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French Influence on Texas

By: Sameer I.

Push Factors

  • Economic Reasons
  • Not much Land
  • Overcrowding Population

Cultural Highlights

  • First names are for families only
  • food defines France
  • send gifts early to parties

Important

People

Henri Castro

Robert Cavelier Sieur

de La Salle

  • Led an expedition
  • He conquered every bit of

land touching the Mississippi River

  • Claimed land for King Louis III.
  • He called this land Louisiana.
  • Was a leader of a successful French settlement
  • Founded Castroville,
  • Brought more than 2,000 immigrants with him

Bibliography

  • We won't have all these ideas
  • We won't have all these kinds of food
  • We won't have any diversity and different cultures in America in generan

Yes

Is Texas better off

better off because of immigration?

Louis Juchereau de St. Denis

  • Made an expidition up the Red River
  • Traded with natives
  • Traded in Louisiana and Red River

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France

Bibliography continued

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Influence on Today

Foods

  • There are many Cajun Festivals celebrated in East Texas,
  • Cajun food is served a lot in East Texas
  • many people speak french in the east
  • croissant
  • crêpes
  • cheese

Pull Factors

  • better life
  • cheap land
  • Better trades
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