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| the crime of trying to overthrow the government of one`s state or county |
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| the governing body of louisiana while it was a spanish colony |
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| a situation that occurs when armed forces try to capture a fortifiedfort or town by surrounding it and preventing supplies from reaching it |
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| the ability to store goods in warehouses in New Orleans before loading them onto ocean-going ships |
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| why the acadians had to leave Canada |
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| because they were enimies & refused to an oath of alligence |
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| the 1803 purchase from France of almost 900,000 square miles of land in North Americafor $15 millon |
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| a privately owned ship that was armed and, with the backing of a government, expected to capture the ship of the ship of the government`s enemies. |
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| largest band of smugglers under Lafitte that operated from their base along the Gulf of Mexico at Barataria |
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| major general sent by the U.S. to defend the city of New Orleans against the British |
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| the battel of New Orleans.... what happened? |
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| U.S. defeated the British |
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| one who wanted to free the slaves |
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| emancipation proclamation |
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| 1863 proclamation by lincon that freed the slaves in the confederate states |
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| president of the U.S. during the civil war |
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| union army General that took command of the city of New Orleans |
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| longest siege in Civil War |
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| name two forts on Mississippi River |
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| Fort Jackson, Fort St.Phillip |
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| name two state governments in Louisiana |
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| union, confederate states of America |
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| 18th amendment to U.S. constitution |
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| which prohibited the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverags |
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| 19th admendmentto U.S. constitution |
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| would give women the right to vote was passed by the U.S. congress & sent to the states for ratification |
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| were illegal bars, where custermers had to speak quietly so the police would not hear them |
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| made their own liquor to sell to those who wanted it |
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| name two positive actions by Huey Long |
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| better roads, free text books for schools |
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| what was Huey Long`s ultimate political goal? |
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| he wanted to become president of U.S. |
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| money was deducted form state employees pay |
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| the process of bringing charges of wrongdoing against a public offical while that official is still in office |
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| what volunteer group came to help the flood refugees |
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| why was the levee dynamited below New Orleans during the flood of 1927 |
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| name 2 reasons why some opposed him so strongly |
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- his personal crudeness & characters were inappropraite for governor
- his verbal attacks on critics & opponents were ruthless
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| a refusal to deal with a store, a person, or organization, usullay to show disaproval |
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| federal law that ended segregation, stopped discrimination in pubilc places and in employment |
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| an organization formed after brown decision to support segregation |
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| information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause |
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| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, promoting some cause |
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| described the standards for conducting state business |
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| neighborhoods on the outer edges of cities |
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| because the meeting cannot be held in secret &must be "open to the light" |
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| according to the timeline in section 1, name 2 major events that happened in 1963 |
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- the march on Washington
- the assanation of Kennedy
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| name two construction projects completed while Jimmie Davis was governor |
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| Sunshine Bridge, govenors mansion |
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| how did Governor McKeithen respond to the prtest march from Bogalusa to Baton Rouge |
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| he sent the Natinal Gaurd to protect the people |
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| how was the Baton Rouge bus boycott ended? |
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| a compromiz ended the bus boycott |
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| what is the oldest civil rights organization |
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| how did black veterans of World War2 react to segregation |
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| they wanted to end segregation became they fought in ww2 |
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| was the first african american to be elected to the legislature |
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| first african american women in the state legistature |
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| what are two groups helped elect Edwin Edwards governor? |
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| african americans , cajun |
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| what was thew U.S. Supreme Court ruling in its Baker v. Carr ruling |
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| the court started that voting districts must be fairly based on population |
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