USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not a place the French colonized?
A
North America
B
Louisiana Territory
C
Canada
D
Mexico
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The French colonial empire in the Americas comprised New France (including Canada and Louisiana), French West Indies (including Saint-Domingue, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, Tobago and other islands) and French Guiana. French North America was known as ‘Nouvelle France’ or New France.

Detailed explanation-2: -ANSWER: Out of the following (i) Vietnam (ii) Morocco (iii) Kenya the country that wasn’t a French colony was Kenya.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first wave of French immigration to Mexico occurred in the 1830s, following the country’s recognition by France, with the foundation of a French colony on the Coatzacoalcos River, in the state of Veracruz. In total, 668 settlers were brought from France to populate the colony.

Detailed explanation-4: -A full 72 countries were part of France at one time or another. Since 1929, the size of the French empire has shrunk dramatically. But like other European colonial powers, the French empire never disappeared entirely.

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