La. Hist. 2014 Final Terms Crossword
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
 
 
Down: 2) included free men of color who fled Haiti and moved to La. and the former slaves who purchased their freedom 3) where the American revolution started4) Jean Lafitte5) the seat of government for a state or nation7) peasants who came from France and settled in Canada in 1632; they were hard working trappers and farmers; many came to Louisiana to live and a British officer claimed they were enemies of the British king b/c they refused to sign an oath of alliegiance9) selected the members of the first Cabildo; later the positions were bought12) to use naval forces to isolate a seaport and prevent any ships from entering or leaving the port15) the governing body of Louisiana while it was a Spanish colony16) to add a territory to an already existing governmental unit, such as a city, state, or nation20) storing goods24) the area between Louisiana and Texas where no troops from either U.S. or Spain could enter that was created after the Louisiana Purchase; called the "Sabine Strip" Across: 1) during the Spanish colonial period, the ability to store goods in warehouses in New Orleans before loading them onto ocean ging ships6) document sent to the king in which the French colonists pleaded for La. to be returned to the French8) Virginians led by George Washington investigating French activity near present day Pittsburg10) Buying positions on the Cabildo11) the Canadian home of the Acadians13) militia14) not taking sides in a disagreement17) privateers who operated from a base along the Gulf Coast at Barataria Bay; they seized goods from Spanish and British ships and sailed under the names of countries at war with Spain or Great Britian 18) that practice of forcing sailors into service against their will19) a privately owned ship that was armed and, with the backing of the government, expected to capture ships of the government's enemies21) an uprising that took place in France in 178922) the no man's land and lawless hideout for bandits; outlaw gangs made their headquarters here, robbing traders who traveled from Mexico to Louisiana23) refers to the opening battle of the American Revolution in Lexington, Massachusetts in April of 177525) one who measures and marks off boundary lines to establish land ownership26) religion of the British king during the French and Indian War27) a military force composed mainly of citizen-soldiers28) the crime of trying to over throw the government of one's own state or country29) gens de couleur livre30) Made legal decisions; set policy for the colony; advised the governor
 

 

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