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The early 19th century. New Orleans’s population in 1803 was approximately 8,000, consisting of 4,000 whites and 2,700 enslaved and about 1,300 free persons of colour. Its prosperity was reflected in its 1803 exports, which had a value approaching $2 million and were bound mainly for American ports.
Volleyed between the French and the Spanish from the late 17th century until the United States bought Louisiana for pennies an acre in 1803, New Orleans is forever shaped by its European heritage. The city’s broad timeline offers a portal into what we see, taste, hear and experience in 21st century New Orleans.
New Orleans [a] (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, [8] it is the most populous city in Louisiana and the French Louisiana region ...
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1814. December: The Battle of New Orleans begins. By January 1815 General Andrew Jackson and his forces defeat the British. 1835. March 3: An act of Congress authorizes a U.S. Mint in New...
New Orleans Historical. A project by The Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans. New Orleans Historical is a web and mobile platform for sharing stories and scholarship about New Orleans and the surrounding area.
The history of New Orleans, Louisiana traces the city's development from its founding by the French in 1718 through its period of Spanish control, then briefly back to French rule before being acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. During the War of 1812, the last major battle was the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
