1.03 What's in a Name?

Louisiana's French Roots

Bonjour! Comment allez-vous? Hello! How are you?

Did you know that Louisiana's French roots run deep?

A French explorer named Robert Cavalier de la Salle discovered the territory from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and named it La Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for 15 million dollars (roughly four cents an acre) from Napoleon Bonaparte. This is known as the Louisiana Purchase, frequently called the greatest real estate deal in history.

A 1912 map of the Louisiana Purchase showing the terrority of the purchase along with current state borders.

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French

In this lesson's story, you will encounter a few French words. Click each French term to see its English definition.

• Madame:


• Monsieur:


• corbeille:


• cochon de lait:


• Mais si:


• peignoir:


• layette:

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Review

Use the drag and drop game below to review the French terms you just learned. You will need to be familiar with these words during this lesson!

Open French Terms Drag and Drop in a new window | French Terms Drag and Drop text version

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