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SIGNATURE GUIDED WALKING TOUR The Story Of French America Origins of the French-speaking communities of Québec, Acadia,
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PRIVATE WALKING TOUR lasting 2.5 hours. One guide
for your group only. How do private tours work? ·
PRICE LIST: one price per group, see our PRICE LIST.
DO NOT pay until we confirm your booking. ·
BOOKING IS REQUIRED: click on BOOK button at
the top of this page and fill up form. ·
MEETING POINT: your Old Québec hotel or any
other location we agree upon. ·
CANCELLATION POLICY: if the tour is canceled more
than 48 hours before tour time, full refund LESS booking fee. Tour time can
be amended at no cost depending on availability. |
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THE
STORY OF FRENCH AMERICA Lafayette, Louisiana; Port Royal, South Carolina; Cœur d’Alene, Idaho; Des Moines, Iowa; Ste.
Genevieve, Missouri; Eau Claire,
Minnesota; Prairie du Rocher,
Illinois… Why are so many place names in the United States of French
origin? The answer is straightforward: 75% of present-day continental
U.S. was, until the 1760s, made up of French territories that were part of
New France (Nouvelle-France) with
Québec City as its capital. Our tour introduces numerous local and cross-cutting global
themes as we visit the most noteworthy sights in Old Québec |
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FRANCO-AMERICA Has France ever tried to reconquer territories or recover
influence in North America? The American Revolutionary War, the Louisiana Purchase
and the short-lived French Empire of Mexico are three major events providing
answers to this question. Unlike France, French Canada under British rule
observed but never intervened. Today, France and French America - Québec, Acadia and
Louisiana - are remote cousins sharing a common language embellished with
different accents and expressions. From both sides of the Atlantic,
French-speakers (francophones) of
today use these connections to develop business opportunities and major
cultural projects. |
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EVOLUTION OF FRENCH
AMERICA |
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QUÉBEC
and FRENCH CANADA TODAY The former capital of Nouvelle-France, Québec prominently
features hundreds of historical monuments and plaques, a unique architecture
as well as French and British institutions that have survived to this day. Furthermore, Québec is the largest
French-speaking capital city of the Americas and a UNESCO
World Heritage site. As a result, Old Québec City is the
ideal historic district to help history enthusiasts connect the dots of the Story of French America |
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HISTORY MARKERS IN OLD
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QUÉBEC 1608 |
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581-990-1600 (cell, text, What’s App) |
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quebec1608tours@gmail.com |
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