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Wampum
thumb|300px|right|Quahog (left) and whelk (right) wampum
thumb|right|A representation of the original Two Row Wampum Treaty|Two Row Wampum treaty belt
thumb|Modern examples and interpretations of wampum
thumb|right|Haudenosaunee wampum belt
New Paltz
town in New York, United States
Battle of Jumonville Glen
1754 opening battle of the French and Indian War
French language in the United States
overview about the French language in the United States
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voyageurs
thumb|Shooting the Rapids, 1879 by Frances Anne Hopkins (1838–1919)
Voyageurs (; ) were 18th- and 19th-century French and later French Canadians and others who transported furs by canoe at the peak of the North American fur trade. The emblematic meaning of the term applies to places (New France, including the and the ) and times where that transportation was over long distances, giving rise to folklore and music that celebrated voyageurs' strength and endurance. They traversed and explored many regions in what is now Canada and the United States.
Pays d'en Haut
Territory of New France
Fort Le Boeuf
French fort established in 1753
Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville
Governor of New France
Julien Dubuque
French Canadian explorer and pioneer
Starved Rock State Park
state park in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA