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In 1853, the first world’s fair opened in _______
New York City
A few Antebellum homes built or remodeled during this time are: ________
Oak Alley, Rosedown
________ was finished in 1859 and is the largest Antebellum mansion in the South
Nottoway
who created morse code
samuel morse
in 1844, _________ developed the first telegraph system
samuel morse
______ means the time before the civil war
antebellum
creoles and americans competed for ________ power during this time
political
americans and creoles would alternate between ______ in La to resolve the tension; this did not last long
governors
because of the power struggles in La, the state capital would be moved from New Orleans to _________; then it was moved back to baton rouge because the city was too small
Donaldsonville
in 1847, the capital would move to ________
Baton Rouge
Samuel Clemens wrote several books under the name of _________
Mark Twain
what two books did samuel clemens (mark twain) write
tom sawyer and huckleberry finn
there are 3 separate municipalities in new orleans, the 1st district is settled by the _______ was in the french quarter
creoles
there are 3 separate municipalities in new orleans, 2nd district was settled by ______ above Canal Street
americans
there are 3 separate municipalities in new orleans, 3rd district was settled downriver from the french quarter by _________
working class people
jackson’s supporters became known as the _________
democratic republics
over time jackson’s supporters became just the _______
democrats
________ supported a small government and the interest of common people rather than business
democrats
______ is the right to vote
suffrage
______ is the right to vote for any free white male who was 21 years old
universal manhood suffrage
in the 1830’s the _____ party came to oppose the democratic party
whig
the whig party backed _____ and ______ rather than the common person
business and banking
sugar planters in La supported the ____ party because of the support of sugar tariffs
whig
the issue over _____ ended the whig party years later
slavery
the american party opposed _______ and ______
immigrants and catholics
the american party became known as the “_________” because the people used that slogan when asked about their party
know nothings
by 1850, the _______ and ______ made up half the population in new orleas
germans, irish
the american party lasted up until the _____ war
civil
_______ was the only La resident to become president of the US
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor owned at least ____ slaves at one time
300
zachary taylor helped annex _____ and it became a state in 1845
texas
in 1849, taylor became the ____ president of the US
12th
in ____, a new constitution was written to improve the 1845 constitution
1852
the 1852 constitution helped businesses, baking and internal improvements like _____ and _______
roads and railroads
_________ was one of the largest cities and most important port in the South
new orleans
a _______ is someone who oversees and advises the planter on shopping and sales
also able to loan people money for seeds and supplies
factor
_______ also helped with capital resources for business
banking
the best form of transportation back them was by _____
water
______ helped with water travel also
steamboats
______ were being built during this time period
railroads
a 6 mile track was built between _______ and _______-
new orleans and lake pontchartrain
most of the US railroads were destroyed by the ______ or ________ forces during the Civil War
Union or Confederate
_____ and _____ made many people in la very rich
sugar and cotton
1860 la produced ____ of the nation’s cotton
1/6
only about ___ of southern farms owned slaves
25%
a bale of cotton weights around ____ pounds
500
slaves were considered _____
property
only 1% of farmers owned ___ or more slaves
100
slaves did all kinds of jobs on ___ and in the ____
farms and city
slaves were sold and bought in _____
new orleans
_______ would be the slave trade in the south
new orleans
owners could sell _____ and not land if they needed money
slaves
antislavery movements started in the ____
north
the market for slaves grew more in the ____
south
______ were never built in plantation homes because of the risk of fires
kitchens
______ were white men who supervised slaves and farms for the plantation owner
overseers
slaves lived near their owners in small houses called ______
slave quarters
teachings slaves to ____ was illegal, so their life history was passed along orally
read
by 1840s, free people of color’s population reached ______
25,000
free people of color’s rights fell between _____ and ______
free whites and slave rights
some free people of color owned _____ also
slaves
large numbers of _____ and _____ settled in La during this time
germans and irish
the irish took jobs that slave owners did not want their slaves to do because of _____
danger
____ was a big part of life in la
disease
la’s standing water brought mosquitos which in turn brought _______
yellow fever
because of the mississippi river, ____ and ____ industries, new orleans was one of the nation’s largest and wealthiest cities
sugar and cotton
the _____ house is one of the oldest buildings in the french quarter
napoleon
