Chapter 9 La's Antebellum Politics

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

12^th

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