...and 1543. However, Canada’s severe winters made him give up and as a consequence, the French ignored most of Canada only paying attention to a few fur traders and fisherman. As time went on the fisheries began having great success which made them grow in numbers that rivaled those of New Spain in volume of shipping. In 1550 the French spread to Havannah and along the Atlantic coast of Florida. This is where New Spain was settled in. As a Result, Pedro Mendez de Aviles attacked them in 1565, and executed those individuals who did not want to convert to Catholicism. Because of Francis’s wars of religion more efforts were blocked for the rest of the century. Then King Henry IV came into power and believed that the survival of the state should take precedence over religious precedence. Someone with the same ideals was a Catholic Soldier and explorer by the name of Samuel De Champlain. Champlain made voyages to Canada with the hope and belief that Catholics and Huguenots could work together and even intermarry. In 1608 he established friendly relations with local Indians where he established Quebec. In 1625 the French crown declared that only the Catholic faith could be practiced in New France. Furthermore, in 1638, Jesuit Missionaries made great efforts to convert Indians. As a consequence, they were able to convert over 10,000 Indians within 40 years; however problems such as suspicion of witchcraft reduced that number. In 1663 King Louis XIV tried to turn the society...
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...| Hero Does Not Fit | Does James Wolfe Deserve the Title ‘Hero of Quebec’ | | Zachary Bliss | 12/6/2012 | Dr. Daryl White HI2600 | The battle of the Plains of Abraham was a turning point in the Seven Years War once the British defeated the French at Quebec they never relinquished hold of the city. It did not signal the end to the fighting but it gave the British the upper hand. The French army commanded by Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm was much larger than the British force commanded by Major-General James Wolfe. Montcalm had the help of François-Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, the governor of Trois-Riviere and when Great Britain declared war on France he commanded the advanced guard of Montcalm’s forces. While Wolfe is heralded as a hero in Britain he does not deserve the title ‘Hero of Quebec’. There is no doubt that James Wolfe was a tremendous leader. He certainly has the history to prove it. He was not however, the best tactician. He had joined the army at the age of fifteen and he was a Lieutenant Colonel and commanding his own regiment by the age of twenty-three. Francis Parkman describes Wolfe as “ardent, headlong, void of fear, often rash, almost fanatical in military duty, and reckless of life when the glory of England of his own was at stake”. He contains the qualities necessary to lead an army and did so quite effectively. His army stood triumphant at the end of the fighting but the British did not really win the battle; the French lost it....
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...The Death of General Wolfe - Heroism and Nation Yu Su 211553930 VISA 1900 A Karen S Stanworth Tutorial 16 Olena Korolevych Benjamin West’s work “The Death of General Wolfe” is an historical oil painting, that reappearance the death of British general James Wolfe in the Battle of Quebec, this is a description of “heroic behaviour” of General Wolfe to snatch loose to victory in the attack. The painting express the heroism of Wolfe and the cruelty and bloody colonial war between nations. The work has spawned countless copies since original one painted in 1771, but there are only five large version painted by Benjamin West’s own hand, the one located in Royal Ontario Museum is the last version painted. [[1]] The painting contain a historical event in the back, the main character James Wolfe was a Marine officer in the beginning of the colonial war, but after he victory many battels, he was promoted to a general of the Quebec war in 1759. [[2]] His main enemy is the French army who occupied Cape Breton Island. Wolfe’s army meet a defeat from French army, during the battle, Wolfe had been wounded three times, but he did not leave and continue command his army, he was dead until the city was overcome. [[3]] Wolfe was a hero, because he died for the country, for protect the land, the island might belong to French without him. He sacrifice his life for the army. Wolfe was responsible...
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...The jersey cattle breed originated on the Island of Jersey, which is a British island in the English Channel off of the coast of France. The Jersey cattle is one of the oldest dairy breeds. They have selectively bred and managed for 600 years. Jersey cattle were brought to America in the 1850’s, you can find the herds in many places. They are capable of adapting to a wide range of climates and environments. They can be found in United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, United States, and South Africa. Jersey Cattle are excellent grazers and perform well in intensive grazing programs, and they can tolerate the heat more than other breeds. Jersey cows weigh around 900 pounds, and they produce more pounds of milk per pound of body weight than any...
