French North America

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

town in New York, United States

1754 opening battle of the French and Indian War

overview about the French language in the United States

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.

Territory of New France

French fort established in 1753

Governor of New France

French Canadian explorer and pioneer

state park in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA