French colonization of the Americas
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french-colonization-of-the-americas-188-15499260
title:
French colonization of the Americas
text:
France began colonizing the Americas in the 16th century and continued into the following centuries as it established a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere. France established colonies in much of eastern North America, on several Caribbean islands, and in South America. Most colonies were developed to export products such as fish, rice, sugar, and furs. The first French colonial empire stretched to over 10,000,000 km (3,900,000 sq mi) at its peak in 1710, which was the second largest colo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Part of France's colonial empire
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_colonization_of_the_Americas
date created:
2002-05-19T11:10:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T01:17:56Z
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