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Map 3: Plan of New Orleans, 1720.

Questions for Map 3

1. Locate the open square near the river. What activities might it have been used for?

2. What natural features surround the Vieux Carré? If needed, see Map 2.

3. What effect might the wet conditions have on the way the Vieux Carré developed?

4. This plan does not show the forts established to protect the city, but it does indicate the military presence. Locate the military structures.

5. What evidence can you find that demonstrates the French influence in Vieux Carré?

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