French colonial trade in the Caribbean and Louisiana (1664-1803)

1. French West India Company chartered

   May 1, 1664Labels: French West, France, Caribbean

   • BnF Heritage
   • WIC Wiki

2. French West India Company dissolved

   Dec 1, 1674Labels: French West, France, Private merchants

   • BnF Heritage
   • WIC Wiki

3. La Salle claims Louisiana for France

   Apr 9, 1682Labels: Ren -Robert, Louisiana, Mississippi River

   • LA Museum
   • NGA

4. Crozat receives Louisiana trade monopoly

   Sep 14, 1712Labels: Antoine Crozat, Louisiana, Trade monopoly

   • LA Museum
   • Law s Company

5. Company of the West takes over Louisiana

   Sep 6, 1717Labels: Company of, John Law, Louisiana

   • BnF Heritage
   • PRC New Orleans

6. New Orleans founded as a trade hub

   Apr 1, 1718Labels: New Orleans, Bienville, Port

   • PRC New Orleans
   • John Law Co

7. Company of the Indies formed from mergers

   May 1, 1719Labels: Company of, John Law, France

   • BnF Heritage
   • Law s Company

8. Louisiana Code Noir promulgated

   Mar 1, 1724Labels: Code Noir, Louisiana, Slavery

   • Gallica BnF
   • Gilder Lehrman

9. Natchez Revolt disrupts French settlement

   Nov 28, 1729Labels: Natchez, Fort Rosalie, Louisiana

   • Natchez Wiki
   • 64 Parishes

10. Louisiana returned to direct royal rule

    Jan 1, 1731Labels: France, Louisiana, Royal administration

    • BnF Heritage
    • Law s Company

11. France cedes Louisiana to Spain secretly

    Nov 3, 1762Labels: France, Spain, Louisiana

    • Fontainebleau
    • Britannica

12. Treaty of Paris reshapes French Atlantic empire

    Feb 10, 1763Labels: Treaty of, France, Caribbean

    • Britannica
    • Treaty Wiki

13. Louisiana Rebellion contests Spanish takeover

    Jan 1, 1768Labels: Louisiana Rebellion, New Orleans, Spanish rule

    • 64 Parishes
    • Rebellion Wiki

14. Saint-Domingue slave uprising begins Haitian Revolution

    Aug 21, 1791Labels: Saint-Domingue, Haitian Revolution, Slavery

    • Haitian Rev
    • Rebellion Wiki

15. Spain agrees to return Louisiana to France

    Oct 1, 1800Labels: Spain, France, Louisiana

    • San Ildefonso
    • LA Museum

16. Louisiana Purchase treaty signed in Paris

    Apr 30, 1803Labels: Louisiana Purchase, France, United States

    • Natl Archives
    • NPS

17. Louisiana transferred to the United States

    Dec 20, 1803Labels: Louisiana transfer, New Orleans, United States

    • NPS
    • Capitol VC