U2C2 LA Territorial Period & Statehood

What happened to the Spanish fort at Baton Rouge? Select the TWO correct answers.

• American settlers revolted and overthrew the Spanish.

• It was destroyed during an uprising led by Charles Deslondes.

• The United States annexed the region where it was located.

• It was sold to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

• It was incorporated into the Neutral Ground between the United States and New Spain.

What geographical feature was used as the boundary between New Spain and the Neutral Ground?

• the Sabine River

• the Arroyo Hondo

• the Gulf of Mexico

• the Mississippi River

Why was the Louisiana Constitution of 1812 published in English and French? (7.9.e)

• to address shared U.S. and French control of the territory

• to honor the anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase

• to reflect the territory’s European heritage

• to meet U.S. requirements for statehood

Based the Louisiana Constitution of 1812, which of the following people could vote in the state of Louisiana?

• a white man who owned a small farm/paid taxes

• a white woman who owned a plantation

• a white man who just moved to Louisiana

• a free person of color who owned an office building

What do the divisions on this map represent?

• the original Louisiana parishes

• the modern Louisiana parishes

• the original Louisiana counties

• the modern Louisiana counties

How did Louisiana’s colonial government influence its state government?

• Its governors were required to be Creole until Louisiana achieved statehood.

• Its civil law system was merged with the common law system of the United States.

• Its legal documents, including its state constitution, were required to be in French.

• Its state legislature was modeled on Spain’s government rather than the United States’.

Who was W. C. C. Claiborne?

• a) a pirate who fought in the War of 1812

• b) the first territorial governor of Louisiana after it joined the United States AND the first elected governor for the state of Louisiana

• c) the leader of an uprising of enslaved people

• d) the Louisiana delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives

At which point on the timeline would the creation of the Neutral Ground be placed?

(A) 1811 - Congress passes an Enabling Act to permit Orleans to apply for statehood

(B) 1812 - Louisiana's state constitution is adopted

(C) 1812 - Louisiana becomes a state

(D) 1845 - Louisiana's constitution is replaced with a new one

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following statements describe Julien de Lallande Poydras’s role in Louisiana history? Select TWO correct answers.

• He was the first governor of the state of Louisiana.

• He led Louisiana’s first constitutional convention.

• He negotiated Louisiana’s admission to the United States.

• He served as president of the legislative council of Orleans Territory.

• He determined the border between Orleans Territory and the District of Louisiana.

What did this proclamation promise the people of Louisiana in exchange for their allegiance to the United States?

• payment under the law

• protection of their rights

• guardianship of their land

• protection from authorities