| A | B |
| France | ruled Louisiana first |
| Native Americans | first people in Louisiana |
| Abraham Lincoln | president during Civil War |
| April 12, 1861 | date of Civil War start |
| Union | the northern fighters |
| Confederates | the southern fighters |
| colony | a place that is ruled by another country |
| culture | they way a group of people lives - language, music, religion, etc. |
| custom | a special way that cultural group does something |
| heritage | a person's background |
| Confederate States of America | the southern states joined together to fight the north |
| Union | the northern states joined together to fight the south |
| Civil War | war between the north and south |
| 1861-1865 | Civil War |
| Reconstruction | period of rebuilding after the Civil War |
| P.G.T Beauregard | general of the Confederate Army |
| Port Hudson | port north of Baton Rouge |
| Sarah Morgan | kept a diary about her life during the war |
| Louis C. Roudanez | published a newspaper in Louisiana that supported equal rights for African Americans |
| primary source | descriptions of events written by people who were there |
| secondary source | descriptions of events written by people who were NOT there |
| settlement | a place wehre people live |
| decade | 10 years |
| century | 100 years |
| slavery | a system in which people are owned by others |
| plantation | a large farm where crops such as sugarcane or cotton are grown |