French settlement
Francophone colonial establishment
A French settlement is a community or colony established by French people, typically referring to historical colonial outposts in North America, Africa, or elsewhere: Quebec began as a French settlement in 1608.
The term appears in historical contexts discussing colonization, land claims, and the spread of French language and culture.
- Quebec CityProvincial capital of French Canada
- Saint Lawrence RiverNortheastern drainage to sea
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
- New OrleansLouisiana's largest city
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
Montreal · Martinique · exploration · Guadeloupe · sugar plantations · coureurs des bois · trading posts · fur trade · beaver pelts · colonial administration · Catholicism · land grants · Detroit · cultural assimilation · trade networks · missionary activity · Louisiana Purchase · military fortifications
French settlementindigenous territory
Area historically occupied by natives
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