French influences in North America

French influences in North America is a short film from 1951 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

Explains how the French Empire left an influence upon the culture of this continent from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the mouth of the Mississippi. A boy and his sister are shown observing these influe...

French influences in North America
Release date	1951

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Summary

Explains how the French Empire left an influence upon the culture of this continent from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the mouth of the Mississippi. A boy and his sister are shown observing these influences in their home town. Historical locations from Quebec, to former forts and trading posts in the Middle West, down to the bayous of Louisiana are depicted. Scenes of early French settlements and explorations are also included.

Physical Format

1 Film (0:10:43)

16mm

IUL Genres

Educational

Historical

IUL Subject

America--Discovery and exploration--French

North America--Civilization--French influences

Civilization--French influences

Full Title (usually this is the same as above)

French influences in North America