No. 95• Why were the Spanish given control of Louisiana in the

Treaty of Paris at the end of the French and Indian War?• A. the Spanish were promised the land if they

assisted the French against the British• B. the Spanish were willing to pay a lot of money

because they wanted land in North America• C. France handed it over to the Spanish because

Spain lost the Florida territory• D. Great Britain no longer wanted the responsibility

of holding such a large piece of land

UNIT 9: LOUISIANA STATE HISTORY

AGENDA 4.29.14

• BELLRINGER: LEAP QUESTION (5)• INTRO: GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL

RESOURCES (15)• I DO: MODEL SHOWDOWN (5)• WE DO: SHOWDOWN (10)• YOU DO: CREATE A MAP SHOWING

LOUISIANA’S LOCATION AND NEW ORLEANS’ LOCATION (15)

• CLOSE: EXIT TICKET (5)

GLE

• 2. Locate major landforms and geographic features, places, and bodies of

• water/waterways on a map of Louisiana (G-1A-M2)

• 3. Construct a map based on given narrative information (

CCSS

• 8.1

• 8.7

OBJECTIVE

• BY THE END OF THIS CLASS I WILL BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE LOUISIANA’S LOCATION WITH 80% ACCURACY ON MY EXIT TICKET

GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF LOUISIANA

• Geographically, Louisiana consists of three types of regions:– Lowlands, terraces and hills

• Lowlands: made up of coastal marshes and the Mississippi River Floodplain

• Terraces: include the parishes north and northeast of the Mississippi River and the prairies of southwestern Louisiana

• Hills: bracket the Red River Valley

GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF LOUISIANA

• History of Louisiana greatly influenced by its location

• City of New Orleans commands the mouth of the Mississippi-Missouri River system– One of largest commercial waterways in the world

New Orleans’ Location

• 30º N and 90º W• New Orleans is located at a point

of confluence (point where a latitude line intersects a longitude line)

GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF LOUISIANA

• Soils are extremely fertile– Nearly 1/3 of state’s total area of nearly 48,000 square miles is

covered with the rich alluvium deposited by state’s rivers and bayous

– Fostered agricultural production of cotton and sugar cane

• One of nation’s leading producers of oil and natural gas

• Early 1900’s witnessed a lumber boom

• One of nation’s leading producers of salt and sulphur

I DO/WE DO/ YOU DO• I WILL MODEL OUR VERSION OF SHOWDOWN CAPTAIN

• WE WILL NOW PARTICIPATE IN SHOWDOWN CAPTAIN

• YOU WILL NOW CONSTRUCT A MAP OF LOUISIANA. YOU MUST SHOW LOUISIANA’S ACTUAL LOCATION IN COMPARISON TO ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI AND TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS’ ABSOLUTE LOCATION. YOU SHOULD ALSO SHOW THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

• EXIT TICKET: EXPLAIN WHERE LOUISIANA AND NEW ORLEANS ARE LOCATED ON THE MAP YOU JUST CREATED.

No. 96

• Which French explore named Louisiana after King Louis XIV?

• A. Robert Cavilier de la Salle• B. Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville• C. Hernando de Soto• D. Panfilo de Narvaez

AGENDA 5.1.14

• BELLRINGER: LEAP QUESTION (5)• POP QUIZ: (7)• INTRO: GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL

RESOURCES AND EXPLORATION AND EARLY SETTLEMENT (15)

• I DO: MODEL SHOWDOWN(5)• WE DO: SHOWDOWN (7)• YOU DO: CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

QUESTIONS PAGE 151 OF LOUISIANA HISTORY TB(10)

• CLOSE: EXIT TICKET (2)

GLE

• 2. Locate major landforms and geographic features, places, and bodies of

water/waterways on a map of Louisiana

• 71. Describe major early explorers and explorations significant to Louisiana or early

• settlers in Louisiana

CCSS

• 8.1

• 8.7

OBJECTIVE

• BY THE END OF THIS CLASS I WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN MAJOR EARLY EXPLORERS AND EXPLORERS SIGNIFICANT TO LOUISIANA HISTORY WITH 80% ACCURACY ON MY EXIT TICKET

GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF LOUISIANA

• Other important rivers of Louisiana include the Red River, the Atchafalaya River, Pearl River, Sabine River, Calcasieu River

• Red River: rises in the high plains of New Mexico and flows southeast across Texas and Louisiana to a point northwest of Baton Rouge

• The Atchafalaya River runs through heart of Cajun Country and provides important industrial shipping channel

http://www.louisiana101.com/map_lariver.gif

Miss. River

Red River

Atchafalaya River Pearl River

Calcasieu River

Sabine River

Louisiana Rivers

Pearl River

GEOGRAPHY AND NATUAL RESOURCES OF LOUISIANA

• The Atchafalaya Basin combines wetlands and a river delta area where the river and the Gulf of Mexico meet

