>>French people settled in Quebec long ago - in early 17-th century.
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>... and lost the war to England. We had to retreat to Quebec were we could successfully defend this territory. Before the war, France had conquered a vast part of North America. That's why there are still some french speaking americans in Louisiana.
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>(Hope I remembered my history class correctly) :)
Sorry, Sylvain, I don't think that's quite right. My understanding is Louisiana "Cajuns" were francophones who emigrated from Nova Scotia due to persecution (real or perceived). AFAIK "Cajun" is a contraction of "Acadian" (not "Canadian").
Regards. Al
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