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SS ch.8 sec.2
Louisiana's Early American Era
| QUESTION | ANSWER |
|---|---|
| 1809, statehood was mentioned , but Governor... rejected the idea | Claiborne |
| 1811 congress agreed on... becoming a state | Louisiana |
| President.. signed the bill for Louisiana on February 16th 1811. | Madison |
| 1812, Louisiana became the... state | 18th |
| Louisiana's constitution was based on... | Kentucky |
| The constitution let the legislature select a ... | governor |
| True or False: Only white men could vote but not hold office | False, white men could vote and hold office |
| Who was the first governor of all of Louisiana | Claiborne |
| What 3 problems did Claiborne have | 1. language, 2. Caddo Indians and their farms, 3. robbers/smugglers |
| Claiborne divided Louisiana into... | parishes |
| What was the "deal" with Aaron Burr | Burr wanted to take over New Orleans, but Wilkinson told Jefferson Burr's plans and Burr went to court, but was freed and fled to England |
| British migrants wanted to become part of the U.S, so what did they do | revolted against the spanish and made themselves an independent republic of West Florida |
| 1804, "you can only bring slaves to Louisiana if they were from the U.S" this was made by the... | government to "help" slaves |
| What happened in 1806 | a new slave code that allowed manussion |
| slave masters setting their slaves free | manussion |
| betray your country's loyalty/ trust | treason |