The Commerce of Louisiana During the French Regime, 1699-1763

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This volume reveals the wider scope of the French political and economic situation, in addition to the minutiae of common barter and trade in Louisiana right through the French Régime.

By the time French colonists sought a portion of the New World’s riches, much of those resources had already been claimed by Spain and Portugal. Once settled in North The usa, alternatively, they quickly turned their attentions to commerce, specifically to trade within the Louisiana region.  For just about 65 years French explorers, soldiers, administrators, and accountants focused on establishing a string of forts and small villages at key points in the Mississippi and Illinois River valleys, eastward to the Mobile River drainage, and westward toward New Mexico.  Regardless of a long and costly war at home, for a time it looked as though the French would be successful in controlling a vast swath of the middle of North The usa with routes stretching from Quebec City to New Orleans. 

Under the guidance of leaders such as LaSalle, Joliet, Father Marquette, Frontenac, Hennepin, and Bienville, the French made a good start in the lucrative trading business and established working relationships with the various Indians of the region. But by 1763, with war in Europe and a faltering economy at home, commerce in the New World eroded in conjunction with the ability of the French to keep watch over the region and to offer protection to their investments from the encroachment of the Spanish and English. 

 

 

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