HIST 2055 Chapter : Hist 2055 The French In Canada
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Samuel de champlain sent by crown to establish fur trade monopoly in acadie (modern nova. Founded quebec in 1608, situated above st. lawrence river in best neutral military stronghold in north america. Forged commercial alliances with indians, introducing indian weaponry. Population of new france did not reach 2500 until 1660. To encourage permanent settlement, cash was offered to habitants (settlers) who cleared land. In the 18th century, anglo-french rivalry accelerated, with indians as pawns (proxy fighters). This led eventually to french and indian war, when french had to abandon their claims in. Founded 1718, amid boasts of the natural fertility of the land, nola was soon thereafter populated by a hodgepodge of social types: corrupt officials, ursuline nuns, sly smugglers, tobacco planters and their slaves, free people of color. Back in france, it was an imagined place of enchantment; also a wild, carefree port known for malaria, sexual license, and crime.