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...The French and Indian War My name is Henry Carter, a British Commander sent to America to defend the colonies from the French. It started in 1754 when both England and France claimed the Ohio River Valley. There had been many battles fought between the French and English settlers. Most of the battles were won by the French because they were more experienced at fighting in the wilderness. In 1755, I was assigned to General Edward Braddock’s group. His group included 1,750 British regulars and 450 colonial militia. General Braddock believed in the English strategies of fighting a battle by positioning themselves in an open area. We were taught and trained these strategies by Braddock even though we had heard and seen that the French were willing to fight in the more barbaric ways of the Indians. They would hide and make surprise attacks on our units. In July of 1755, General Braddock decided we were going to attack Fort Duquesne located in western Pennsylvania. It was one of many French forts in the Ohio valley. We knew Captain Beaujeau was the commander at the fort. We also knew that their army numbered less than 1,000 men including Indians fighting with them. We were hoping to draw them out into the open and fight them on our terms. We woke up on July 9th, 1755 to a hot and muggy morning. I got dressed and ate breakfast before giving oats to my horse Doug. Doug was a fearless white stallion whom I had ridden into many battles with. We packed up our...
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...Black Robe was a movie depicting interaction between French colonists/settlers, specifically a French Jesuit priest (Father Laforgue) and the Algonquin tribe of Native Americans, (led by Chomina, who is the tribe elder). It takes place in “New France” which is on the American continent, somewhere near what is now Quebec, in 1634. I enjoyed the film. There were specific scenes in which the parallels between the Jesuits and the Algonquins are made plain, specifically the scene in which the head Jesuit and the head Algonquin get all dressed in their ceremonial gear, and how they worship and assemble as groups. Cinematically, the flashback/prophecy scenes for Chomina were well done, making you wonder and look forward to what they portend. I think the flashback scenes of Laforgue were not done as well, as the first two scenes were difficult for me to understand that they were flashbacks, but after that, the idea was established. The dead hunt at night, the trees and the forest speak to you, the power and prominence of dreams were all depicted as being very important to Algonquin belief. Continuous prayer, the belief in a paradise awaiting after death, Baptism, and strict adherence to Christian beliefs are depicted as very important to the Jesuit. The French Jesuits viewed the Algonquins (and other Native Americans) as savages/barbarians in need of saving in order to enter Paradise after death. The Algonquins mostly believed (in the beginning) that “Captain Clock” had something...
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...James Wolfe!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Tina! September 28, 2014! ! ! ! James Wolfe, a British army official, played an important role in the history of Canada and is notable for his victory over the French at the Battle of Quebec in Canada. He was born on January 2, 1727 at Westerham, Kent, the eldest sibling of Colonel Edward Wolfe’s two sons. Wolfe attended school at Westerham and later on at Greenwich, where he continued his military career, entering his father’s Marine regiment as a volunteer at thirteen years of age. From the age of fourteen, he starting actively involving himself in his military career and took part in The War of the Austrian Succession and later on dealt with the Jacobite rising. Thereafter, he spent a few years in Scotland, and would eventually returned to Britain.! ! ! After James Wolfe’s successful campaigns in the Seven Years War and his admirable comportment in Louisbourg, he was chosen to lead the British assault in Quebec City by William Pitt the Elder. By the late June of 1759, Wolfe’s convoy had reached the island of Orleans, opposite of Quebec along the Saint Lawrence River. The French defenders lead by Marquis de Montcalm were entrenched along the river frontage, and James, being unable to lure Montcalm out of his defences, ordered an very unsuccessful assault on the Beauport shore east of Quebec. Following his terrible failure Beauport, Wolfe sent Brigidier James Murray to target French stores and shipping in an attempt...
