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*[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']] | *[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']] | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Pre-statehood settlers of Louisiana generally came from eastern [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]], [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], the West Indies, [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]], and Africa.<ref>Glenn R. Conrad, ''The First Families of Louisiana'' (Baton Rouge, La.: Claitor's, 1970). 2 vols. {{FHL|238780|item|disp= | *Pre-statehood settlers of Louisiana generally came from eastern [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]], [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], the West Indies, [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]], and Africa.<ref>Glenn R. Conrad, ''The First Families of Louisiana'' (Baton Rouge, La.: Claitor's, 1970). 2 vols. {{FHL|238780|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.3 D2c}}.</ref> During the Revolutionary War many other immigrants arrived from the Atlantic states. When the territory was formed, large numbers of Americans from southern [[Ohio, United States Genealogy|Ohio]] moved to this new acquisition. | ||
*Slaves were imported from Africa and the Caribbean. | *Slaves were imported from Africa and the Caribbean. | ||
*The French brought indentured servants and convicts into Louisiana. | *The French brought indentured servants and convicts into Louisiana. | ||
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