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Name of the area that became Louisiana.

JHRaines
JHRaines ✭
September 14, 2021 edited July 10, 2024 in General Questions

What was the area that became Louisiana called when it was owned by France or Spain- pre 1776

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  • Allison Lathrop
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    September 15, 2021

    The area had originally been claimed and controlled by France, which had named it La Louisiane in honor of King Louis XIV in 1682. Spain secretly acquired the territory from France near the end of the Seven Years' War by the terms of the Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762)


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