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...Queen Ann's War, which lasted from 1702 to 1713, was the second of the four North American wars that were waged by the British and the French between 1689 and 1763. This was a direct result of the global maritime and colonial rivalry between Great Britain and France. In addition, it was also a result of the struggles between these two forces for control of the Europeans and North American continents. Queen Ann's War occurred because of unresolved issues that developed at the end of King William's War, from 168 to 1697. The main events that occurred during Queen Ann's War were the capture and the burning of Saint Augustine by English colonies in 1701. During this time, St. Augustine was under Spanish possession. A major French operation was the capture and the burning of Deerfield, Massachusetts and the massacre of many of residents of the town in 1704. 1 What followed these operations were unsuccessful expeditions in 1704 and 1707 by the troops from New England against Port Royal, Acadia and the conquest of Arcadia in 1710 by colonist that were supported by a squadron of British ships.2 One major operation that was a failure by the British was a joint venture by the British and the colonial joint military against Quebec and Montreal. When the war ended in 1713, it brought an end to the War of the Spanish Succession. Walker's Expedition to Quebec was also referred to as the Quebec Expedition. This was an attempt by the British to attack Quebec in 1711 during Queen Ann's...
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...Heaven Lee Anthropology 246 Professor Seda October 29th,2015 The film, “Black Robe” was adapted from the novel with the same title, written by Brian Moore and directed by Bruce Beresford in 1991. He does a wonderful job in capturing the cultural differences between the Jesuits and the Algonquin Indians. The movie is an accurate and realistic of the clash between two cultures. His work in film follows the central theme of cultures in conflicts. Other movies that he directed were, “Driving Miss Daisy”, “Tender Mercies”, “Fringe Dweller” and etc.. The film, “Black Robe” is set in New France in 1634, when Samuel de Champlain, founder of the settlement sends French Jesuit, Father Laforge a non jesuit, Daniel along with their Algonquin allies on a mission to convert the Native in the Huron village. Samuel Champlain sends them on this mission because the Natives are “savages” and “uncivilized” that need to be converted. An experienced traveler, Chamina leads the group through their mission, however his dream about Father Laforge killing him is what makes his perception change on the mission and Catholicism. Mishaps and problems arise because of the religious and cultural differences between Father Laforge and the Algonquins. As the movie continues the viewer is abruptly introduced to another native culture when Father Laforge, Daniel and the Algonquins are taken into captivity by the Iroquois to be then saved by a heroin and Chomina daughter, Annucka. Furthermore, the...
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...Clash of Cultures Ryan Westlie HIS/110 Clash of Cultures The Deerfield Massacre was a blood moment in history. Deerfield became fallout from Queen Anne’s War which lasted from 1702-1713. This was the second French and Indian war fought between France and England. Like most of the wars fought on American soil before it was the country we know today, land was the interest of the conflict. Native Americans played a significant role in these conflicts, and on February 29th 1704 the war found its way into Deerfield Massachusetts. Deerfield was an English settlement that housed men, women, and children. This small village was no stranger to raids. A little more than twenty five years earlier Deerfield was evacuated after several attacks that almost killed all the adult males in the village. The English and local tribes clashed several times over the years. Losses on all side, including the French whom had started small attacks around the areas with the Indians. Deerfield was on high alert, knowing that there would be retaliation. Though they never though that an attack would happen during the hard winter like it did. In fact, the local militia was order to return home because it was thought winter was not the time for warfare. The leader of the raid a loyal Frenchman called Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville, had a force of about 250 combatants. Mostly Indian, forty eight of them were French. After taking on an additional thirty to forty Penacook Indians, they numbered...
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...operations against New France during Queen Anne’s War were more or less uneventful. The failures of these operations only caused distrust between Great Britain and the colonists. In 1709 the Queen approved a plan that would send ships to help the colonist against New France. Up until that point only the New Englanders were willing to fight against New France, but once the Queen agreed to help New York at that point was obligated to help. Once the New Yorkers got involved they were able to persuade the Iroquois in helping them and to break their neutrality act with Canada. By July 1709 the colonist had two armies to attack New France. Colonel Francis Nicholson commanded 1,500 militiamen and several hundred more Iroquois that gathered at Wolf Creek. The second force was 1,200 militiamen that gathered at Boson, so that they could sail up the St. Lawrence River once the shops from Britain arrived, but they never did. England had canceled its part of the deal in early summer, but the word never made it to the two armies until October. The colonist went through a lot of time, work, and money to get these forces ready, but it was all for nothing. In 1710 however the Queen did a little good for the colonist. She sent warships a regiment of marines to help a militia force capture Port Royal; this made Acadia a British Province. This act helped the British/colonial relations. These new found trusts lead to the colonist again asking for British help in defeating New France. The asked...
