French Colonial People and Events

Founded New Orleans

• La Salle

• King Louis XIV

• Beinville

• Iberville

Claimed the Mississippi River for France

• La Salle

• Crozat

• John Law

• Cadillac

Granted a Propietary colony to Antoine Crozat

• Bienvielle

• Cadillac

• John Law

• King Louis XIV

First Offical Governor of Louisiana

• King Louis XIV

• Cadillac

• La Salle

• Crozat

Wealthy Businessman given proprietorship of Louisiana in 1712

• John Law

• Bienvielle

• Crozat

• La Salle

Formed a trading company known as the company of the west

• John Law

• La Salle

• Crozat

• Cadillac

Canoed the Missisissippi River from the mouth of Illnois river tothe Gulf of Mexico

• John Lae

• Bienville

• Cadillac

• La Salle

Through his Leadership, Louisiana survived and eventually Prospered.

• John Law

• Bienville

• King Louis XIV

• La Salle

a secret agreement of 1762 in which the kingdom of France ceded Louisiana to Spain.

• Seven Year War

• Treaty of Fontainebleu

• Natchez Revolt

occurred near present-day Natchez on November 29, 1729

• Seven years War

• Treaty of Fontainebleu

• Natchez Revolt