Study Guide Unit 3 Chapter 2

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What was Hernando de Soto’s expedition looking for when it first reached what would later become the Louisiana colony?

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gold

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How did Ulloa make himself very unpopular with the people of the Louisiana colony? (6.9.h, 6.10.b, 6.10.c, 6.10.d) Options: He restricted trade., He abolished slavery., He implemented martial law., He outlawed speaking French.

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He restricted trade.

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How did the slave trade change under Spanish rule?

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It increased because of cash crops.

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What led to the architectural style common in New Orleans as evidence of Spanish rule? Options: lots of construction following fires that ravaged the city, money provided as construction grants from the Spanish king, Spanish encouragement of builders’ apprentices immigrating there, the development of new construction techniques by free people of color

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lots of construction following fires that ravaged the city

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Why did smuggling in colonial Louisiana decrease in the late 1700s?

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Pinckney's Treaty opened trade with the new United States.

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Why did Spain help the American colonies fight the British in the American Revolution?

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to take Florida back from Britain if the Americans won

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What does Alejandro O'Reilly's proclamation in 1769 make clear will happen to the general public as a result of the rebellion?

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They will not be punished.

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This map shows the settlement patterns of which people?

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Acadians

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Why did these people settle in Louisiana in such large numbers?

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They were forced out of Canada during the French and Indian War.

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Who is sometimes called the Father of New Orleans?

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Beinville