King William’s War (1688-1697) was the first of four major colonial conflicts fought between England, France, and their respective Native American allies in the 17th and 18th centuries. #History #KingWilliam'sWar #ColonialAmerica #NewFrance #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-25412-en/
What sparked the first colonial war between England, France, and Native American allies?

King William’s War (1688-1697) was the first of four major colonial conflicts fought between England, France, and their respective Native American allies in the 17th and 18th centuries. Though the war...

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🍷 Cards and wine.

🎶 Music in riverside towns.

🏞️ Festivals in the heart of New France.

In early modern North America, leisure helped build community and preserve tradition.

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Entertainment in Early Modern North American New France

People have always needed distraction and relaxation to get their mind off things for a while. The inhabitants of New France were no exception.

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15 Feb 1612: b. Paul de Chomedy, Sieur de Maisonneuve, a founder of #Montreal #otd (Jeangagnon) #Canada #NewFrance

Founded in 2008, #EnsembleScholastica is Quebec/Canada’s only female vocal ensemble that specializes in the performance of #medieval #sacred music of #NewFrance, a rarely-performed repertoire that Scholastica is uniquely well-placed to explore, and also plainchant and polyphony from the 9th to the 14th C, particularly the liturgical traditions that are at the very root of Western music.

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On or about this date in 1541, Jacques Cartier landed near present-day Cap-Rouge, Quebec. Some 1500 colonists landed and cattle that had survived 3 months aboard ship were turned loose. A fortified settlement was built and named Charlesbourg-Royal. The 1st French settlement of Canada had begun. This attempt at a colony would end in failure but it established a disastrous future for the Indigenous people.

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Jacques Cartier 1534-1542 | Virtual Museum of New France

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#OTD in 1701, Antoine de Lamothe-Cadillac founds Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, and the parish of Sainte-Anne, on the north bank of the Detroit River. It’ll keep growing and will eventually become the city of Detroit, MI, USA. #history #Detroit #Newfrance

Today in 1656, Rene Lepage de Sainte-Claire was born in Burgundy.
Between 1670 & 1674, he immigrated to New France.
In 1696, he founded Rimouski after obtaining the land from Augustin Roer de la Cardonniere.
Sainte-Claire remained in Rimouski until his death in 1718.

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