La. History 2014 Final Crossword
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
 
 
Down: 1) King of Spain who was given La. by his cousin King Louis XV of France2) Led the largest group of smugglers operating in Louisiana called the Baratarians3) Was appointed governor of the Territory of New Orleans and later became the first elected governor of Louisiana4) Fromer slave who led a revolution against the French colonial government in Haiti;7) First Spanish Governor sent by King Carlos who was weak, ineffective, and fled with his family when the La. colonist rebelled8) Third U.S. president and was president when the U.S. purchased Louisiana from France11) Led Americans in the Revolutionary War battles on the western front; he benefitted from the supplies sent by Spanish Louisiana13) Nickname given to the military governor following the trial and death sentences of the Louisiana rebellion leaders14) Governor of Spanish Louisiana during the American Revolution who seized British forts along the Mississippi River and Gulf Coast;21) King of England during the American revolution refused to help Louisiana colonists who started a rebellion in La. because this had shown disrespect for the Spanish king Across: 5) Followed Galvez as governor of Spanish Louisiana and faced many challenges including the Great Fire of 17886) Became governor of La. after O'Reilly returned to Spain; he allowed Brittish merchants to set up trade in New Orleans9) He was the French foreign minister who informed American diplomats that France was10) King of France during the French Revolution12) First successful sugar producer in La.; he later became the first Mayor of New Orleans15) A strong and forceful military leader sent by the Spanish king to end the rebellion in La.16) Led a group of Virginians to investigate French activity near preset day Pittsburgh; warned the French to get out; led to French and Indian War17) He was sent to defend New Orleans in the fall of 1814 when British warships entered the Gulf of Mexico and blockaded New Orleans; He defeated the British troops in the Battle of New Orleans in 181518) French king who was cousin of King Carlos III; he ignored the pleas of the La. colonist when they wanted to be returned to France from Spain19) Governor of Spain Louisiana following Miro; allowed free trade with the United States20) Nickname given to Toussaint L'Ouverture22) U.S. Minister to France during Jefferson's presidency; negotiated terms of the Louisiana Purchase from France23) Credited with bringing sugar cane to Louisiana24) He seized power in France after the French Revolution and set out to conquer the world; restoring the French Empire was part of his grand plan; pursuded Spain to give up La and then sold it to U.S. for $15 million.25) Destroyed 856 homes; left 1,000 people homeless; threatened famine because of the loss of stored food; destroyed the Cabildo, prison, and police station in New Orleans
 

 

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