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...OF FRANCE INTRODUCTION France, officially the French Republic, is a sovereign country in Western Europe that includes overseas regions and territories. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. France is a developed country and has the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and seventh-largest by purchasing power parity. French citizens enjoy a high standard of living, with the country performing well in international rankings of education, health care, life expectancy, civil liberties, and human development. According to OECD, about 73% of the top 20% of the adult population in France rated their health as good or very good, compared to about 60% for the bottom 20%, and the top 20% of the population earn $45,292/ year,and the bottom 20% live on $23,069/ year. It is one of only three countries- besides Morocco and Spain, to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines. France remains a great power with significant cultural, economic, military, and political influence in Europe and around the world. It has the world's sixth-largest military budget, and third-largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, along with second-largest diplomatic corps, after the US. France is one of the largest economies in the EU, with GDP of $2.26 trillion in 2013 (constant 2005 prices). The country's well-developed infrastructure and strong services sector support the economy. But although France has...
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...mission is exploring the land called New France, arrived in Canada, he designed to build his residence in Quebec in 1608 because he thought Quebec is very suitable to trade fur. At about the same period, the British were settling their colonies in the thirteen colonies. In 1670, the English started involving in fur trade in Upper Canada and established the Hudson’s Bay Company but in 1682, the French attacked the Hudson’s Bay Company and took control of it until 1714. In the Treaty of Utrecht, the British took over of Acadia and Acadians were asked to take oath of allegiance to English king but they refused to sign the unconditional oath of allegiance to the English king. By 1755, the British decided...
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...Introducing Victoria’s Secret in France By: Kaitlin McDonald Rachel Pelkey Milena Peneva Prepared for the partial fulfillments for the requirements for: IBMK-421-AE International Marketing Spring 2010 Table of Contents: Executive Summary Company Overview Assessment of Domestic Business Climate Purchasing Power Related Macro Level: GDP Related Sector & Industry Distribution Unit Level: GDP Related (per capita) Consumption Expenditure Budget Allocation French Buying Decisions Industry Specific Outlook: Lingerie and France Overview Buying Preferences Market Size Related: Population Growth Rate Age Distribution Birth Rate Sex Ratio Urbanization Migration Rates and Patterns Management of Economy Fiscal Policy: Government Budget and Debt Taxation Monetary Policy: Inflation Assessment of International Business Climate Exported Related Imported Related Government Policies toward Imports Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Volume – Inflows and Outflows Trends Sectorial Distribution Government Policy toward FDI Balance of Payment Current Account Capital Account Official Reserve Position External Debt/ Debt Service Ratios Membership in International Organizations Demand Forecasting Entry Strategy Marketing Mix Strategies Product Channels Promotion Pricing Financial Outcome Executive Summary With a...
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...Paris, France is the capital and largest city of France. Its metropolitan area is one of the largest population centers in Europe, with more than 12 million inhabitants. Today, Paris is one of the world’s leading business and cultural centers and carries major influences towards politics, education, entertainment, media, science, and the arts which makes this city one of the world’s major global cities. The concept for Wal Mart Stores, Inc. sent a top candidate expatriate of our company to Paris, France with the focus of playing close attention on the following top issues in regards to being fully productive and profitable overseas. The topics discussed along with a description of today’s current situation in France are employee relations, compensation and benefit programs, cultural dimensions (How do they affect the practice of HR? How will they affect the functioning of the location?), political and economic stability and currency exchange issues, ethical concerns regarding hiring, child labor, bribery, etc., and language. Listed below are the descriptions of each: 1. Political and economic stability and currency exchange issues. France is a European hub for many multinational corporations. Paris ranks 2nd in the world for hosting the headquarters of these companies, after Tokyo and before London and New York. Therefore, Paris solidifies the presence of Europe in the world. According to the Consulate General of France (2013), another telling indicator is that...
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