– Filled with bayous, bald cypress swamps and marshes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Redrivermap1.jpg

Map of the Red River Watershed

http://louisiana.sierraclub.org/images/atcha_map.jpg

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/rtimages/lmrfc/tributaries/ustatus_atch.jpg

Pearl River

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pearlmsrivermap.png

Calcasieu River

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=calcasieu+river+map&view=detail&id=9987C0A58CF3D270C20F96B6B1CC0ADF09E00ACC&first=0

Sabine River

http://www.toledo-bend.com/attractions/places/sabrivmap.gif

Louisiana’s Bayous

Louisiana’s Bayous

GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF LOUISIANA

• Lake Pontchartrain: - largest natural lake (625 square

miles)

- water is brackish (a mixture of seawater and freshwater)

- Causeway Bridge is 24 miles long across the lake

Lake Pontchartrain

Satellite Image of Lake Pontchartrain

Satellite Image of Lake Pontchartrain

With Bonnet Carrie Spillway Open - April 2008

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=images+of+bonnet+carre+spillway&view=detail&id=6F2490DEBC958B2E6A415D20FB5BF7FA1724AB9B&first=0&qpvt=images+of+bonnet+carre+spillway&FORM=IDFRIR

LOUISIANA’S CULTURE

EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT

EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT

• Earliest settlers of Louisiana were Native Americans

• Poverty Point site near Epps, Louisiana in northeastern Louisiana, have uncovered evidence of a culture that flourished between 2000 BCE and 600 BCE

• Native Americans used the Mississippi and Arkansas Rivers to trade with other Native Americans

EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT

• Early Native Americans relied on hunting, fishing and plant collecting for food

• Build large earth mounds, invented new cooking methods, created ornamental objects

EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT

• European settlement of Louisiana centered at first around New Orleans– Position at head of Mississippi River delta gave it

commanding importance

• 1717: Scottish financier John Law (1671-1729) established a company to manage trade relations between France and Louisiana– Part of plan was to transport settlers to Louisiana– Company collapsed in a financial disaster

EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT

• Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville (1680-1767), established a colony at New Orleans in 1718

I DO/WE DO/YOU DO

• I WILL NOW MODEL OUR VERSION OF SHOWDOWN CAPTAIN

• WE WILL NOW ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SHOWDOWN CAPTAIN.

• USING THE LOUISIANA HISTORY TEXTBOOK ANSWER THE CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONS ON PAGE 151

• EXIT TICKET: WHAT FRENCH EXPLORER FOUNDED A COLONY AT NEW ORLEANS?

No. 97

• Which US President was very influential in acquiring the Louisiana Territory?

• A. Ulysses S. Grant• B. James Madison• C. Zachary Taylor• D. Thomas Jefferson

AGENDA 5.5.14

• BELLRINGER: LEAP QUESTION (5)• INTRO: EARLY EXPLORATION AND

SETTLEMENT (15)• I DO: MODEL SHOWDOWN (5)• WE DO: SHOWDOWN (10)• YOU DO/EXIT: VIDEO ON

ACADIANS/WRITING PROMPT(15)

GLE

• 74. Describe the causes and effects of various migrations into Louisiana

CCSS

• 8.1

• 8.7

OBJECTIVE

• BY THE END OF THIS CLASS I WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE ACADIANS MIGRATED TO LOUISIANA WITH 80% ACCURACY ON MY EXIT TICKET

EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT

• In 1750’s and 1760’s a new influx of settlers arrived from Canada– Acadians– Later called Cajuns

• England gained control of North American through victory in the French and Indian War, and evicted the Acadians, who were Catholic, from what is now Nova Scotia

EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT

• Many of Acadian exiles settled in fertile bayou lands of southern Louisiana

• Distinctive Cajun dialect of French, as well as Cajun food and music, has become part of Louisiana’s heritage

EARLY EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT

• African Americans have also played a vital part in Louisiana’s history

• Free persons of color were poets, musicians, journalists and business entrepreneurs in New Orleans

• Slave labor in Louisiana generated much of the wealth from sugar cane and cotton plantation economy of 1800s

CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN LOUISIANA HISTORY

Sportsman’s Paradise

• Northern Louisiana• Monroe, West Monroe, Shreveport,

Bossier City • English, Scottish, or Irish • Abundant outdoor activities such as

hunting, fishing, waterskiing, power boat racing

• Region has many lakes, rolling hills, and forests

http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/calendar/ArchiveCalendar.html

http://www.internet-savings-store.com/servlet/the-4196/Louisiana-Novelty-License-Plate/Detail

