Early French influence in the territory that became Indiana
WEBSep 8, 2018 · From Lafayette to LaPorte, Vincennes to Versailles, DeMotte to DuBois County, Indiana's rich trove of Francophonic toponyms reveals a past that is intimately tied to early French exploration and colonization of the New World.
Indiana: Native Presence - French Heritage Corridor: The Seven …
WEBLong before the French arrived, the ecosystem of what we today call Indiana had nurtured Native peoples. Indiana is situated at the intersection of two biomes: the Eastern hardwood forest biome and the prairie biome that characterizes Illinois and points west.
Early History of Indiana to 1779 - The History Museum
WEBThe French in Indiana. In the early 1500s a French explorer, Jacques Cartier, discovered the St. Lawrence River. Because he was the first to discover the area around the St. Lawrence River, Cartier claimed all of the land for France. The French government named this new land New France.
History of Indiana - Wikipedia
WEBThe French established Vincennes as a permanent settlement in Indiana during European rule, but the population of the area remained primarily Native American. [29] As French influence grew in the region, Great Britain , competing with France for control of North America, came to believe that control of Indiana was important to halt French ...
Indiana - Native American, French, US Expansion | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · In 1679 French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, sieur (lord) de La Salle, traveled by boat from Michigan down the St. Joseph River into what is now northern Indiana. To the south, traders from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania settled on the Ohio and the Wabash river shores.
The French Connection That Has Historians Licked - Indiana Public Media
WEBMost Hoosiers are familiar with French Lick—the valley in southern Indiana is the home of basketball legend Larry Bird, the historic resort of the same name, and the West Baden Springs...
Indiana: Traders, Forts, and Habitants - French Heritage Corridor: …
WEBThis includes what is today Indiana. The Native people with whom the French had been trading did not see this as territory changing hands, but rather saw the situation as involving simply changing the set of Europeans with whom to negotiate trade relationships.
Indiana - History and Heritage | Smithsonian
WEBNov 6, 2007 · The first Europeans in Indiana were French fur traders, who arrived in the late 1600s. Indiana was part of the territory France ceded to England after the French and Indian War, in 1763.
French Louisianians - Wikipedia
WEBThe French Louisianians (French: Louisianais), also known as Louisiana French, [2] [3] are Latin French people native to the states that were established out of French Louisiana.They are commonly referred to as French Creoles (French: Créoles). [4] [5] Today, the most famous Louisiana French groups are the Alabama Creoles (including Alabama Cajans), Louisiana Creoles (including Louisiana ...
How Rivalry Shaped Indiana - Indiana Humanities
WEBFeb 21, 2013 · Long before the American Revolution or Indiana’s admission to the Union, the French laid claim to the land we know today as Indiana. In fact the future state of Indiana was split in half between the colony of Louisiana and the colony of Canada.