Creole of St. Louis
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The Creoles of St. Louis were a French-speaking, Catholic, mixed-heritage community that formed the city’s original colonial elite and shaped its early cultural and economic life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Creoles of St. Louis | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
historical community ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Louisiana Purchase of 1803 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | founding of St. Louis in 1764 ⓘ |
| countryDuringFormation |
French Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalLegacy |
Catholic institutional presence in St. Louis
ⓘ
French place names in St. Louis region ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
Catholic religious festivals
ⓘ
French civil law traditions ⓘ French vernacular architecture influences ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | decline as a distinct French-speaking group by late 19th century ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Cajuns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans Creoles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fur trade
ⓘ
landholding ⓘ river commerce ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
African
ⓘ
French ⓘ Indigenous peoples of the Mississippi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedPartOf | Mississippi River Valley Creole culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | French colonial settlers ⓘ |
| heritage | mixed European, African, and Indigenous ancestry ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
original European-descended settler community of St. Louis
ⓘ
shaped early cultural life of St. Louis ⓘ shaped early economic life of St. Louis ⓘ |
| languageShift | gradual shift from French to English in the 19th century ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
citizens of the United States after the Louisiana Purchase
ⓘ
subjects of the French Crown ⓘ subjects of the Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
Upper Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | French ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Illinois Country Creoles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri French communities ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution | Catholic parishes of early St. Louis ⓘ |
| socialChange |
decline of French language prestige in St. Louis
ⓘ
gradual assimilation into Anglo-American society ⓘ |
| socialStatus | colonial elite ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| urbanRole |
dominated early municipal leadership of St. Louis
ⓘ
formed core of early St. Louis merchant class ⓘ |
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