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Originally Posted by Susi
The French colonization had a huge impact on the Native Americans. They had trading posts and they married Native women (creating the Métis). They had all of the Maritimes as well as the best farming land in southern Quebec (now New France). They also fought with the Natives and brought their diseases and addictions (alcohol, etc.). This had hardly any affect? They were the first contact the North American natives had with Europeans for what? The Norse came around 800-1000, I can't remember, so maximum 800 years or so. I doubt this had less effect.
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Again. French colonization at it's height was a couple of tens of thousands and they were mainly concentrated in one region, along the Saint Lawrence river in Quebec. The English had a largwer impact as they had more people. Considering the French had the entire Mississippi river basin and settled only the small coast in what is now louisiana it is clear yo've exageratted, not only that from what i know most French settled their were expelled by the Britis from what is Canada.
Second, mostiindians didn't farm and even if they did they were semi-noamdic and would only farm land for a few years. So clearly they didn't put much emphasis on farming.