FRENCH EMPIRE 1600-1960

Early French Colonial Empire

Started with the Establishment of Port Royal In 1605 in the Colony of Acadia what is not Nova Scotia

1663 saw the Passing of Sovereign Counsel making it a loose alliance of Natives and French in Modern day North America

Empire in the East

Establishment of posts in the Indian and Far East began as far back as 1600

These territories were eventually lost to the champions of colonization the British

The End of Empire

World War 2 and the Financial Collapse of France disintegrated its empire

National Liberation Movements made it hard to re establish control over territories that were lost during World War 2