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La History Ch 1 Voc

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Cultural Diffusion   show
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show a group's way of life and its own view of itself and other groups; elements include religion, music, food, clothing, language, architecture, art, literature, games and sports.  
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show a kind of improvised music with strong rhythems and syncopation (accents in unexpected places); New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz.  
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blues   show
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show a Cajun dance; French for "go to sleep"  
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show The music of French Speaking African Americans of S. LA; the song is sung in French and musical accompaniment includes an accordian and rub board.  
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show church music that blends elements of folk music, spirituals, hymns and popular music.  
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Spirituals   show
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gumbo   show
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jambalaya   show
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show "Fat Tuesday" the day before Ash Wednesday; the period before Lent celebrated with parties, balls, street dances and parades.  
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region   show
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upland South   show
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urban   show
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show country  
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ethnic group   show
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Free People of Color   show
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show the Louisiana culture that developed along the Mississippi, Red and Ouachita Rivers where plantations were established.  
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show French Canadians or descendants of French Canadians who migrated to Louisiana from Acadia (now Nova Scotia) in the eighteenth century.  
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Anglos   show
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Creoles   show
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Islenos   show
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Sportsman's Paradise   show
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show Center of La; merges the cultures of N and S LA. Urban Center - Alexandria-Pineville.  
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Cajun Country   show
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Plantation Country   show
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Greater New Orleans Region   show
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show "toe of the boot" once part of the colony of West FLorida  
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