Formation of Creole cuisine in New Orleans (c. 1700–1860)

1. New Orleans founded as a French colony

   Apr 1, 1718Labels: New Orleans, Mississippi River

   • PRC New Orleans
   • Wikipedia

2. First enslaved Africans arrive in Louisiana

   Jun 6, 1719Labels: Enslaved Africans, Louisiana Colony

   • 64 Parishes
   • Aurore ship

3. Capital moved to New Orleans

   Jan 1, 1722Labels: New Orleans, Colonial Capital

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4. Louisiana’s Code Noir codifies slavery

   Jan 1, 1724Labels: Code Noir, French Louisiana

   • Slave Codes
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5. Ursuline nuns arrive and build institutions

   Aug 7, 1727Labels: Ursuline Nuns, Convent

   • Ursuline Convent
   • Catholic Encyc

6. Natchez revolt destabilizes the colony

   Nov 28, 1729Labels: Natchez Revolt, Fort Rosalie

   • Natchez revolt
   • Ursuline history

7. Acadian expulsion begins Cajun migration

   Jan 1, 1755Labels: Acadian Expulsion, Cajun Migration

   • NPS Cajun

8. Louisiana ceded from France to Spain

   Nov 3, 1762Labels: Spain, Spanish Louisiana

   • Fontainebleau
   • HNO Collection

9. O’Reilly reforms tighten Spanish administration

   Oct 8, 1769Labels: Alejandro O, Spanish Administration

   • 64 Parishes
   • HNO Collection

10. French Market emerges as a food hub

    Jan 1, 1791Labels: French Market, French Quarter

    • French Market
    • Market District

11. de Boré proves sugar can be granulated locally

    Jan 1, 1795Labels: tienne de, Sugar Industry

    • Britannica
    • LSU AgCenter

12. Carondelet Canal improves trade with the lake

    Jan 1, 1796Labels: Carondelet Canal, Bayou St

    • Carondelet

13. Louisiana Purchase shifts New Orleans to U.S. rule

    Apr 30, 1803Labels: Louisiana Purchase, United States

    • Natl Archives
    • Census

14. Saint-Domingue refugee influx reshapes city foodways

    Jun 1, 1809Labels: Saint-Domingue Refugees, Haitian Migration

    • 64 Parishes

15. Battle of New Orleans secures U.S. control

    Jan 8, 1815Labels: Battle of, War of

    • Britannica
    • Wikipedia

16. Rillieux patents safer, efficient sugar evaporation

    Jan 1, 1843Labels: Norbert Rillieux, Sugar Technology

    • Smithsonian
    • ACS

17. Creole cuisine matures before the Civil War

    Jan 1, 1860Labels: Creole Cuisine, New Orleans

    • Census
    • Gumbo history