him a knife. He then became famous after a duel called the sandbar fight. These knives were in high demand. | Jim Bowie |
| was a steamboat pilot that cleared the great river raft on the red river. The logjam was about 180 miles. | Henry Miller Shreve |
| only U.S. president from Louisiana, was a kernel that led American soldiers. He built fort Jessup. | Zachary Taylor |
| Congressmen that pushed the idea of statehood for Louisiana, and he was the presiding officer over the writing of the state constitution. He liked the idea of the wealthy and educated people being the voting population. | Julien Poydras |
| famous pirate who made a fortune smuggling with his brother Pierre and some of his customers were powerful politicians. | Jean Lafitte |
| was arrogant and abrasive. He didn’t speak French but was the first governor of the territory of New Orleans. | W.C.C. Claiborne |
| writer that tried to capture the harsh conditions of slaves when she wrote her book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” | Hariet Beecher Stowe |
| was a famous artist and was from St. Domingue. Came to Louisiana to paint and study birds. Published a book “Birds of America” when he left Louisiana. | John James Audubon |
| Now known as Armstrong Park. Only place in the nation that was specifically set up for slaves to visit and do activities | Congo Square |
| James Madison wanted to take control of this area and make it part of the territory of Orleans. It made Spain mad, but they knew they couldn’t win a war with the U.S. | Republic of West Florida |
| was built in the Neutral Strip and is now present day Many. | Fort Jessup |
| was once called d’arms but the name was later changed to honor the war hero Andrew Jackson | Jackson Square |
| acquired with the Louisiana purchase with Napoleon, It became the state of Louisiana, and about 50,000 people lived there | Territory of Orleans |
| was in terrebonne parish, a massive hurricane hit it without warning, killed a lot of people, and split the island into 5 smaller islands. | Last Island |
| known as no man's land because there were no boundaries and the Spanish and U.S. argued about it. It became a haven for bandits, thieves, and outlaws | Neutral Strip |
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