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Ch. 9 LA History
Ch. 9 Louisiana History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the number of slaves who live and work for a single master called? | Holding |
| What is another term for the right to vote? | Franchise |
| Who is the ONLY Louisiana candidate to be elected President of the U.S.? | Zachary Taylor |
| Which political party emerged to oppose the Democratic Party during the Antebellum Period? | Whigs |
| What do the cities of Donaldsonville, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans have in common? | They were all the state capital at one point in our history. |
| Which political party was supported by sugar planters because of their support of tariffs that would make their sugar more competitive? | Whigs |
| What is a long open porch, usually with a roof, which was an important feature of plantation homes? | Veranda |
| Who is credited with being one of LA's most effective antebellum governor? | Andre Bienvenue Roman |
| Which 2 crops were primarily responsible for the success of the port of New Orleans during the Antebellum Period? | Cotton and Sugar |
| Which invention increased the use of LA's waterways for transporting people and goods during the Antebellum Period? | Steamboat |
| How did the American Party maintain political control in New Orleans during the late antebellum period? | Through force and intimidation |
| On which day of the week were slaves allowed to gather and socialize in New Orleans? | Sunday |
| Which group of immigrants came to LA after a series of potato famines in their home country? | Irish |
| What do you call a large group of slaves who were marched overland from the Upper South to the Deep South, with men chained together and women/children closely supervised? | Coffle |
| What type of instrument was NOT permitted on plantations, as it might insight a rebellion? | Drums |
| What political candidate was referred to as the choice of the common man? | Andrew Jackson |
| Which immigrant group was largely responsible for the construction of the New Basin Canal? | Irish |
| How did slaves ensure the survival of their cultural practices? | Though an oral tradition of story-telling and songs. |
| What were some various jobs of urban slaves? | Dock hand, Day Laborer, Tavern Manager |
| Who was the architect that designed the "old" state capitol in Baton Rouge? | James Dakin |
| What is the time in 19th-century America before the Civil War began in 1861 often referred to as? | Antebellum Period |
| What is the financial representative of a plantation owner known as? | Factor |
| Why did the people of North LA not want New Orleans as the capital of Louisiana? | They felt the large population of Creoles would have too much influence over the state's politics. |
| What was the area where slaves lived and gathered on the plantation to cook, talk, sing, dance, etc. known as? | Slave Quarters |
| Why did the Know Nothing Party oppose immigration? | They blamed immigrants for the rise in unemployment of American workers. |
| How did LA's economy change from 1820 to 1860? | The economy grew at an astounding rate due to sugar and cotton crops and the invention of the cotton gin. |
| Which political party had the following beliefs? *support business and banking *support all internal improvements to the infrastructure to better the economy | Whigs |
| Which political party had the following beliefs? *against immigration *anti-Catholic | Know Nothings |
| Which political party had the following beliefs? *small government *the common man *support of the universal manhood suffrage | Democrats |
| What was one effect of the invention of the steam boat? | Private investors began constructing canals in order to collect tolls from users. |
| What crop required a large plantation, expensive processing equipment, hard work, and numerous slaves to be profitable? | Sugar |
| What crop could be grown in any part of the state on any size plantation? | Cotton |
| True or False. The role of a slave in a large holding would have been more specialized than that of a slave in a small holding. | True |
| What is the granting of voting privileges to all free, white men who had reached the age of 21 known as? | Universal Manhood Suffrage |
| What was the white man who acted as manager of the slaves and farming operations of a plantation called? | Overseer |
| As a result of the ethnic tensions and differences in New Orleans, how was it divided? | It was split into 3 separate districts (municipalities) within the city. |
| What is the correct chronological order of Louisiana's state capitol? | New Orleans to Donaldsonville to New Orleans to Baton Rouge |
| How did legislators ensure that Baton Rouge would remain the capital of LA? | They allocated funds for the design and construction of a very impressive capitol building. |
| Why was New Orleans referred to as "Queen City of the South"? | During the Antebellum Period, it became the nation's 2nd largest/busiest port. |
| What do head and master statutes imply about the role of women in antebellum LA? | Women were seen as incapable of political or social leadership. |
| Why was sugar ONLY grown in southern LA? | It required a longer, warmer growing season that the northern region could not provide. |
| True or False. Slavery in the South decreased during the Antebellum Period. | False |
| True or False. Under Jacksonian Democracy, individual citizens ("common man") should be given more power. | True |
| Why were Irish immigrants often hired instead of slaves to do dangerous jobs? | They were seen as disposable and less valuable than slaves. |
| Which immigrants would be allowed to vote under universal manhood suffrage and greatly impact the election results? | Germans and Irish |
| What is the development of the infrastructure of a region known as? | Internal Improvements |
| What is another word for the roads, bridges, railroads, and canals of a region? | Infrastructure |
| What would determine the market and value of a particular slave? | Age, skills, health |
| What are the laws under which a woman's husband became her head and master upon marriage, as her father had been before it, known as? | Head and master statutes |
Created by:
Esther Landry
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