| A | B |
| Treason | the crime of trying to overthrow the government of ones' state or country. |
| Cabildo | the governing body of Louisiana while it was a Spanish colony; the Cabildo made legal decisions, set policy or the colony and advised the governor. |
| Surveyor | One who measures and marks off boundary lines to establish land ownership. |
| Neutral | Not taking sides i a disagreement. |
| Militia | Amilitary force composed mainly of citizen soldiers. |
| Siege | A situation that occurs when armed forces tryn to capture a fortified fort or town by surrounding it and prerventing any supplies from reaching it. |
| French Revolution | An uprising that took place in France in 1789. |
| Right Of Deposit | During the spanish colonial period the ability ti store ("deposit") goods in warehouses in New Orleans before loading them onto ocean-going ships. |