Champlain went on to greater fame as the founder of New France's province of Canada which comprises much of the present-day lower St. Lawrence River valley in the province of Quebec.

In 1654, New England raiders attacked Acadian settlements on the Annapolis Basin, starting a period of uncertainty for Acadians throughout the English constitutional crises under Oliver Cromwell, and only being properly resolved under the Treaty of Breda in 1667 when France's claim to the region was reaffirmed.

France's priorities were in settling and strengthening its claim on New France and the exploration and settlement of interior North America and the Mississippi River valley.

As the tide of the war turned toward the former slaves, Napoleon abandoned his dreams of restoring France's New World empire.

Although he agreed that the U. S. Constitution did not contain provisions for acquiring territory, Jefferson decided to go ahead with the purchase anyway in order to remove France's presence in the region and to protect both U. S. trade access to the port of New Orleans and free passage on the Mississippi River.

As Napoleon had failed to re-enslave Haiti, he abandoned his plans to rebuild France's New World empire.

The team's logo is a fleur-de-lis ( a symbol of the City of New Orleans and of France's Royal Family, which included the House of Bourbon ), while its uniform design consists of gold helmets, gold pants, and either black or white jerseys.

The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years ' War by awarding nearly all of France's North American possessions ( New France ) to Britain.

In 1911 parts of the colony ( the so called New Cameroon territories ) were ceded to the German Empire in exchange for German recognition of France's rights to Morocco.

Most of France's wealth in the New World had come from its sugar plantations on Saint-Domingue and Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, but production had fallen after a slave uprising.

In North America, France's future as a colonial power there was effectively ended with the ceding of New France to Britain ( leaving a sizeable French-speaking population under British control ) and Louisiana to Spain.

Johnson's expedition was better organized than Shirley's, which was noticed by New France's governor, the Marquis de Vaudreuil.

Loudoun, a capable administrator but a cautious field commander, planned only one major operation for 1757: an attack on New France's capital, Quebec.

Abercrombie saved something from the disaster when he sent John Bradstreet on an expedition that successfully destroyed Fort Frontenac, including caches of supplies destined for New France's western forts and furs destined for Europe.

Most of the filmmakers in the category, including Besson, squirmed uncomfortably at being labeled, particularly in light of their forebears: France's New Wave.

The 1666 census of New France was conducted by France's intendant, Jean Talon, in the winter of 1665 – 1666.

* Central negotiations ( as in Japan, Germany, Canada and in France ) or hybrid model ( such as in Australia, France's sector 2, and New Zealand ) where GPs can charge extra fees on top of standardized patient reimbursement rates.

His explorations consolidated France's claim of the territory that would later be colonized as New France, and his third voyage produced the first documented European attempt at settling North America since that of Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón in 1526 – 27.

Since the 1960s, France's fashion industry has come under increasing competition from London, New York, Milan and Tokyo, and the French have increasingly adopted foreign ( particularly American ) fashions ( such as jeans, tennis shoes ).

Called New Amesbury, it was part of a line of settlements running between the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers intended to help defend Massachusetts against New France's predations.

To secure New France's claim to Acadia, it established Catholic missions ( churches ) among the four largest native villages in the region: one on the Kennebec River ( Norridgewock ); one further north on the Penobscot River ( Penobscot ), one on the St. John River ( Medoctec ).

* Seigneurial system of New France, a semifeudal system in France's American colonies

To secure New France's claim to present-day Maine, New France established Catholic missions among the three largest native villages in the region: one on the Kennebec River ( Norridgewock ); one further north on the Penobscot River ( Penobscot ) and one on the St. John River ( Medoctec ).

From 1981 onwards, a newly-constructed set of high-speed LGV ( Lignes à Grande Vitesse ) lines linked France's most populous areas with the capital, starting with Paris-Lyon.

From 1951 until France's withdrawal from NATO unified command in 1966, nearby Rocquencourt was the site for SHAPE.

From 1980, AMC partnered with France's Renault to help finance their manufacturing operations, obtain much-needed capital, and source subcompact vehicles.

From 1737 to 1750 he made books available to the town of Saulieu, forming France's first public library.

From a musicological perspective both Spain's " Bandido " and France's " White and Black Blues " can be said to be the first entries to signal a new trend at Eurovision, with both songs fusing contemporary dance music with ethnic influences, from flamenco and calypso respectively.

From 1981 onwards, a newly-constructed set of high-speed LGV ( Lignes à Grande Vitesse ) lines linked France's most populated areas with the capital, starting with Paris-Lyon.

From 1 November that year, Air France's Berlin flights switched to the French capital's then new Charles de Gaulle ( CDG ) Airport.

Nevertheless, news of the incident quickly spread around France — " From this time on to the end of his life Custine would figure, in the cruel gossip of the day, primarily as France's most distinguished and notorious homosexual.

From 1596, when he was added to Henry's finance commission, Rosny introduced some order into France's economic affairs.

From then on, he made his career as a surgeon in France's revolutionary and Napoleonic armies, which he accompanied throughout Europe and the Middle East.

From medieval times, Châtellerault was known for its cutlery and swordmaking industry, and in 1816 the commune became a center for arms manufacture for the French government. The Manufacture d ' armes de Châtellerault was one of France's four principal state-owned arms manufacturers, providing most of the infantry small arms used by the French Army and Navy.

From this time to the late 1950s she was regarded as one of France's leading cinematic actresses and played dozens of Femme fatales, fallen women ( with hearts of gold ) and vamps.

From the 2006 – 07 season, the league was expanded to include 14 teams like SANZAR's then Super Rugby and France's Top 14.

From October 1918 to January 1920 he served as Commissioner General of the Ministry of Colonies with supervision of military personnel from the colonies and workers from France's African possessions.

From the experience of their fellow Celts of Ireland during World War I, many young Bretons came to believe that if war were to break out again in Europe, then France's difficulty would be Brittany's opportunity.

From 1988 until 1998, he was an executive with the Pechiney Group, one of France's largest industrial groups.

The Napoleonic Era saw France's influence and power reach immense heights, but just as quickly, it collapsed back to its old borders at an immense cost to the French people.

A honoris causa doctor of Genoa University, he opened his course at the University of Paris with lectures on France's Levantine policy ( 1927 ) and, during 1928, was again invited to lecture in Spain, Sweden and Norway.

In 1970 the " University of Paris VIII " was established in Vincennes as France's first major experiment in open admissions education, as a result of the academic reforms which followed the student risings of 1968.

As an example, Tehran University and Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization have teamed up with France's CNRS ( Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ) to carry out archeological studies in Yazd province as part of a project aiming at preparing archeological plans of the area from the Mesolithic era.

In January 2007 Kathryn Blair, the daughter of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, completed an intensive French language and culture course at France's Sorbonne University.

Investigations and tests were carried out in the zetetics laboratory at France's University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis.

The college has international ties with America's Hawaii Pacific University and France's Paris American Academy.

* 2009 With the fusion of the University of Strasbourg, EM Strasbourg became one of the most prestigious institute of management of France and Europe with almost, within France's largest university ( almost 40, 000 students-21 % foreign students ).

He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University in 1964, after which he continued his studies at France's Ecole de Fontainebleau and received his Master of Fine Arts from Yale University in 1966.