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Unit1Ch1Pt1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cadillac and Crozat | unsuccessful at governing Louisiana |
| Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville | best known for founding settlements such as Mobile and New Orleans |
| King Louis XIV of France | Louisiana was named after him. |
| Rene-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle | French explorer, claimed Louisiana for France |
| Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette | explored thousands of miles from Great Lakes and along Mississippi River, discovered there was no Northwest Passage |
| John Law | a Scottish investment banker that the French king turned the colony over to in Crozat’s absence |
| Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac | was appointed the new governor of Louisiana by King Louis XIV, tried to gather investors for the new colony |
| Antoine Crozat | 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 |
| contract | a written or spoken agreement, usually about business |
| commerce | the buying and selling of goods and services; trade |
| investment | money that is spent in order to make a profit |
| monopoly | the complete ownership or control of a resource or industry |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom when the monarch is unable |