ms history 3

Cartography- the art and technique of making maps and charts

Hernando De Soto- was the governor of Cuba when he launched his massive expedition to explore the mainland of North American in 1539

Expedition- a journey for a specific purpose, such as exploration

Colonies- a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country

Henri De Tonti- lost his right hand in an explosion while he was serving in the French Navy

Casquette Girls- one of perhaps 500 young women brought to the French colonies to marry single men, each was given a casquette (small suitcase) with a wedding dress and personal articles

Code Noir- a black code, a group of special french colonial laws regulating the institution of slavery

Treaty of Paris of 1763- the treaty that ended the French and Indian War

Proclamation of 1763- temporarily prohibited immigration into the territory between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River

31' parallel- the original boundaries of British West Florida were the Mississippi river on the west, the Chattahoochee River on the East

32'28'parallel- were Vicksburg is located

Fire water- whiskey

Confluence- the flowing together of two bodies of water

Indigo- a plant from which blue dye could be obtained

Continental congress- the delegates who spoke and acted collectively for the colonies that later became the United States of America

Loyalists- colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain in the American Revolution

Treaty of Paris of 1783- the treaty that ended the American Revolution and recognized the thirteen colonies as an independent nation called the United States of America

Militia- a force of citizen soldiers

Treaty of San Lorenzo- a 1795 treaty between Spain and the United States under which Spain gave up claim to land north of the 31' parallel, Americans were allowed free navigation of the Mississippi River and the right of deposit in New Orleans, and Spain promised to help restrain Indians in Spanish Florida

Right of Deposit- privilege of depositing or storing goods in New Orleans, which goods could later be exported to Europe with out having to pay duties or taxes

Manuel Gayoso De Lemos- was appointed governor of the Natchez District in 1789