French North America French North America The Battle of Jumonville Glen was a battle of the French and Indian War fought on May 28, 1754 near what is present-day Uniontown in Western Pennsylvania. Along with the Battle of Fort Necessity, it is considered the opening shots of the French and Indian War which would spread to the old world and become the Seven Years War. ...more on Wikipedia about "Battle of Jumonville Glen"
The bilingual belt is a term for the portion of Canada where both French and English are regularly spoken. It extends from northern New Brunswick in the east through southern Quebec, Eastern Ontario, Northern Ontario and Southern Manitoba. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bilingual belt"
Fort Caroline was the first permanent French colony in North America, located in present-day Jacksonville, Florida. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fort Caroline"
Fort Duquesne was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in what is now downtown Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fort Duquesne"
Fort Le Boeuf was a fort established by the French in 1753 on a fork of French Creek, which is a tributary of the Allegheny River in northwestern Pennsylvania. Its location was about twenty miles inland from Lake Erie near present-day Waterford, Pennsylvania. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fort Le Boeuf"
The French language is spoken as a minority language of the United States. It is the second most-spoken language in four states: Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. ...more on Wikipedia about "French in the United States"
Julien Dubuque was a French Canadian who arrived near what now is known as Dubuque, Iowa - which was named after him. He was one of the first white men to settle in the area. He initially received permission from the Fox Native American tribe to mine the lead in 1788. Subsequently the Spanish confirmed that by giving him a land grant in 1796. ...more on Wikipedia about "Julien Dubuque" It's my www.shortopedia.com!
La Belle was one of Robert de La Salle's primary ships when he explored the Gulf of Mexico. La Belle was discovered in the muck of Matagorda Bay in 1995 and is the site of an archeological excavation. ** ** ...more on Wikipedia about "La Belle (ship)"
Ange Duquesne de Menneville, Marquis Duquesne ( c. 1700 – 17 September 1778) was a French Governor of New France. He was born in about [1700]] in Toulon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marquis Duquesne"
Navasota is a city located in Grimes County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,789. In 2005, it was voted the "Jazz Capital of Texas." ...more on Wikipedia about "Navasota, Texas"
New Paltz is a town located in Ulster County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 12,830. The name of the town is derived from the Palatinate region of western Germany, the German name of which is Pfalz. ...more on Wikipedia about "New Paltz (town), New York"
The Quebec diaspora consists of hundreds of thousands of people who left the Province of Quebec in Canada for the United States, Ontario and the Canadian prairies between 1840 and through the Great Depression of the 1930s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Quebec emigration"
René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de LaSalle ( November 22, 1643 – March 19, 1687) was a French cleric and explorer. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico, and claimed the entire Mississippi basin for France. ...more on Wikipedia about "René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle"
Starved Rock State Park is an Illinois state park located in Utica, Illinois, in rural La Salle County, Illinois, about 75 miles (120 km) west-southwest of downtown Chicago. The park is over 2500 acres (10 km²)in size and includes 13 miles (21 km) of hiking trails, numerous waterfalls (icefalls in winter) and other landforms. The park contains 18 glacier-carved canyon of sandstone. Starved Rock itself is a large eroded butte overlooking the Illinois River. French explorers built a fort called Fort St. Louis atop the rock in 1682 but had abandoned it by the early 1700s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Starved Rock State Park"
Victoria is a city located in Victoria County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,603. It is the county seat of Victoria County . Victoria is home to Victoria College, the University of Houston-Victoria, MLB players Doug Drabek and Ron Gant, WWE wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Victoria, Texas"
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