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Louisiana Unit 2-Study Guide
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The collapse of the French investment company, the Company of the West.
A system that gave an individual a charter (or contract) to operate a colony as a business
A set of laws governing the conduct of the slaves during the French colonial period
The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.
young women who came to Louisiana in 1728 to become wives of the settlers; they brought their items in a casket (barrel-like chest).
A member of the highest class in society.
A group existing during the French colonial period that was in charge of judicial matters and was presided over by the commissary commissioner.
The right or condition to self-government.
An economic system in which colonies send raw materials to the mother country in order to benefit the mother country's economy.
To integrate into a larger culture.
The king granted a charter to _______ ______ in 1712, turning control of the colony over to him.
As a proprietor, Crozat had total power and a 15-year monopoly of commerce in _________
Despite being the owner and ruler of Louisiane, Crozat _____ ___ ____ __ ___ ______.
Never set foot in the colony.
He sent Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de ________ to serve as its first official ________
What are Cadillac's failures?
1. Not popular with the colonists.
2. Damaged relationships with neighboring Indians-refusing to smoke the calumet
3. War with the Natchez
4.Did not make the colony profitable
5. Caused Crozat to surrender his charter in 1717.
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