Chapter 8 La from Colony to State

• the lewis and clark expedition left in what year and from what city

  • st louis, missouri; 1804

• who wrote our “star spangle banner” and from what fort

  • francis scott key, fort mchenry

• what war was being fought when he wrote it

  • war of 1812

• what two countries were having border disputes?

  • us and spain

• by the 1790s, the us knew this was vital for their trade

  • mississippi river

• in 1795, this treaty was signed by a us representative

  • pinckneys treaty

• what did this treaty do for the us

  • gave us rights to trade and deposit goods in new orleans

  • gave america access to the mississippi river

  • america could store their goods in new orleans warehouses for up to 3 years

• in 1799, who became leader of france

  • Napoleon Bonaparte

• what was his goal he wanted to achieve

  • he wanted to control as much territory as possible

• because of his ambitions, what did he need

  • he wanted large sums of money to pay for his military campaigns

• what island did this leader want to take back from the slaves

  • Saint Domingue

• why did he also want the la territory and the mississippi river

  • mississippi river would be a supply depot for saint domingue

• what secret treaty did spain and france make about la

  • Treaty of San Ildefonso

• what was 1 detail about the secret treaty

  • gave spain back to france

• what disease killed most of the french troops when they tried to get control of the island,

  • yellow fever

• since napoleon failed to regain control of the island, what were his thoughts about la

  • he didn’t benefit from owning la

The La Purchase

• what 2 people did president jefferson sent to discuss the la purchase

  • robert livingston and james monroe

• in 1803, what did france offer to sell the us

  • all of the louisiana territory

• what price did they agree to buy the la territory

  • $15 million

• this is the official date the us ratified the la purchase

  • October 19, 1803

• on what date and where did the official la transfer take place

  • December, 20 1803, New Orleans

• what year and treaty specified what land the us would get from france

  • Adam-Onis treaty, 1819

• list at least five things the US got or paid with the la purchase

  • doubled the size of the US

  • the us became a world power

  • control of the mississippi river and the port of new orleans

  • the us paid $23,000,000 with interest for louisiana

  • 530,000,000 acres of land included all states

• list all the states that were part of the la purchase

  • Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma

  • parts of: North and South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana

Section 2 The Territorial Period

• who did president jefferson ask to be la’s new leaders

  • William Charles Cole Claiborne

  • James Wilkinson

• name the two men who had a long standing feud with each other

  • Aaron Burr

  • Alexander Hamilton

• also list their former job position

  • aaron burr- former vice president of the us

  • alexander hamilton- former secretary of treasury

• what happened on July 11, 1804

  • a dueling between Burr and Hamilton, burr shot hamilton

• discuss burr’s plans and what happened to them

  • take over New Orleans and the invade Mexico

  • he was tried and acquitted of conspiracy charges

  • the trial for the murder of hamilton deeply damaged his reputation

  • burr wanted to start his own country and take over new orleans, wilkinson was part of the plan until he realized the plan wouldn’t work

  • wilkinson told president jefferson about burr’s plans, burr was arrested and went to trial and found not guilty, because wilkinson was a double spy

• what person is pictured on the ten dollar bill

  • Alexander Hamilton

• what country controlled west florida before it became part of the us after 1812 (Florida parishes)

  • spain

• the slave code of 1809 allowed for manumission. define its meaning

  • setting free of slaves by their masters

• in what year was there a great slave revolt in la

  • 1811

• who become known as the queen of voodoo in new orleans

  • marie laveau

Section 3 Statehood

• This is the official date la became a state

  • April 30, 1812

• what number did la come into the union

  • 18th

• what country did not accept the idea of american independence

  • great britain

• list 3 main reasons why the US fought the War of 1812

  • impressment of sailors

  • made native americans attack us settlers

  • took control of washington

  • never abdoned their forts from the american revolution

• in what country and city did the peace negotiations take place for the war of 1812

  • Ghent, Belgium

• what general would lead the british forces to la and how many troops did he have with him

  • General Michael Pakenham, 8,000 troops

• what general would lead the american troops in la and with about how many troops

  • General Andrew Jackson, 4000 troops

• list the four different types of groups that would fight with america

  • us army, local militias, pirates, choctaw indians, volunteers from other states

• what was the name of the famous pirate that helped the americans

  • Jean Lafitte

• this was the official date of the battle of new orleans

  • january 8, 1815

• about how many british were killed

  • 2,000

• what british general was also killed in the battle of new orleans

  • Pakenham

• how many americans were killed in this battle

  • 7

• on what date did both sides sign a peace treaty

  • December 24, 1814

• why should the battle of new orleans not have been fought

  • it happened after the war had ended it happened after the peace treaty was signed

• what is another name of the war of 1812

  • Second War of Independence

• where did lafitte base his smuggling operations out of

  • south of new orleans Barataria Bay

• who did lafitte tell about the british plan of attack

  • governor claiborne

• what president pardoned lafitte for his crimes after helping the americans

  • james madison

• governor claiborne referred to the people of la as what

  • creoles

• who did this group of people have little in common with

  • americans

• la’s first constitution was based on this state’s constitution

  • Kentucky’s

• who would be la’s first us governor

  • william c.c. claiborne

• name the 2 sets of father-son presidents of the US

  • John Adams- John Quincy Adams

  • George H.W Bush and George W. Bush

• in 1804, this amendments was passed to help elect the president

  • 12th amendment

• in 1828, who became president of the US and what was his slogan

  • Andrew Jackson, “hero and common man”

• what political party did the supporters of jackson start in the US (not in book)

  • democratic