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SS Unit 3 Ch 1 Vocab

Chapter 1 Vocabulary

DefinitionTerm
unsuccessful at governing Louisiana Cadillac and Crozat
best known for founding settlements such as Mobile and New Orleans Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville
Louisiana was named after him. King Louis XIV of France
French explorer, claimed Louisiana for France Rene-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle
explored thousands of miles from Great Lakes and along Mississippi River, discovered there was no Northwest Passage Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette
a Scottish investment banker that the French king turned the colony over to in Crozat’s absence John Law
was appointed the new governor of Louisiana by King Louis XIV, tried to gather investors for the new colony Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
a wealthy French businessman that was offered a contract by the king to organize/oversee Louisiana’s government and take control of agriculture and manufacturing Antoine Crozat
a written or spoken agreement, usually about business contract
the buying and selling of goods and services; trade commerce
money that is spent in order to make a profit investment
the complete ownership or control of a resource or industry monopoly
a person who governs a kingdom when the monarch is unable regent
a release from slavery manumission
The arrival of a large number of people influx
rules to control the lives of enslaved people Code Noir
A system of law in which codes and statutes carry greater weight than prior court decisions civil law
A system of law in which prior court decisions carry greater weight than codes and statutes common law
Something that is owned by a person, company, or country asset
To grant or transfer something to someone cede
To discuss the terms of an agreement negotiate
a global conflict that involved many European countries. Control of the North American territories was seen as a major asset to be won or lost in the war (1756–63) Seven Years War
this treaty gave much of Louisiana to Spain Treaty of Fountainbleau
this treaty ended the Seven Years War Treaty of Paris
a combination of revolutionary ideas that were popular in France at the time and customary laws that existed throughout other parts of Europe Napoleonic Code
Sieur d'Iberville, credited as being the founder of the 1st permanent French settlement in Louisiana Pierre LeMoyne
served as 1st French capital Fort Maurepas
a court system created by Crozat Superior Council
the oldest permanent European settlement in the state of Louisiana Natchitoches
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