French Colonization of the Americas
25 entries in the French Colonization of the Americas compendium.
New FranceFrench colonial territory in mainland North America, 1534–1763.Canada (New France)French colony in North America, ceded to Britain in 1763.Carib expulsion from MartiniqueFrench ethnic cleansing of Kalinago from Martinique in 1660.Guillaume Chartier (theologian)Geneva pastor sent by Calvin to France Antarctique.ChicoraLegendary Native American kingdom sought by 16th-century European explorers.Compagnie de Saint-ChristopheFrench chartered company for colonizing Saint-Christophe.Company of the American IslandsFrench chartered company for Caribbean colonization, 1635–1651.Company of HabitantsA fur-trading company chartered in 1645 in Canada.Equinoctial FranceA short-lived French equatorial colony in 17th-century South America.Compagnie de la France équinoxialeFrench colonial company for equatorial South America, 1651–1664.Era de FranciaFrench rule transformed Spanish Santo Domingo's society and demography.French LouisianiansFrench-American ethnic group native to the former colony of French Louisiana.French West IndiesFrench overseas departments and collectivities in the Caribbean.Republic of Independent GuianaA short-lived unrecognized state in disputed South American territory.History of French GuianaFrench Guiana's history spans indigenous peoples, colonization, and penal exile.Hospitaller colonization of the AmericasKnights Hospitaller held four Caribbean islands for 14 years.IniniA separately administered inland territory of French Guiana.Le Jeune CaseA 1788 slave suit exposing colonial legal complicity in brutality.Louisiana PurchaseThe 1803 U.S. acquisition of Louisiana from France.Saint BarthélemyFrench Caribbean island with Swedish colonial heritage.History of Saint Kitts and NevisTwo small Caribbean islands with a long colonial history.Saint-DomingueFrench colony that became Haiti after a slave rebellion.Saint-Domingue expeditionNapoleon's failed invasion to reclaim Saint-Domingue and restore slavery.Spanish reconquest of Santo DomingoA revolt ending French rule in Santo Domingo.Territory of IniniA separate inland territory of French Guiana from 1930 to 1969.
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