French colonies
Algeria before independence
French colonies are territories historically controlled by France, spanning Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
The term appears in historical and political contexts: Many French colonies gained independence in the 1960s.
Former French colonies often retain French as an official language and maintain economic ties to France.
- Scramble for AfricaRapid European colonization period
- SenegalWest African republic
- AlgeriaMaghreb nation, largest African
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- Code NoirFrench colonial slavery laws
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- Americas HistoryAmerican Revolution, Aztec Empire, Columbus, conquistadors, Declaration of Independence
- 1700sMozart, Voltaire, William III, Declaration of Independence, Louis XIV
- coloniesPlymouth, Jamestown, British India, Dutch East Indies, Nova Scotia
- African historyNubia, Dahomey, Oyo Empire, Scramble for Africa, scramble for Africa
- Atlantic tradetriangle trade, Atlantic slave trade, slave ships, trade winds, Atlantic crossings
- Caribbean historyJamaica, Haiti, Barbados, Cuba, Trinidad
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