french colonization

  1. KingOnTheEdge

    Wi: France Is More Open To Colonial Settlement?

    Otl, the downfall of New France was its minuscule population compared to the 13 colonies and what would be canada. So what if France took a page out of the British book and lets those who want to, head off to the new world? I imagine a good POD would be a proof of concept for the Hugonot...
  2. KingOnTheEdge

    How Do We Have France Win Out In The New World

    So i kinda wanna do a tl about a pax francia/a francophonic new world at least, but I'm unsure how to do it pod wise. How do we get it so that the French colonial empire is the strongest in the americas, and what sort of effects could this have? I know I want to give France either mexico or...
  3. Odinson

    Bourbonia: A Cook Islands Timeline
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    1794-1805 Departing from France during the bloody Reign of Terror, three ships full of nobles, clergymen, and terrified members of the third estate who wished to flee the turmoil. The three ships, bought from the British merchant marine with the dwindling riches of the organizer Jean-Luc Auger...
  4. WI French Carolina/American South?

    What if the french were the ones to colonice the american south? Looking at otl french north america, I would assume that they could bring far less white colonist to the south than the brits, but looking at how Haiti was run, I could guess this would lead to a majority black south? Or maybe one...
  5. AHC: French Jamaica

    With a POD after 1600, have Jamaica end up a French possession, and as francophone/creolophone by today as OTL Haiti, Martinique, or Guadalupe.
  6. GauchoBadger

    A French Sudan?

    Is it possible for the french, with a PoD after 1848 and before 1900, to acquire the Sudan region, and possibly an outlet to the Red Sea? I'm under the impression that they were not able to colonise Egypt due to Britain's vested interest in controlling communications with India, but i still...
  7. Von_Schlieffen

    France colonizes all of Africa

    They discovered how big Africa was and just sent everyone there after losing Le Canada and defeated the Ottomans sooner like maybe 1740's. Thread just for fun
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