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Antebellum Louisiana was a leading slave state, where by 1860, 47% of the population was enslaved. Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, joining the Confederate States of America . New Orleans , the largest city in the entire South at the time, and strategically important port city, was taken by Union troops on April 25, 1862.
This organized the state into seven judicial districts, each consisting of groups of parishes. In 1816, the first official map of the state used the term parish, as did the 1845 constitution. Since then, the official term for Louisiana's primary civil divisions has been parishes. The 19 original parishes were joined by Catahoula Parish in 1808.
Natchez, Louisiana – present-day village in Natchitoches Parish; after the Natchez people Opelousas – for the native Appalousa people who formerly occupied the area Ponchatoula is a name signifying "falling hair" or "hanging hair" or "flowing hair" from the Choctaw Pashi "hair" and itula or itola "to fall" or "to hang" or "flowing".
The counts are for total population, including persons who were enslaved, but generally excluding Native Americans. According to the Census Bureau, these figures likely undercount enslaved people. [2] Shaded blocks indicate periods before the colony was established or chartered, as well as times when it was part of another colony.
Empire State of the South — Georgia is the largest Southern state in land area east of the Mississippi and was the leading industrial state of the Old South. [42] Goober State — Refers to peanuts, the official state crop. [43] State of Adventure Guam: Tano y Chamorro (Land of the Chamorro) [44] (used on Guam license plates) [45] [46] Hub of ...
The areas of the Louisiana Territory and Orleans Territory now cover several U.S. states, from the Gulf of Mexico to the border of Canada. U.S. states once part of Louisiana territory include: Louisiana Arkansas Colorado Iowa Kansas Minnesota (part) Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Wyoming
Map of Baton Rouge in 1863. The first state to secede was South Carolina in December 1860; other states soon followed. In January 1861, Louisiana elected delegates to a state convention to decide the state's course of action. The convention voted for secession 112 to 17.
South Carolina: November 12, 1687: Latin via English (ultimately from Frankish) Carolus via Carolana: After King Charles I of England and his son, King Charles II of England. [79] The name Charles itself is derived from Frankish karl, 'man, husband'. [80] South Dakota: November 2, 1867: Sioux/Dakota: dakhóta 'Ally' or 'friend', [66] after the ...