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England, France's ancestral enemy, was settling colonies in the New World and getting rich from it, trading cotton, tobacco, & much else with the rest of the world. France wanted a piece of the pie. Everybody who was anybody was out grabbing everything they could to increase the nation's wealth. France not only settled in North America, they set up colonies in the Caribbean, in Africa, & in the Far East. What's now Viet Nam, Cambodia, & Laos was known as French Indo-China. Portugal had Brazil in the New World, Spain had just about all the rest of South and Central America & the Philippines. France had St.Domingue, which is now Haiti, a good chunk of Canada, & the Louisiana territory, which went as far north as Missouri then. France lost Canada to England, the slaves in Haiti revolted & threw the French out, & Napoleon I sold Louisiana to the US, leaving France with only what is now known as Guyana. Napoleon III tried to make a comeback in 1863 by installing Maximilian von Hapsburg as a puppet emperor in Mexico, but it didn't work too well. TexasCharley
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What was the main food source for the bulk of the population in France during the french revolution?
Bread
Name a mountain range and a river in France?
The Vosges are a French mountain range and the Loire is a French river.
What is the main currency in France?
there is a single currency in France, the Euro. It replaced the former currency unit, the French franc, which was phased out in 2002.
What are the main connections between France and Canada?
French voyagers landed on Canada. They then conquered Canada and now France owns (or colonists) Canada.
What Caribbean republic was affected by French culture?
France formalized the colonial staus of "Saint Dominique." During the following century, French colonists established vast plantations in the valleys of the northern mountains and in the central plain, laid out elaborate irrigation systems, built dams, and brought in a large number of Africans in bondage to work the fields.I wanna say Haiti.... because their main languages are Creole and French... but I may be wrong.
Was Louis XVI's misgovernment of France the main reason for the french revolution?
yes
Why is the main reason France had Bastille day?
They were celebrating the end of the French monarchy and the beginning of their new republic.
Why is French spoken in the US?
The main reason is that people of French-language origin have immigrated to the U.S. Also, The Louisiana Territory was once a colony of France.
What is the main religion of the french?
france's main religion is ROMAN CHATOLIC
What was the main reason that the Spanish established?
to convert the Native Americans to Christianity
Where is french one the main languages spoken?
Canada, France
What was the main reason that the Spanish established missions?
to convert the Native Americans to Christianity
Which country equipped Israel's air force and was the main reason for the destruction of the Arab armies in the Six Day War?
France. The IAF was equipped with Dassault Mystere and Mirage aircraft from France during the Six Day War.
What are the similarities between France and burundi?
They both have french as a main language
What was the main religion that the French brought to New France?
Catholicism
What main cities in France are there?
Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille are main French towns.
What is the main religions in fance?
The main religion in France is Catholicism. Most French people are Roman Catholics.
