“From this day the United States take their place among the powers of the first rank”
Robert Livingston, the U.S. Minister to France who signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris on April 30, 1803
What you will discover...
The Colonial French Louisiana
The communities
Over 80 early American communities divided into 12 distinct travelling routes. You can have also recourse to the map of the communities.
History
Historical introduction to the Colonial French Louisiana (18th century) and historical capsules providing a side perspective often crossing cultures and symbols.
The work
Our broader approach devoted to the Francophonie of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries, our previous publications…
