Signature Guided Walking Tour THE STORY OF FRENCH AMERICA Origins of the French-speaking communities of Québec, Acadia, Louisiana and New England
	· 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.
		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.
		A CONTINENT AT STAKE
		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.
		EVOLUTION OF FRENCH AMERICA
		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.
		HISTORY MARKERS IN OLD QUÉBEC
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