Colonial Louisiana

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What was the Seven Years War called in North America?

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The French and Indian War

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A secret treaty in which France gave Spain the Louisiana Territory.

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Treaty of Fountainebleau (1762)

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In 1763 France gave Louisiana to Spain in order to

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keep Great Britain from getting the land.

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In what treaty did Great Britain obtain all the land east of the Mississippi River?

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Treaty of Paris (1763)

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Who did the Spanish send as Louisiana’s first Spanish governor?

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Don Antonio de Ulloa

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Which of the following was not a reason the French colonist did not like the first Spanish governor? Options: He was Spanish., He issued strict new trade rules, He married a French woman from the colony. Spanish governor?, He used Aubry to issue orders.

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He married a French woman from the colony. Spanish governor?

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The purpose of the Rebellion of 1768 was to

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remove Ulloa from power.

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What two things did Don Alejandro O’Reilly do when he secured Louisiana for Spain?

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He established a Spanish government (The Cabildo) and punished the leaders of the rebellion.

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Who became governor of the Louisiana colony in 1776?

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Don Bernardo de Gálvez

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What body served as town council and court of law during the Spanish colonial period? Options: Balize, Cabildo, Depositoire, Superior Council

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Cabildo