Does France even have enough surplus population growth in 19th century?
They certainly would if they didn't have the demographic collapse they suffered IOTL.
Does France even have enough surplus population growth in 19th century?
No, but if France had kept primogeniture through the 19th century like Britain and Germany, they would have had much higher population growth. Napoleon probably could have easily re-established primogeniture as a decree at some point.
Yeah you're right, moving many europeans quickly into tropical climates has historically been mostly unsuccesful.Moving that many people into French Louisiana in such a relatively short period of time would mean much more disease.
It was. Look at any map of St. Louis and see the large number of French names in communities, streets, waterways, etc. Same with much of central Missouri. It's just that by the 1850's, the budding railroads and riverboats brought in people from everywhere else, especially Germany and Ireland.What about St Louis Missouri as a possible place for the French to settle?
It was. Look at any map of St. Louis and see the large number of French names in communities, streets, waterways, etc. Same with much of central Missouri. It's just that by the 1850's, the budding railroads and riverboats brought in people from everywhere else, especially Germany and Ireland.
They certainly would if they didn't have the demographic collapse they suffered IOTL.
It wasn't truly a collapse, but a demographic transition, which the rest of the West adopted in the XX century. The French population grew gradually in the first half of the XIX century and then essentially stabilized in the second half.
Demographic collapse is what threatens countries like Ukraine right now.
Sure, but if it happened a century later in France, that would be enough.