Île d'Orléans, Louisiana
Encyclopedia
Île d'Orléans was the historic French
name for the New Orleans area, in current Louisiana
, United States.
At the end of the French and Indian Wars
in 1763, the French turned over nearly all their territory east of the Mississippi River to the British. The exception was New Orleans or more specifically the Île d'Orléans, also known as the Isle of Orleans. This island is bounded by the Mississippi River
, the Gulf of Mexico
, Lakes Pontchartrain
and Maurepas
as well as Bayou Manchac
, previously known as Iberville River, and the Amite River. This region was turned over to the Spanish as was the entire territory west of the Mississippi River. The Isle of Orleans became part the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase
.
The Île d'Orléans formed the southern border of the Republic of West Florida.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
name for the New Orleans area, in current Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, United States.
At the end of the French and Indian Wars
French and Indian Wars
The French and Indian Wars is a name used in the United States for a series of conflicts lasting 74 years in North America that represented colonial events related to the European dynastic wars...
in 1763, the French turned over nearly all their territory east of the Mississippi River to the British. The exception was New Orleans or more specifically the Île d'Orléans, also known as the Isle of Orleans. This island is bounded by the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
, the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
, Lakes Pontchartrain
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Pontchartrain is a brackish estuary located in southeastern Louisiana. It is the second-largest inland saltwater body of water in the United States, after the Great Salt Lake in Utah, and the largest lake in Louisiana. As an estuary, Pontchartrain is not a true lake.It covers an area of with...
and Maurepas
Lake Maurepas
Lake Maurepas is located in southeastern Louisiana approximately halfway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge directly west of Lake Pontchartrain.-Namesake:...
as well as Bayou Manchac
Bayou Manchac
Bayou Manchac is an bayou in southeast Louisiana. This bayou was once a very important waterway linking the Mississippi River to the Amite River.-Exploration:...
, previously known as Iberville River, and the Amite River. This region was turned over to the Spanish as was the entire territory west of the Mississippi River. The Isle of Orleans became part the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
.
The Île d'Orléans formed the southern border of the Republic of West Florida.