How 60,000 French Controlled Half of North America
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By the mid-1700s, Britain’s Thirteen Colonies had exploded to nearly one million settlers, while New France claimed 800,000 square kilometers with just 60,000 people! To survive, the French relied on trade networks along the Ohio and Mississippi, learning Algonquian languages and respecting Indigenous sovereignty with tributary gift diplomacy. Discover the delicate frontier balance that shattered when British settlers pushed west! #HistoryShorts #NewFrance #ThirteenColonies #NativeAmericanHistory #FrenchAndIndianWar #ColonialHistory #AmericanHistory
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