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Chapter 7
From Territory to Statehood
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bicameral | a two-house governing body |
| Legislative Council | a governing body during Louisiana's territorial period |
| police jury | governing body on the parish level |
| annex | to incorporate or blend into an existing political unit |
| Napoleonic Code | French law |
| ratify | to approve |
| impress | to seize; or force into service |
| martial law | temporary rule by military |
| Antebellum | period before the war |
| snag boat | specially designed boat that hauled trees, logs, and stumps from the water. |
| note | paper money |
| overseer | a foreman who managed daily operations on a plantation |
| panic | economic depression |
| humanitarian | promotion of human welfare |
| krewe | Mardi Gras membership |
| Lent | a period of fasting and penitence |
| mortality rate | ration of deaths to total population |
| Apportion | to divide |
| Manifest Destiny | belief to the U.S. should expand its borders to the Pacific Ocean |
| Whig Party | a political party who opposed the Democratic Party |