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France Flashcards

1
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When did it peak?

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Early 20th c.

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Particularities

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Little colonial interest: mostly focussed on european expansion
Non-profitable: Its colonies were usually vast and unpopulated
Little immigration or development: except algeria

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Canada

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Exploration of St Lawrence River in 1530s
Establishment of Colonies: Acadia in 1605
Foundation of Qubec: in 1608

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Exploration of St Lawrence River

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Jacques Cartier in 1534-42

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Carribbean (1600s)

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Guadeloupe and Martinique: in 1635
St Lucia: in 1650
St. Domingue: in 1697

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Louisiana

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Exploration of Mississipi
Claimed a large chunk of the continent but were unable to permanently colonise it
Louisiana Purchase: 1803

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Exploration of Mississipi

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Cavalier de la Salle in 1682

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Africa

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Senegal: in 1624
French Indian Company: Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles in 1664

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India

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Pondicherry and Chandernagar in 1673

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