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  2. French colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    At the beginning of the French and Indian War (1754–1763), the British population in North America outnumbered the French 20 to 1. France fought a total of six colonial wars in North America (see the four French and Indian Wars as well as Father Rale's War and Father Le Loutre's War). [15

  3. France in the American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia

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    The French Army in the American War of Independence Osprey; 1991. Corwin, Edward S. French Policy and the American Alliance of 1778 Archon Books; 1962. Dull, Jonathan R. A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution; Yale U. Press, 1985. Dull, Jonathan R. (1975). The French Navy and American Independence: A Study of Arms and Diplomacy, 1774 ...

  4. French colonial empire - Wikipedia

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    French colonial rule lasted until Algerian independence in 1962. French colonization of Algeria was defined by its lethality for indigenous Algerians, the dissolution of the Algerian government, and the creation of oppressive and segregationist structures which discriminated against the indigenous population. [50

  5. New France - Wikipedia

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    The fight for control over Ohio Country led to the French and Indian War, which began as the North American phase of the Seven Years' War (which did not technically begin in Europe until 1756). The war began with the defeat of a Virginia militia contingent led by Colonel George Washington by the French troupes de la marine in the Ohio valley .

  6. France–United States relations - Wikipedia

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    The Statue of Liberty is a gift from the French people to the American people in memory of the United States Declaration of Independence.. New France (French: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France beginning with exploration in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 under the Treaty of Paris.

  7. Fort Orleans - Wikipedia

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    Return of the tribes to Fort Orleans from Paris depicted upon a mural in the Missouri State Capitol French settlements in 1763. Fort Orleans, sometimes referred to as Fort D'Orleans, was a French frontier outpost in colonial North America, and the first fort built by European forces on the Missouri River.

  8. French presence in the Ohio Valley - Wikipedia

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    The French presence in the Ohio Valley was the result of French colonization of North America in present-day Pennsylvania.After Cartier and Champlain's expeditions, France succeeded in establishing relations with the Native American tribes and colonizing the future cities of Montreal and Quebec.

  9. List of French possessions and colonies - Wikipedia

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    From the 16th to the 17th centuries, the First French colonial empire existed mainly in the Americas and Asia. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the second French colonial empire existed mainly in Africa and Asia. France had about 80 colonies throughout its history, the second most colonies in the world behind only the British Empire. [1]