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Colonial Frontier: French Jesuit Missionaries (2:14)

French missionaries infiltrated American Indian societies with great success. The French presence sparked a bloody Indian war that forced France to send troops.

Colonial Frontier: New Lands for France (2:43)

Joliet and Marquette discovered the Mississippi River. LaSalle later traveled down the river and established Louisiana along its banks.

Colonial Frontier: Catholicism in New France (1:49)

France's strict immigration and settlement laws hindered colonization efforts since they restricted the rights of non-Catholics.

Colonial Frontier: France Loses Canada (0:35)

France's inability to form permanent settlements allowed the British to seize its northern territories and its most important trading route.

Canada: Mining (0:38)

Mining provides important minerals and fuels for energy production.

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Canada: The Klondike Gold Rush (0:40)

People rushed to Dawson City in the Yukon when gold was discovered there.

Canada: The Canadian Federation (3:25)

In 1856, the Dominion of Canada was established; Canadian culture reflects British and French influences.

Canada: European Settlement (3:46)

Canada was settled by traders from England and France; Quebec tried to become an independent country.

Canada: Native American Settlement (1:09)

Canada was first settled by tribes who crossed a land bridge to North America.

Canada: Mining (0:38)

Mining provides important minerals and fuels for energy production.

Colonial Frontier: France Loses Canada (0:35)

France's inability to form permanent settlements allowed the British to seize its northern territories and its most important trading route.

Colonial Frontier: Catholicism in New France (1:49)

France's strict immigration and settlement laws hindered colonization efforts since they restricted the rights of non-Catholics.

Colonial Frontier: New Lands for France (2:43)

Joliet and Marquette discovered the Mississippi River. LaSalle later traveled down the river and established Louisiana along its banks.

Colonial Frontier: French Jesuit Missionaries (2:14)

French missionaries infiltrated American Indian societies with great success. The French presence sparked a bloody Indian war that forced France to send troops.