Louisiana History Mr. E. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010

AntebellumPeriod before the

civil war.

Latin phrase meaning “before

war”

Symbols of Louisiana’s antebellum era include

cotton & columns.

FACT # 1

ImmigrantsThose who move to a new country to settle there.

Potato famine in Ireland.

Problems in Europe.

Failed revolution in Germany.

FACT # 2

Faction• Small group with

common goals within a larger

group.

• People outside city.

• Creoles

FACT # 3

Compromise

• A way to settle disagreements in which each side gives a little on its demands.

• 3/5 Compromise

• Legislation

FACT # 4

Suffrage• The right to vote.

• Various qualifications.

• White males 21 years old.

• No women.

FACT # 5

• Severe continued downturn in economy where sales and prices drop, manufacturing decreases, businesses close, banks fail and people lose their jobs.

• Panic 1837.

FACT # 6

Depression

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