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Louisiana and Quebec
French Speak America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Climate differences | Louisiana is sub-tropical and Quebec is cold. |
| Resources | Louisiana produces oil and rice. Quebec produces lumber, hydroelectricity and mineral fields |
| Original peoples | Algonquin, Iroquois and Inuit. |
| Jacques Cartier | Discovered and sailed down the Saint Lawrence in 1534. He claimed the Gaspé peninsula for France and established la Nouvelle France. |
| Samuel de Champlain | who founded Québec City in 1608. He established trading posts and a military alliance with the Algonquins and the Hurons |
| Le Grand Dérangement | The Great Expulsion. The British forced French speaking settlers out of Acadia. Many relocated to Louisiana |