they came to the Midwest to trade furs
the french came to the mid west because they were expanding there home land
Perhaps "Centre-Ouest" would suit best...
Francs Francs
It was French territory.
The first French newspaper, printed in the 1600s, was named "la gazette".
The French province of Acadia settled in Louisiana during the 1600s. Today the French province of Acadia is called Nova Scotia.
The French
Duth and French
1600s
Duth and French
in the late 1600s, which parts of north America were claimed by the french
Cartesian coordinates are named after French mathematician Rene Descartes, who lived in the early 1600s & developed many modern conventions of mathematical notation.