Cultures of Louisiana Chart Type Acadians Africans Germans Islenos Italians Cultural Cajun Country Plantation Greater New Orleans Greater New Cajun Country, Plantation Country, Greater New Region Country Area Orleans Area Orleans Physical Prairies MS Floodplain Prairies flatwoods Saltwater marsh Flatwood, Long leaf Region Freshwater Marsh Blufflands Ms. Floodplain Ms. Floodplain pine Body of Atchafalaya Mississippi Bayou DesKannes Gulf of Mexico Tangipahoa River Water Gulf of Mexico Bayou ST. John Lake Bourgne Lake Pontchatrain Natural Rice, oil, cattle, Limestone fur Rice, lignite, Fruit fur fish Strawberries, dairy, Resources natural gas sugar cane aquaculture agriculture forest products Push Factor Exiled from Nova Forced through Wars in Germany Came to become Need of money Scotia slave trade soldiers Pull Factor Spanish invited Forced through Invited by John Law Came to become Work opportunities them slave trade and Bienville soldiers Customs Zydeco, crawfish Songs, gumbo, of St. Nicholas Music Language St. Joseph Alter boudin okra Dec. 6 Economic Fishing agriculture Farming, textiles, Manufacturing, Agriculture Farming, blacksmith, carpenters Industries cattle clothing, baking construction, farming silversmith forestry Interesting First group to Fiddle, banjo Kept French from Canary Islands, Ribbons in wedding Fact raise cattle Voo doo starving cakes
Cultures of Louisiana Chart Type Acadians Africans Germans Islenos Italians Cultural Region Cajun Country Plantation Country Cajun Country, Plantation Country, Greater New Orleans Greater New Orleans Area Greater New Orleans Area Physical Region Prairies Freshwater Marsh MS Floodplain Blufflands Prairies flatwoods Ms. Floodplain Saltwater marsh Ms. Floodplain Flatwood, Long leaf pine Body of Water Atchafalaya Gulf of Mexico Mississippi Bayou ST. John Bayou DesKannes Gulf of Mexico Lake Bourgne Tangipahoa River Lake Pontchatrain Natural Resources Rice, oil, cattle, natural gas Limestone fur sugar cane Rice, lignite, aquaculture Fruit fur fish agriculture Strawberries, dairy, forest products Push Factor Exiled from Nova Scotia Forced through slave trade Wars in Germany Came to become soldiers Need of money Pull Factor Spanish invited them Forced through slave trade Invited by John Law and Bienville Came to become soldiers Work opportunities Customs Zydeco, crawfish boudin Songs, gumbo, okra of St. Nicholas Dec. 6 Music Language St. Joseph Alter Economic Industries Fishing agriculture cattle Farming, blacksmith, carpenters silversmith Farming, textiles, clothing, baking Manufacturing, construction, farming forestry Agriculture Interesting Fact First group to raise cattle Fiddle, banjo Voo doo Kept French from starving Canary Islands, Ribbons in wedding cakes
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