1.5: Planters vs. Maroons
Spain angers New Orleans plantation owners by rewriting the slavery codes. Maroon settlements offer an alternative way of life for enslaved people who run away. This upsets the slavocracy. READ MORE:...
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1.4: Spanish New Orleans: War, Water and Fire
Spain builds up New Orleans but can't contain smuggling. White and black militias fight against the British in the American Revolution. Three hurricanes hit New Orleans in three years. The Great New O...
9 Touko 202415min
1.3: Louisiana Rebellion of 1768
France gives New Orleans to Spain as an apology for dragging it into the Seven Years' War. New Orleans expels the first Spanish governor, Antonio de Ulloa. Spain sends the Irish-born Alejandro O'Reill...
2 Touko 202417min
1.2: Slavery and Smuggling in Early New Orleans
New Orleans rebuilds after another hurricane, flirts with the Enlightenment, wars against Native Americans, embraces smuggling, and establishes a form of slavery unlike what you'd expect. READ MORE: ...
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1.1: The Founding of New Orleans
A quick look at New Orleans's geography. European explorers try to find the Mississippi River's mouth. And the French make a bad economic gamble that results in the founding of New Orleans. READ MORE...
19 Huhti 202417min
