Louisiana: The History of an American State Chapter 6 Louisiana’s French Colonial Era: Struggle and Survival Study Presentation ©2005 Clairmont Press.
SPAIN LOSES AN EMPIRE (PART 1) As the mission system in Texas & elsewhere allowed the Spanish Empire in the New World to grow, other European powers.
France in the New World France became envious of the wealth and possessions acquired by Spain and Portugal. She therefore financed a number of expeditions.
Age of Absolutism
Chapter 3: The British in North America
1 Sovereign power or ultimate authority in the state rested in the hands of a king who claimed to rule by divine right – power from god Age of Absolutism.