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Culture Roots Ethnic Groups Ethnic Groups 2 Cultural Expressions Vocabulary Culture Regions

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“We went out in order... with veils lowered and each carrying a lighted candle of white wax... The troops, drawn up on both sides of the streets, marched in perfect order, single file, leaving between them and us a distance of about four feet. The drums and fifes accompanied the songs and made agreeable harmony. The citizens led the procession. Our day pupils followed. Our thirty orphans, each with a candle in her hand, formed a third group. Then came the ladies of the congregation, each with a lighted candle. The community and the clergy terminated the procession. The order was well kept in spite of the mud and the singing of the children.” - Ursuline nun Which aspect of culture still endures today and is included in this 1734 description of a move to a newly built convent?

Use of parades to celebrate important events (secular and religious) score board

How are Maurice’s and Juliana’s cultures the same? Maurice’s family is descended from the first settlers of Louisiana. They came to Louisiana from Canada. Maurice speaks a mixture of French, English, and African languages. His father works in the oil industry. He has a friend, Juliana. She refers to her culture as Creole.

Their families were forced from their original homelands score board

Why was the first European religion in Louisiana Roman Catholic?

The French and Spanish controlled the colony, and both were Roman Catholic score board

Why did the slaves brought into Louisiana after statehood have a different culture than those brought before statehood?

The slaves after statehood were mostly English speaking and were from other states, not other countries scoreboard

What do the three drops of blood flowing from the breast of the brown pelican symbolize on the state flag?

The state’s willingness to sacrifice itself for its citizens score board

Why does the National Park Service have two Acadian Cultural Centers?

Lafourche Parish Center celebrates the culture of the Acadians in the wetlands, and the Acadia Parish Center honors the Acadians in the prairie score board

Who brought Mardi Gras to Louisiana?

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What completes the timeline? Timeline of Colonial Events Date Historical Event 1682 LaSalle claimed Louisiana for France Ursuline nuns arrived in New Orleans Louisiana became a French royal colony Treaty of Fontainebleau transferred Louisiana from France to Spain Treaty of Paris transferred land east of Mississippi to Great Britain ????????? 1777 Isleños began arriving in Spanish Louisiana New Iberia founded Significant number of Anglos came into the colony Treaty of San Ildefonso transferred Louisiana back to France Louisiana Purchase

First Acadians Arrived in Louisiana score board

According to the data from the 2012 U.S. Census, what conclusions can be drawn about past and current emigration patterns? Ancestry of Louisiana Ancestry Percent of Louisiana Population English 6.5 % French 14.1% French Canadian 2.5% German 8.3% Irish 7.8% Italian 4.9% Portuguese 0.1% Scotch-Irish 0.9% Scottish 1.0% West Indian 0.2% World Region of Birth of Foreign Born World Region Percent of Louisiana Population Europe 9.5% Asia 32.2% Africa 3.9% Oceania 0.4% Latin America 52.4% Northern America 1.7%

People from Asia were not present in significant numbers until today score board

Which country is most likely Marcos’ family’s original homeland? Marcos had to write a report about his ancestry for his Social Studies class. He included this information: “My family came to this country from an island nation during the twentieth century. They moved for political reasons. My great- grandparents settled in New Orleans.”

Cuba score board

What two common characteristics define a region?

Climate And Landforms score board

Which cultural region is MOST CLOSELY associated with this type of architecture?

Plantation Country score board

In which cultural region would this type of architecture be found?

Greater New Orleans score board

What conclusions can you draw about the Crossroads Region based on its geographic location?

It developed in the center of the state because settlers had access to the Red River, the Ouachita River, and the Mississippi River for commerce and transportation score board

What are the five cultural regions of Louisiana?

Plantation Country Cajun Country Crossroads Greater New Orleans Sportsman’s Paradise score board

Which ethnic group introduced the accordion into Louisiana culture?

Germans score board

Where is Creole Heritage Celebration Day held each year?

Natchitoches Parish score board

How are the early German settlers and Isleños different?

The early Germans lost their language, but some of the Isleños still speak Spanish score board

What is the difference between the ethnic groups Hispanic and Latino?

Migration to the United States score board

Why would Croatian immigrants from Eastern Europe gravitate toward coastal areas?

Croatia is a coastal area score board

What is the music style based on African folk music?

Gospel Music score board

Which cultural category would contain boudin, okra, and jambalaya?

Food score board

Why are the blues often described as a link to the past?

Blues are based on the chants of plantation slaves score board

How is Cajun music and Zydeco similar?

Both use accordions and sing in French score board

Devon and his sister were on vacation. They stopped to eat a crawfish dinner at BOB’s - “HOME OF THE ORIGINAL CRAWFISH BOIL”. In which city were they visiting?

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What is the role of a cultural anthropologist?

To identify areas where past and patterns make a region distinct from its surroundings score board

What is the meaning of the words “Mardi Gras”?

Fat Tuesday score board

What is a group of people who share distinct cultural characteristics, such as language and customs?

Ethnic Group score board

Which Louisiana food is an example of cultural diffusion?

jambalaya score board

Who is a Creole?

A descendant of gens de couleur libre who also has a shared French or Spanish background score board

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How were German immigrants to Louisiana similar to other European immigrants?

Most became farmers, and they founded their own churches; however, they mingled with people from other places score board