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- Accordion (10069 bytes)
13: *Reeds sound only if air flows in one direction
27: ... It had free reeds, but no keyboard, and sounded only in one direction.
28: ...ions are still played today, under various names: Cajun accordions, melodeons, one-row, '''diatonic accor...
54: ...hird to eighth column in the picture above), and only has Fundamental Bass and major chords
63: ...ts can play intervals of up to two octaves using only one hand, this is especially important for piece... - Louisiana (26375 bytes)
68: ...e southwestern bayous, they became known as the [[Cajuns]].
74: ... with) the [[Napoleonic Code]] (like France, and unlike the rest of the United States, which uses a [[...
84: Louisiana is the only state whose legal system is based on Roman, Span...
97: ...ount Driskoll, the highest point in the state at only 535 feet above sea level, located in northwest L...
99: ...miles of land-locked bays, 1,700 square miles of inland lakes, and a river surface of over 500 square ... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
60: ...[EPA]] as having 11 different ecoregions (one of only 4 US states to have more than 10 ecoregions). Th...
122: The "[[Five Civilized Tribes]]" were not the only ones forced to Oklahoma. Nations such as the [[D...
124: ...]]", as the Indians were known by [[Louisiana]] [[Cajun]]s. Compare [[Yellow peril]].
157: ... Black and American Indian voters (they were the only party to continue to resist [[Jim Crow]] laws), ...
175: ...a's liquor laws are still fairly unusual in that only 3.2 beer can be sold in grocery/convenience stor... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
13: The French and Indian War, unlike the others, began on North American soil and t...
15: ...in [[Acadia]] to Louisiana – creating the [[Cajun]] population – but this would not be possib...
23: ...ing engagements of the war, marked the first and only instance of [[George Washington]] surrendering i... - Jean Lafitte (3700 bytes)
8: ... he is accounted a great [[romantic]] figure in [[Cajun]] Louisiana. His legend was perpetuated in [[Ceci...
23: '''Jean Lafitte''' is the name of a [[Cajun]] fishing village and tourist spot on Bayou Barat...
30: *[http://www.frenchquarter.com/history/jeanlaffitte.php Searching for the Real Jean Lafitte] - French language (40201 bytes)
288: ...), [[United States|United States of America]] (mainly [[Louisiana]] and the [[New England]] region) an...
304: ...over the years, including those mandating French-only commercial signs, court proceedings and debates ...
318: *[[Cajun French]]
364: ***All other accents are used only to distinguish similar words or for etymological...
372: * only two [[grammatical gender]]s - Washboard (2078 bytes)
4: ...ing and is hung around the neck and called the '''Cajun Rub-Board Vest'''.
6: The frottoir or vest frottoir (from Cajun French "vest to be rubbed") is played as a stroke...
8: ...and functions as the drums for the band, playing only on the back-beat, for most songs, as a substitut...
10: ...Tommy (wearing his signature white hat) plays the Cajun Rub-Board Vest at New Orleans' Krazy Korner]] - Celery (5474 bytes)
39: ...Louisiana Creole cuisine|Louisiana Creole]] and [[Cajun cuisine]].
45: * '''Seeds''' Mainly used as a [[diuretic]], these help clear toxins ... - Onion (8367 bytes)
17: Onions may be grown from seed or very commonly from "sets". Onion sets are produced by sowing ...
32: ...Louisiana Creole cuisine|Louisiana Creole]] and [[Cajun cuisine]].
82: ...sidered to be "onions" in the looser sense. Commonly raised vegetable alliums include the [[leek (veg... - Music history of the United States (35788 bytes)
8: ...time, the United States grew to incorporate the [[Cajun and Creole music]] of [[Louisiana]], the [[Polyne...
35: ...rew on the blues to create tales of the poor and unlucky (Collins, 11), while the Carters preferred mo...
47: ...t minority with their own cultural identity. The Cajuns are descendents of [[French-Canadian]]s from the...
62: ...olve towards popular traditions. In Louisiana, [[Cajun and Creole music]] was adding influences from [[b...
96: ===Cajun and Creole music=== - Music of the United States (1940s and 50s) (18910 bytes)
10: ...nd]]. For a time, the Bakersfield Sound was the only homegrown music that could compete in sales agai...
32: ...developed during this period, though it was certainly not unheard of before.
42: A few bands popular among only a small crowd of devoted followers emerged in th...
48: ...Acadiens]] and [[Zydeco Festival]], for example. Cajun artists during this period included the [[Balfa B...
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