French Immigrants and Pioneers in the Making of America

Marie-Pierre Le Hir is a professor of French at the University of Arizona in Tucson. She has published several books and dozens of articles in French Studies.

Preface
Introduction
Chapter I. Voyages of Exploration During the Renaissance
1.The Primacy of Land in the Economy of Western Europe
2.The Renaissance Spirit of Adventure
3.Verrazano, Cartier: First Steps in North America for the French
4.Escaping the Wars of Religion: Brazil, Florida, Carolina
5.Tips for Further Investigations
Chapter II. The Rise of the French Colonial Empire, 1600–1660
1.The Founding of New France, 1600–1617
2.New France Under Louis XIII and Richelieu, 1617–1643
3.French Pioneers of Champlain's Period: Brûlé, Nicollet, De Quen, and Brébeuf
4.Settling in the West Indies
5.Tips for Further Investigations
Chapter III. French America, 1661–1683
1.Absolutism in the Making
2.Colonial Policies Under Louis XIV
3.New France Under Colbert
4.Exploring North America
5.Tips for Further Investigations
Chapter IV. The Sun King's Colonial Empire, 1684–1715
1.Louis XIV's Politics of Prestige and War
2.Royal Edicts on Religion and Slavery
3.New France During the War of the Grand Alliance, 1688–1697
4.New France during the War of the Spanish Succession, 1701–1714
5.Tips for Further Investigations
Chapter V. France's American Colonies, 1715–1755
1.Banking on Louisiana: John Law and the Company of the West (1717–1720)
2.Settling Louisiana: The 1720s, 1730s, and 1740s
3.Upper Louisiana: The Illinois Country
4.Trouble in Acadia, 1744–1748
5.Tips for Further Investigations
Chapter VI. North America Won and Lost, 1756–1783
1.Decline of the Absolute Monarchy in France
2.The Seven Years' War, 1756–1763
3.North America After 1763
4.France's Role in the War of Independence, 1775–1783
5.Tips for Further Investigations
Chapter VII. Franco-American Relations in the Age of Revolutions, 1784–1800
1.Friends: Franco-American Relations During the French Revolution of 1789–1792
2.The French Republic and Its Enemies
3.Seeking Refuge in America: French Immigration to the United States
4.Foes: The Genêt Affair, the Jay Treaty, and the ­Quasi-War
5.Tips for Further Investigations
Chapter VIII. ­Franco-Americans in ­Antebellum America
1.Napoleon and Slavery: Prelude to the Louisiana Purchase
2.The Louisiana Purchase
3.French Guides to the Wild West
4.French Explorers and Settlers of the Wild West
5.Tips for Further Investigations
Chapter IX. French Idealists, Gold Seekers, and Soldiers in the Young United States
1.French Political Refugees in ­Antebellum America
2.Utopian Communities
3.The French and the Gold Rush
4.­Franco-Americans During the Civil War
5.Tips for Further Investigations
Chapter X. The Western and the Statue: Franco-American Relations in the National Age
1.Becoming Minority Cultures: Quebec, the Old Illinois Country, and Louisiana
2.Creating the Nation: The Western, Facts and Fiction
3.American Francophilia in the 19th Century: A High Society Phenomenon
4.Franco-American Relations and National Stereotypes in the Age of Mass Culture
5.Tips for Further Investigations
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index