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Answer
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What massive territory did France sell to the U.S. in 1803?
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Louisiana Territory
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What African canal was built by a French company?
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Suez Canal
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What was the most populous city in French Indochina?
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Saigon
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What former French colony is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?
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Madagascar
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What modern-day French region is located in South America?
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French Guiana
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What conqueror briefly incorporated parts of Spain, Italy, and the other countries into France?
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Napoleon
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What small Caribbean island does France share with the Netherlands?
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Saint Martin
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What French colony became independent after a slave revolt in 1804?
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Haiti
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What is the most populous island in French Polynesia?
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Tahiti
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What is the most populous French-speaking city in the Americas?
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Montreal
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What city was founded in 1701 on the strait between Lake Erie and Lake Huron?
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Detroit
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What small country, formerly known as French Somaliland, gained independence in 1977?
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Djibouti
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In what country did France intervene during the "Opium Wars"?
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China
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Besides Vietnam, what other "V" country was once a French colony?
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Vanuatu
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What was the primary export of France’s North American colonies?
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Fur
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What is the nearest country to the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
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Canada
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What colony became independent in 1962 after a brutal 8-year war?
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Algeria
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In what Middle Eastern country do 40% of the people speak French as a second language?
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Lebanon
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What former French possession is the westernmost city on the African mainland?
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Dakar
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In the 1700s French settlers left Nova Scotia to settle in Louisiana. What are the descendents of those settlers called?
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Cajuns
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The contrast is particularly striking in French Guiana, as it borders Suriname, one of the poorer countries in South America, and Northern Brazil, the least developed part of the country.
This is not to say that the situation could not be improved, as shown by the massive strikes that took place in the region earlier this year, but the issues they're suffering are either way smaller than in other countries in the area, or could not be resolved in any way by independence, which would cut them a critical lot of subventions to Overseas Territories from Metropolitan France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America