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- In 1535, during the second voyage of Jacques Cartier, Canada was claimed by France in the name of King Francis I. This marked the beginning of French colonization in the region. The French maintained control over Canada until 1763, when it became a British colony known as the Province of Quebec.
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4 days ago · Acadian, descendant of the French settlers of Acadia (French: Acadie), the French colony on the Atlantic coast of North America in what is now the Maritime Provinces of Canada. In 1604 Acadia was visited by Samuel de Champlain and Pierre du Gua, sieur de Monts, and the French established a colony on Dochet Island (Île Sainte-Croix) in the ...
1 day ago · Saint Pierre and Miquelon (/ ˈ m ɪ k ə l ɒ n /), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (French: Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ e miklɔ̃]), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
3 days ago · The French colonial empire in the Americas comprised New France (including Canada and Louisiana ), French West Indies (including Saint-Domingue, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, Tobago and other islands) and French Guiana. Pictured above is New France.
May 10, 2024 · Which treaty made France surrender Canada to Britain? French and Indian War, American phase of a worldwide nine years’ war (1754–63) fought between France and Great Britain. (The more-complex European phase was the Seven Years’ War [1756–63].) It determined control of the vast colonial territory of North America.
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3 days ago · During the first 150 years of European settlement, the region was claimed by France and a colony formed, primarily made up of Catholic Acadians and Mi'kmaq.
3 days ago · The economic history of French-Canadians stands in contrast with that of other groups in North America. As a distinct ethno-linguistic group residing predominantly in the province of Quebec, Canada, the French-Canadians have long been poorer than most of North America (rivaling only African-Americans in terms of absolute living standards).
