Q: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Some 37 delegates were killed in Mechanics Hall in this city while drafting a new constitution. This city hosted the unsuccessful World Cotton Centennial in 1884. During the Civil War, the so-called "Women's Order" issued in this city made it a crime to insult (+) Union soldiers, although that order eventually led to the removal of Benjamin Butler as its military commander. This city fell to Union forces under the command of David Farragut in the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. French representatives (*) relinquished control of this city from its Cabildo statehouse following a massive land transfer to the US in 1803. For 10 points, name this site of a battle where General Packenham's soldiers were defeated by those under Andrew Jackson after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812.
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History