Both... it was first a French colony, was then transferred over to Spain, and then transfrerred back to French in 1800 in the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso.
I am pretty sure it was a french colony. France gained Louisiana and then sold it later on to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase. In case you didn't know the Louisiana Purchase was bought for approximately 15 million dollars.
Christopher Comlubus came over from Spain, People from South america also came over.
Spanish.
No it was never a British colony, it was French, Spanish and then purchased by the United States. No it was never a British colony, it was French, Spanish and then purchased by the United States.
One unique characteristic of the French colony of Louisiana is that it was named after King Louis. Hence the name LOUISiana. The first Louisiana legal code was written in French. It is the only state that based its laws on French and Spanish legal codes. All other states are based on the common law and thus the law in Louisiana is vastly different than the law in all the other states in the US.
France claimed the territory of Louisiana as a colony, but that territory was far larger than the present-day state of Louisiana. Arkansas, Missouri, and Iowa at least were all wholly in French Louisiana.
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French colonization of Texas was created in 1685.
No it was never a British colony, it was French, Spanish and then purchased by the United States. No it was never a British colony, it was French, Spanish and then purchased by the United States.
No. Louisiana started as a French Colony, and was then later a Spanish Colony, at no point did it become a British holding.
Louisiana became French-speaking due to its colonization by the French in the early 18th century. The French influence in Louisiana was further perpetuated by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, which brought more French-speaking settlers to the region. Over time, French language and culture became ingrained in the state's identity.
The English government wanted to use Georgia as an outpost against the Spanish in Florida and the French in Louisiana.
Louisiana
One unique characteristic of the French colony of Louisiana is that it was named after King Louis. Hence the name LOUISiana. The first Louisiana legal code was written in French. It is the only state that based its laws on French and Spanish legal codes. All other states are based on the common law and thus the law in Louisiana is vastly different than the law in all the other states in the US.
Louisiana
Louisiana.
no. It was a Spanish colony.
France claimed the territory of Louisiana as a colony, but that territory was far larger than the present-day state of Louisiana. Arkansas, Missouri, and Iowa at least were all wholly in French Louisiana.
Lousiana
There was a successful revolution in the French colony of Haiti