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French Canadians in NE
Title: French Canadians in NE
Category: History
Details: Words: 4898 | Pages: 20.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
French Canadians in NE
French Canadians
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The Blackstone Valley
John J. Barron
Ethnicity in Massachusetts
Wed. 12:30
The French have a lengthy history on this continent. The French became interested in the "New World" in 1524 when King Francois I sought wealth for his European domain (Brown 19). Expeditions were underwritten by the crown. It was eager to compete with other European powers in search for riches. Included in the early voyages were trips by Frenchman Jacques Cartier. Cartier discovered the Gulf …showed first 75 words of 4898 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 4898 total…JR. & Turner, Jonathan H. American Ethnicity: The Dynamics and Consequences of Discrimination. McGraw-Hill, Boston, Ma. 1998.
Brault, Gerard J. The French Canadian Heritage in New England. McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal, Quebec. 1986.
Brown, Craig. The Illustrated History of Canada. Lester & Orpen Dennys LTD, Toronto Canada, 1987
Doty, C. Stewart, The First Franco-Americans. The University of Maine at Orono Press, Orono ME. 1985.
Wessel, Bessie Bloom. An Ethnic Survey of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL. 1931.
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