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Re: How about a cup of coffee?
I think when France sold this land to us it was a pretty good deal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French...ericas#Decline_of_the_French_in_North_America
Decline of the French in North America
Following the French defeat in the Seven Years' War, the Treaty of Paris of February 10, 1763, divided French territory on the North American continent between the British and the Spanish. The sole exception was the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon off the Canadian coast, retained as a fishing outpost. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon are France's only remaining possessions north of the Caribbean.
The French were able to briefly regain some of their former possessions in North America from the Spanish in 1800, during the Napoleonic Era, under the Treaty of San Ildefonso. In 1803, Napoleon began planning the invasion of England and sold colonial Louisiana to the United States, a sale referred to as the Louisiana Purchase. The purchase opened the way for 19th century American settlers.
I think when France sold this land to us it was a pretty good deal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French...ericas#Decline_of_the_French_in_North_America
Decline of the French in North America
Following the French defeat in the Seven Years' War, the Treaty of Paris of February 10, 1763, divided French territory on the North American continent between the British and the Spanish. The sole exception was the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon off the Canadian coast, retained as a fishing outpost. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon are France's only remaining possessions north of the Caribbean.
The French were able to briefly regain some of their former possessions in North America from the Spanish in 1800, during the Napoleonic Era, under the Treaty of San Ildefonso. In 1803, Napoleon began planning the invasion of England and sold colonial Louisiana to the United States, a sale referred to as the Louisiana Purchase. The purchase opened the way for 19th century American settlers.
