Rogue Colonialism Essay

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HIST 3071: Louisiana History Dr. Alecia P. Long Fall 2013 Instructions for Exam 1, Essay Portion: You can score up to 50 points on this essay. The objective portion of the exam, which will be administered during the class period on September 24, will account for the other 50 points of Exam 1. These essays will be turned in along with the student’s completed objective section on Tuesday, September 24. NOTE: NO LATE ESSAYS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT A DOCUMENTED EXCUSE OF THE TYPE DELINEATED UNDER LSU’S PS-22 (SEE THE SYLLABUS). THOSE EXCUSES MUST BE OFFICIALLY DOCUMENTED AND VERIFIABLE AND MUST BE SUMBITTED ALONG WITH A COMPLETED ESSAY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE EXAM TO BE CONSIDERED FOR CREDIT. Essay Prompt: In Building the Devil’s Empire: French Colonial New Orleans, author Shannon Dawdy argues that despite Enlightenment ideals and the efforts of planners in France, Louisiana developed into a “rogue colony.” Dawdy uses the lives and experiences of historical figures to illustrate aspects of life and culture that support her notion of Louisiana as a rogue colony. She hopes that the stories of individuals can make “the characters, smells, struggles, and banter of this eighteenth-century community come alive in the imagination” (p. 3). Your job is to write an essay of no less than three (3) and no more than five (5) double-spaced pages in which you do the following: 1. Explain in you own words what Dawdy means by “rogue colonialism” and how Louisiana fit the description of a rogue colony. 2. Explain how Dawdy demonstrates that even Bienville, the Father of Louisiana, sometimes acted in ways that defied the plans and policies of France. 3. Select two additional historical figures from the book and explain how their experiences or actions help to make the case that Louisiana became a rogue colony in the French colonial period. Make

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