= Louisiana = '''Louisiana''' was a [[UnitedStates/ColonialStates|colonial state]] established by [[France/LouisXIV|France]] to administer lands conquered from [[UnitedStates/NativeAmericanNations|Native American nations]]. <<TableOfContents>> ---- == Geography == Louisiana effectively refers to all of New France that was south of the Great Lakes. ---- == History == === New France === The Mississippi basin was claimed explored by [[France/LouisXIV|French]] explorers. TODO: learn some history! === Spanish Louisiana === Following the [[WorldHistory/FrenchAndIndianWar|French and Indian War]], the territory was divided along the Mississippi. The east (essentially just the [[UnitedStates/IllinoisCountry|Illinois Country]]) was ceded to the [[UnitedKingdom/GeorgeIII|British]] province of [[Canada/Quebec#Province|Quebec]]. The west was ceded to the [[Spain/CharlesIII|Spanish]], and became '''Spanish Louisiana'''. TODO: learn some history! === Louisiana Purchase === [[France/NapoleonBonaparte|France]] reaquired Louisiana in 1800 as part of the '''Treaty of Aranjuez''', in exchange for [[WorldHistory/Parma|Parma]]. In the context of the [[Haiti/Democratization#Revolution|Haitian Revolution]] and [[WorldHistory/NapoleonicWars#Treaty_of_Amiens|the dissolution of armistice in Europe]], the colony was sold to [[UnitedStates/ThomasJefferson|the United States]] in 1803. The '''Louisiana Purchase''' was initially organized as the '''Territory of Orlean''', with a capital in [[UnitedStates/NewOrleans#Orlean|New Orleans]], and the '''District of Louisiana'''. The district had a capital in [[UnitedStates/StLouis|St. Louis]] but was in fact overseen by [[UnitedStates/WilliamHenryHarrison|Harrison]] as governor of the '''Indiana Territory'''. In 1805, the district was reorganized into the actually independent '''Louisiana Territory'''. Orlean entered into the union as the state of Louisiana in 1812. ---- == Composition == At establishment, the colony was governed from [[Canada/Quebec|Quebec]]. '''New France''' was ruled as part of an absolutist monarchy, with [[France/LouisXIV|Louis XIV]] dictating the civil, criminal, and trade codes. In the 17th century, the Mississippi basin was established as a separate governorship as '''Louisiana'''. However, there was no change to the absolutist governance model. [[Spain/CharlesIII|Spain]] did not successfully assert any significant control in the short period it ruled over the territory. [[UnitedStates/IllinoisCountry|Illinois Country]] in particular was effectively untouched by Spanish power. [[UnitedStates/ThomasJefferson|The United States]] rapidly reorganized and dismantled Louisiana; joining it with other acquisitions, then parceling into smaller territories that could quickly accede to the union. ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryState CategoryTodoLearnHistory