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The 41 pages that link to New France, each with the reason it gives.

• French colonial empireBroader topic: Its fall marked the loss of France’s largest continental American holdings.

• Treaty of Paris (1763)Related: France ceded Canada and its claims east of the Mississippi to Britain through the settlement.

• French colonization of the AmericasBroader topic: Its settlements and institutions formed the largest French colonial presence on the continent.

• Great LakesRelated: The Great Lakes lay within a central corridor of New France.

• Samuel de ChamplainNarrower topic: Champlain’s settlement and administration helped establish its enduring center along the St. Lawrence.

• British colonization of the AmericasCompared with: Its rivalry with British settlements shaped wars, borders, and the eventual expansion of British control.

• QuebecNarrower topic: Quebec’s French-speaking society developed within this colonial territory.

• Residential schools in CanadaRelated: Missionary schooling of Indigenous children in New France preceded the later national system.

• AcadiaNarrower topic: Acadia was one of the distinct colonial regions within this larger French empire.

• British North AmericaCompared with: Its conquest by Britain transferred much of eastern North America into British rule.

• Louisiana (New France)Narrower topic: Louisiana became the southern reach of France’s broader North American empire.

• Quebec CityNarrower topic: Quebec City became the colony’s political and commercial center.

• St. Lawrence RiverNarrower topic: The river served as the central route into France’s northern American colony.

• Canadian literatureRelated: French settlement established linguistic and cultural foundations for later francophone writing.

• Jacques CartierBroader topic: Cartier’s explorations preceded the colony that later developed around the St. Lawrence.

• Ohio CountryRelated: French officials claimed the Ohio watershed as part of a corridor linking Canada with Louisiana.

• Beaver WarsRelated: Its officials and traders became involved through alliances, commerce, and warfare.

• Louis Antoine de BougainvilleRelated: His wartime service in Canada took place within this colonial territory.

• Cape Breton IslandNarrower topic: Cape Breton’s French colonial history was tied to this wider territory.

• Giovanni da VerrazzanoRelated: His exploration contributed to the early geographic knowledge behind later French claims.

• Louis JollietNarrower topic: Jolliet’s expeditions served the geographic and commercial interests of this colony.

• Queen Anne's WarRelated: New France organized the French side of the war and connected Acadia to continental strategy.

• VermontRelated: French claims north of Vermont shaped the colonial competition around its future territory.

• Canadian cuisineRelated: French settlement established culinary traditions that remain especially visible in Quebec.

• Francis ParkmanBroader topic: Its growth and defeat form the central historical arc of several Parkman books.

• History of CanadaRelated: Its settlements and institutions formed a lasting French-speaking society in Canada.

• Jacques MarquetteRelated: Marquette lived and traveled in this colony’s Great Lakes region.

• Quebec FrenchNarrower topic: Its settlers brought the French speech varieties that became the basis of Quebec French.

• History of IllinoisNarrower topic: French claims and settlements brought Illinois into an Atlantic imperial system.

• King George's WarRelated: Its settlements and strategic routes formed the principal French targets and staging grounds.

• CanadaBroader topic: French settlement and institutions left lasting marks on Quebec and Canadian identity.

• French AmericaBroader topic: It was France’s principal mainland colony, linking Canada, the Great Lakes, and Louisiana.

• Geneviève BujoldCompared with: Bujold’s breakthrough as Anne Boleyn connected a Quebec-born actor with Tudor England on screen.

• History of IndianaNarrower topic: French imperial claims and the fur trade brought early European influence to the Indiana region.

• History of MichiganNarrower topic: French traders and missionaries incorporated parts of Michigan into this colonial network.

• History of MissouriNarrower topic: Missouri’s earliest European settlements formed within France’s continental colonial network.

• History of OntarioRelated: French missions, trade, and settlement established a colonial presence in parts of Ontario.

• History of QuebecBroader topic: Quebec’s French colonial period unfolded within this larger North American colony.

• History of WisconsinNarrower topic: French exploration and trade brought Wisconsin into a wider colonial network.

• King William's WarRelated: Its settlements and military outposts formed the French side of the conflict.

• René-Robert CavelierNarrower topic: La Salle’s ventures began within New France’s expanding network of trade and settlement.