1763: Treat of Paris ends Seven Years' War "Treaty of Paris ends Seven Years' War and confirms transfer of Louisiana to Spain. Florida Parishes ceded to England with Baton Rouge becoming New Richmond." -Source: Louisiana.gov
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1785
19 Oct 1785—17 Dec 1785: La Caroline Sailed "The La Caroline was a 200 ton ship under the command of Captain Nicolas Baudin. It left France on October 19, 1785 and made the crossing in 64 days. After the 28 families (80 people) were let off, the ship took on a load of wood and headed back to Nantes.
While in New Orleans, the group had 3 births, 2 marriages, and 5 additional adults. There was also 1 death and 1 person deserted. From this group, 6 families went to the Galveztown area, and 18 families went to the Lafourche area. " - Source: AcadiansInGray https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~acadiancajun/genealogy/ship7
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1803
1803: Louisiana Purchase "Louisiana is purchased from Napoleon I by the United States for $15,000,000" -Source: Louisiana.gov
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1812
1812: Louisiana Becomes a US State "Louisiana is admitted to the Union." - Source: Louisiana.gov
18 Jun 1812—17 Feb 1815: War of 1812 War of 1812, (June 18, 1812–February 17, 1815), conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights.
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1828
28 Oct 1828: Great Depression Starts On this day, Black Friday, the stock market crashed and the Great Depression began.
1783 - 1816 (33 years)