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Title: Important People in Louisiana History


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Important People in Louisiana History
  • Unit 3 Louisiana History
  • 3rd Grade
  • Photos from Wikipedia

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Hernando De Soto
  • A Spanish explorer who was the first to see the
    Mississippi River.

3
RobertLa Salle
  • A French explorer who named Louisiana for King
    Louis XIV.

4
Iberville and Bienville
  • French explorers who began settlements in
    Louisiana.

5
Thomas Jefferson
  • The president of the United States in 1803. He
    bought Louisiana from France.
  • This is known as the Louisiana Purchase.

6
Napoleon Bonaparte
  • French ruler who sold Louisiana to the United
    States.

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William C. C. Claiborne
  • The 1st governor of the state of Louisiana

8
Henry Shreve
  • An inventor and steamboat captain. The city of
    Shreveport is named after him.

9
Andrew Jackson
  • Commander at the Battle of New Orleans.

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Jean Lafitte
  • A pirate who helped defeat the British in the
    Battle of New Orleans.

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  • The 1st African-American governor of a state.

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Huey P. Long
  • The governor that was responsible for free
    education, more hospitals, and roads in Louisiana.

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  • PowerPoint Created by Katonya Beaubouef  from
    Herod Elementary in Vermilion Parish.
  • Photos from Wikipedia
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