Louisiana - 1750-1800

France ceded Louisiana to Spain in 1760, although it held on to New Orleans and a few surrounding parishes. The first group of 200 Acadians arrived in 1765.

In 1762, France ceded the the east side of the Mississippi to Spain and its territories in Canada to Great Britain prompting the Acadian people to move south to the French controlled area of New Orleans. However, in 1766 the Don Antonio de Ulloa arrived in New Orleans and enforced Spanish rule.

During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), French settlers fought against the British, alongside the Louisiana militia in the Battle of Baton Rouge.

Creole and German settlers in the Rebellion of 1768 forced the new Spanish governor to flee.

The Great Fire of 1788 destroyed the greater part of the city of New Orleans but with only one fatality. St Louis Cathedral was rebuilt a year later.

The cotton industry was born in 1793, when 27 year old Eli Whitney invented the first cotton gin.

In 1800 Spain ceded the territory back to France, under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte.

America - 1750-1800

France ceded Louisiana to Spain in 1760, although it held on to New Orleans and a few surrounding parishes. The first group of 200 Acadians arrived in 1765.

In 1762, France ceded the the east side of the Mississippi to Spain and its territories in Canada to Great Britain prompting the Acadian people to move south to the French controlled area of New Orleans. However, in 1766 the Don Antonio de Ulloa arrived in New Orleans and enforced Spanish rule.

During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), French settlers fought against the British, alongside the Louisiana militia in the Battle of Baton Rouge.

Creole and German settlers in the Rebellion of 1768 forced the new Spanish governor to flee.

Davy Crockett was born in Greene County, Tennessee on August 17, 1786.

The Great Fire of 1788 destroyed the greater part of the city of New Orleans but with only one fatality. St Louis Cathedral was rebuilt a year later.

Samuel (Sam) Houston was born on March 2, 1793 on the family plantation in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

In 1800 Spain ceded the territory back to France, under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte.

The World - 1750-1800

The Industrial Revolution in England ran from 1750 to 1861.

The first English language dictionary was published in 1755.

Catherine the Great ruled as Tsar of Russia 1762-1796.

James Watt invented the steam Engine in 1765.

Joseph Priestly invented soda water in 1767.

The first iron bridge was built in Shropshire, England in 1779.

In 1787 the guillotine is invented and used for the executions of King Louis XVI of France on January 21st, 1793 and Marie Antoinette on October 16th.

The storming of the Bastille took place in 1789, a decisive landmark in the history of France and the French Revolution.

Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine in 1796.