>the year is 1675 >King Louis XIV of France is recieving reports from Joliet and Marquette's explorations in North America >he learns of a place called Chicagou where there's a short portage between the great lakes and the Mississippi >he and the court immediately see potential to link Québec and Louisiana >they decide to build a canal >fast forward to 1700 >the canal between the Illinois River and the "Lac des Illinois," or as we know it "Lake Michigan" is finished >almost immediately trade starts pouring in >settlers from France move in en masse along with natives and métis >within several years the city of Chicagou springs up, rivaling Boston and Philadelphia >France becomes extremely wealthy, wins 7 years war and takes over Britain's colonies in North America >Fast forward to today >The world is speaking French as a universal language >Chicagou is a prime example of a French city outside of France >Ethnic French majority but also many Africans, natives and métis living there harmoniously in a true "Paris on the Prairie"
We could have had this. Now all that's left is St. Pierre et Miquelon as a reminder of what could have been.
Hunter Anderson
i said ENOUGH
Julian Phillips
bump
Adam Morales
RAMPANT SUR MA PEAU
Samuel Diaz
Why you move the knife in the wound ?
Sebastian Williams
>st.pierre et miquelon >"hey frogs we're taking the continent but you can keep this tiny little island :^). t. Nigel"
how can a nation be so thoroughly cucked?
Adrian Hall
>Ethnic French majority but also many Africans, natives and métis living there harmoniously in a true "Paris on the Prairie"
Lmao even in this alternative world the french are cucks who lust after bbc
Nolan Lopez
the french only needed to fish
Joseph Perry
Do I even need to say it in my reply to you or is it just implied?
Joseph Butler
>flag
James Wood
How would you say Chicago in French? What are other names the city might have been called under French rule?
Luis Allen
It's Chicago but with a french ch (pronounced sh)
Zachary Morales
Chicago is already pronounced like Shicago in English, though.
Tyler Long
didn't know that
Christopher Ward
Bump
Henry Adams
...
Nathan Barnes
>Louisiana was given to Spain in the 7 years war >Spain was in France's side Why?
Joseph Morris
And it was also taken back by France while they were your ally :^)
