In 1685, France began building outposts in Texas, like Fort St. Louis near Matagorda Bay. In the 1990s, French traders established a trading port near the mouth of the
Mississippi River. By 1718, New Orleans was a port city. By creating these
settlements, what region did the French hope to control?

the dominoes began to fall. the surrender at appomattox took place a week later on april 9. while it was the most significant surrender to take place during the civil war, gen. robert e. lee, the confederacy's most respected commander, surrendered only his army of northern virginia to union gen. ulysses s. grant

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a widespread disease that killed many people

the split of the christian church

invasion from arab muslims