Colonial America
Colonial Period Events in Louisiana
22 events — 1492 to early statehood
1528
Narváez Spanish Expedition to Louisiana
Louisiana · Expedition · Colonial Period
1528
Spanish Expedition Reaches Mississippi River
Louisiana · Expedition · Colonial Period
1542
De Soto Expedition Through Louisiana
Louisiana · Expedition · Colonial Period
1542
De Soto Expedition Through Louisiana Region
Louisiana · Expedition · Colonial Period
1682
La Salle Names Region Louisiana
Louisiana · Other · Colonial Period
1682
La Salle Claims Louisiana for France
Louisiana · Expedition · Colonial Period
1682
French Louisiana Established as District of New France
Louisiana · Founding · Colonial Period
1699
Founding of Fort Maurepas, First Permanent Settlement
Louisiana · Settlement · Colonial Period
1708
First African Slaves Brought to Louisiana
Louisiana · Other · Colonial Period
1709
Crozat Obtains Commerce Monopoly in Louisiana
Louisiana · Other · Colonial Period
1714
Founding of Natchitoches Settlement
Louisiana · Settlement · Colonial Period
1718
Founding of New Orleans
Louisiana · Founding · Colonial Period
1719
Large-Scale Slave Importation Begins in Louisiana
Louisiana · Other · Colonial Period
1719
First African Slaves Arrive in Louisiana
Louisiana · Other · Colonial Period
1722
New Orleans Made Colonial Capital
Louisiana · Other · Colonial Period
1722
New Orleans Established as Colonial Capital
Louisiana · Founding · Colonial Period
1763
France Cedes Louisiana to Spain and Britain
Louisiana · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1763
French Cession of Eastern Territory to Britain
Louisiana · Treaty · Colonial Period
1763
Treaty of Paris Transfers Louisiana Territory
Louisiana · Treaty · Colonial Period
1763
Treaty of Paris Transfers Louisiana to Spain
Louisiana · Treaty · Colonial Period
1765
Acadian Settlement in Louisiana
Louisiana · Settlement · Colonial Period
1765
Acadian Refugees Arrive in Louisiana
Louisiana · Settlement · Colonial Period
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