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Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet down the Mississippi to explore the unsettled land in North America. Jacques Marquette was a Missionary from France exploring the unsettled land to spread his religion and build relationships with the native americans. Louis Joliet was a canadian fur trader exploring the unsettled land to find new trade routes. Marquette traveled down the mississippi. They mapped out the mississippi and made peace with the Quapaw Indians and were given calumet which is a peace
Champlain’s first voyage trip was with his uncle-in-law, Saint Julien, a great navigator and sea voyageur. Julien was transporting Spanish soldiers to Cadiz in the pursuit of a treaty with the Vervins. Champlain got an opportunity to accompany his uncle for his first navigation trip. He made another voyage to West Indies and Mexico. In any navigation he made, he took notes, learnt new things and submitted a report to King Henry. He legally acquired the voyage ship and property after his uncle died leaving Champlain financially stable to make further exploration works. He served in the king’s court as a geographer. His first trip to the Northern America was to observer trade expedition that the King had assented to him. He met François Grave, a great navigator and ship captain who taught him what navigation in the North America entailed. Champlain drew Saint Lawrence on a map after his trip. Champlain established many settlements such as Acadia and P...
France has had a presence in North America since long before the birth of the United States. Most American history looks back at France's presence on the continent largely from the British side of events that occurred. W. J. Eccles' France In America introduces readers to French history in North America drawing largely from the french side of events. Eccles begins the book around the year 1500 with early french exploration and the events that eventually lead to colonization. France In America details the events that took place in France and french colonies from colonial beginnings to the years following the American Revolution.
I, Etienne Brule, moved to New France in 1608 on behalf of my good friend Samuel de Champlain. At the adolescent age of sixteen I traveled with Champlain to New France, becoming his eyes and ears for the territory. The overall goal of me staying with the native tribe, the Algonquins, was to learn the local Huron language, explore the region, establish good relations with the Indians, and in a few years time report back to France and Champlain with what I had discovered from them.
Henry Hudson (English seamen) started sailing with his ship named “the half moon” in 1609 for the VOC. Officially he was searching for a new trading route to Asia. He was searching for the Northwest Passage through North America on the west of the Half Moon. A lot of explorers did the same thing before him. But he didn’t found the Northwest Passage. But he did find something else, the New Netherlands. It had beautiful woods, animals and ...
His mission was successful, and he received a patent of nobility. La Salle subsequently conceived a plan for exploring and trading farther west, and in 1677 he again visited France to secure royal approval of his scheme. He returned with Italian explorer Henri de Tonty, who became his associate. In 1679 he set out on a preliminary expedition, and after establishing forts at the mouth of the Saint Joseph River and along the Illinois River, in February 1680, he sent a group to explore the upper Mississippi River. La Salle then returned to Fort Frontenac to procure new supplies and funds.
“I am not afraid… I was born to do this,” confidently stated the brave and courageous Joan of Arc on her feelings of leading an army into battle (Joan of Arc). From being born into an ordinary farming family in northeastern France to becoming canonized a saint, Joan lived a legacy. Her call to life a holy life from God and to lead France into many battles against England show her strong faith and trust in the Lord. The early life, uprising, downfall, and canonization of Joan of Arc are factors that summarize her extraordinary life. Her humility during the good times and her strength during bad times make Joan an admirable woman.
\Joan’s rescue of Orléans sparked hope for the citizens of Orléans. The ruler, the Duke Charles of Orléans had been captured prisoner in England since the battle of Agincourt in 1415. His half-brother, John the Bastard of Orléans, was commanding in his absence, yet the city was slipping through his fingers. England was seizing control of Orléans, as it was a valuable city to France; Orléans was the bridge from the north and south France and helped with communication and keeping the country in line. No one trusted John the bastard. Almost all entrances and exits to the city have been closed off by the English, food was at a shortage and was sent in on horseback from neighboring cities to the only entrance at the east end of the city. This siege
Our president, Thomas Jefferson has chosen us to explore the new territory, the “Louisiana Purchase”. We are heading west, past the Rocky Mountains. I, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were chosen to explore for our frontiersman skills. Our objective were to explore and map the new territory, navigate through the west, and establish the territory as American soil before other nations claimed it. Our second objective were to study the plants, animals, and geography of the west. Thomas Jefferson hoped for us two to find water routes such as the Mississippi and Columbia rivers. These rivers were connected to the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
In 1337, a war between two great nations began. France and England were locked into constant battles as they fought for who was to become the next ruler of France. Although France was much more larger and had far more soldiers than England, England had an excellent army and quickly defeated France’s armies. With England now coming in and taking French land, Henry V (5th) of England quickly claimed victory for the Battle of Agincourt, and then took over Normandy, a region in northern France. Henry V, confident with all of England's wins against France, decided to declare himself the new king of France. However all of Henry V’s luck took a sharp turn when the Siege of New Orléans was won by the French Army thanks to the help of “The Maid of Orléans”, but to the French she was named Joan of Arc.
Jules Bastien-Lepage is the artist who painted Joan of Arc in 1879. He painted a masterpiece using oil on canvas. He used a 100 x 110 in. Medium. This is a skillful representation of young girl amazed by the sight of saints in her garden in Lorraine, France. They're inspiring her to take arms against the English who invaded her homeland. The significant formal elements are lines, colors, and space. The movement of horizontal lines pulls the eye upward towards her face. The light on Joan of arc emphasizes the importance of her presence. Then diagonal lines move the eye to the saints seen in the trees. I'm drawn diagonally from the saints to the illuminated house in the background giving the piece space, perspective, and depth. This unifies the
.When she was just a teenager/adolescent (I think at the age of 18), she became a military leader. At the age of 18, she believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory over English/British.
Moliere, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, was a French playwright and actor who some say is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western Literature. Some of his best known plays are The Imaginary Invalid, The School for Wives, and The Miser as well as many others. Moliere spent thirteen years as a traveling actor which helped him polish his comic abilities while he began writing refined French comedy.
Many names and titles are associated with Joan of Arc such as, Jeanne d’Arc, la Pucelle d’Orleans, the Maid of Orleans, hero, martyr and saint. No matter the name or title she is all of those things and more. Her journey through life is one of great importance to many people. France would not be where they are today without the sacrifices of Joan of Arc. She became a national heroine at the age of 18 and a year later was captured and burned alive. 500 years after her death she was canonized as a saint in 1920 (Williamson).
I have decided to put my music into a timeline of when I first heard them and why I have continued to associate them with my life. Each one of these songs have at one point struck me in a way that they remain on my present day playlist. They all bring back specific memories and for most, I can recall exactly what was happening the first time I heard it, or at the very least the emotion I was feeling.
The French Revolution started in 1789 and ended with the rise of Napoleon. The third estate, which made up 98% of the population, demanded a reform of the Estates-General where they were always outvoted and refused to leave a tennis court until it happened. While this was happening, chaos erupted in the capital. On July 14, rioters stormed the Bastille fortress in an attempt to secure weaponry. This is noted as the beginning of the revolution. Peasants began to burn and loot houses belonging to tax collectors, landlords, and the elite which lead to the abolishment of feudalism on August 4, 1789. On August 4, the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen which claimed that the Assembly was committed to replacing