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kim_thibodeaux/3305905378/

Shreveport

http://www.city-data.com/picfilesc/picc44980.php

Shreveport

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shreveport_LA-Texas_Street_Bridge.jpg

http://www.city-data.com/picfilesc/picc24905.php

Bossier City

Monroe

http://www.whitesranch.com/

Whites RanchHunting and Fishing Preserve

The Crossroads

• Central Louisiana• Alexandria, Pineville, Winnfield• All ethnic groups• Farms, weathered barns

(symbolize rural roots of the area)

• Merges the culture of North and South LA

http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/calendar/ArchiveCalendar.html

Mardi Gras in the Crossroads

Alexandria

Cajun Country

• Southwestern triangle of LA• Houma, Lafayette, Morgan City,

Lake Charles• French Catholics, English

Protestants• Cajun French spoken, oil industry• Cajun culture is centered on

agriculture, livestock, fishing, and trapping

http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/calendar/ArchiveCalendar.html

Houma

Morgan City

Plantation Country

• Along Mississippi River• Baton Rouge• All ethnic groups• Plantation homes, Spanish moss,

:ive Oak trees

http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/calendar/ArchiveCalendar.html

Houmas House

Old State Capital

Louisiana State Capital

I DO/WE DO/YOU DO

• I WILL NOW MODEL OUR VERSION OF SHOWDOWN

• WE WILL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SHOWDOWN

• YOU WILL WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO ON THE ACADIAN EXILE AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING AS YOUR YOU DO/EXIT TICKET: WHY DID THE ACADIANS FLEE ACADIE FOR LOUISIANA?

No. 98

• Native American tribes living in Louisiana were very influential in

• A. colonial government• B. Mardi Gras celebrations• C. Agricultural production• D. the mining industry

AGENDA 5.6.14

• BELLRINGER: LEAP QUESTION (5)• INTRO: CULTURAL REGIONS,

CULTURAL ELEMENTS (15)• I DO: MODEL SHOWDOWN (5)• WE DO: MODEL SHOWDOWN (10)• YOU DO: VIDEO AND EXIT TICKET (20)

GLE

• 81. Explain cultural elements that have shaped Louisiana’s heritage (e.g., festivals,

• music, dance, food, languages

CCSS

• 8.1

• 8.7

OBJECTIVE

• BY THE END OF THIS LESSON I WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN CULTURAL ELEMENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED LOUISIANA’S HISTORY WITH 80% ACCRUACY ON MY EXIT TICKET

Greater New Orleans

• Eastern LA on the Mississippi River

• New Orleans• All ethnic groups• French Quarter, Mardi Gras• Combines a unique blend of old

European ideas with modern American life

http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/calendar/ArchiveCalendar.html

French Quarter

http://www.kotiposti.net/wasilewski/original/New_Orleans_05.html

French Quarter

http://www.travelmuse.com/articles/new-orleans/new-orleans-guide-and-travel-tips

Jackson Square

http://www.neworleanshummerlimo.com/neworleans.html

New Orleans Cemetery

Chalmette Battlefield

CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN LOUISIANA’S HERITAGE

• Louisiana’s culture has been a unique blend of diverse elements

• 7 flags have flown over Louisiana and its territories since 1682

• French, Spanish, Native American and African American sources have produced a climate of diversity

CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN LOUISIANA’S HERITAGE

• Music in Louisiana draws on West Indian chants, African drums, European brass bands and Acadian (Cajun) fiddle tunes

• One of most famous cultural exports is food– Acadian, French, Spanish, German, Afro-

Caribbean, Italian and American Indian sources

CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN LOUISIANA’S HERITAGE

• Cultural diversity is apparent in architecture of Louisiana

• French and Spanish influences in the French Quarter

• Classical Greek and Roman styles in the plantation houses

CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN LOUISIANA’S HERITAGE

• The birth of jazz in New Orleans in period between 1910 and 1915 was due to genius of black and white musicians

• Louis Armstrong

CULTURAL ELEMENTS IN LOUISIANA’S HERITAGE

• Cultural diversity of Louisiana colorfully shown at Mardi Gras

• Fat Tuesday

• Has roots in Christian religion

• Before people sacrifice pleasure during Lent, indulge in period of merrymaking

I DO/WE DO/YOU DO/EXIT TICKET

• I WILL NOW MODEL OUR VERSION OF SHOWDOWN

• WE WILL NOW ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SHOWDOWN

• YOU WILL NOW WATCH A VIDEO ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW ORLEANS

• EXIT TICKET: BASED ON THE ENTIRETY OF THIS LESSON, EXPLAIN WHAT TYPES OF CULTURAL ELEMENTS HAVE SHAPED LOUISIANA?