Question

Choose and list three significant events, occurring between 1763 and 1783, that affected the growth and development of Louisiana. For each of the three events, write a sentence that describes how it affected Louisiana's growth and development.

Answer 1

1. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 caused that the French Empire lost its possessions in America. Spain took advantage of this and took possesion over it.

2. During the Spanish Domain, French-Speaker dwellers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the actual Canada, refugeed in Lousiana after they were expelled by English invaders. This caused the population of Louisiana to grow and to be more multi-linguistic and multi-ethnic.

3. Between 1778-1783, colonists from the Canary Islands settled in Louisiana and also contributed to the demographic growth of Lousiana. This new colonists expanded the agricultural frontier and the variety of ethnical groups.

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