ASMR - Louisiana, Quebec: History of New France

Hi guys,
As promised, I talk about the History of New France today. I tell you why and how France colonized parts of North America, how these territories were lost, and what the remains of the French presence are, in Louisiana, the Middle West and Canada.

[@WhisperingCanadian]

I listen to every one of your videos, but don’t usually comment because I fall asleep. But I really love your videos, your voice is soothing and since I am a history nerd, I love the topics. Especially this video, as this time era is my favourite. Not just because it covers the history of my own country, I have always been interested in the colonial/fur trade period for some reason. I love the history of my country, and the influence France has had on it! Thank you :)

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

Glad to read this, thank you!

[@80feetjump]

WhisperingCanadian Lol nice name XD

[@Ladyreadsalot]

This was so interesting! I'm actually half Cajun French from Louisiana. I really enjoy your channel! Relaxing and informative. 👍🏽😊

[@OtherSideASMR]

I live in Canada. Always interesting to hear about French Canada's history. Quebec is like a little slice of Europe in North America. The Old parts of Quebec City and Montreal are gorgeous. Nothing else like it on this side of the Atlantic.

[@saysHotdogs]

*little slice of Europe in Canada

[@krisppynugget]

+Mande Peer I didn't know there was a little slice of Europe in the states? Never heard of a city or state described otherwise.

[@kevinrees5855]

New Orleans is similar - except we are more like a slice of the Caribbean and a Banana Republic ! LOL ! As for charm its so unique. Oh but the crime kills it.

[@douglasp2469]

Thank you, come again. Saint Augustine Florida’s got 16th century Spanish Architecture. It’s really pretty

[@Angellady11]

TheOtherSideOfASMR I’m Canadian too I’m québécois from Montreal I’m a maple girl

[@jreiland07]

A branch of my family immigrated to Quebec in the early 19th century (Sainte-Marthe and Rigaud) before moving on to the US a generation or two later. I’ve always wanted to visit the province though - those European-style buildings covered in snow look so cozy. And I’m an ice hockey fanatic.

[@roadwary56]

Mon Dieu. You have certainly got a niche in this kind of presentation sir. First off, yes naturally Americans in the US in particular like the French accent, and also the French language spoken, especially when done so in a relaxing atmosphere. I think this is great for Anglophones to learn French as an augmentation and/or diversion from the hectic world. Oh, almost forgot, the good history lessons too. Big thumbs up. Merci à vous.

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

Merci!

[@adamlawrence4690]

In case I fall asleep again. Thank you so much for your amazing ASMR presentations. I play every night. Such a soothing voice. Thank you for your research and insight. A wonderful combination!

[@jimmydelancia983]

most interesting channel on KZbin

[@HistoryWithAnthonyO]

Merci, I enjoyed this and I am from a french colony (that I wish there was more of a presentation about, maybe I will do one) called Biloxi (Vieux Biloxie) here on the gulf in Mississippi. I have found that except for in this general region (75 miles or 110 km from New Orleans) the French colonies are almost completely forgotten. Thank you sir once again.

[@saysHotdogs]

I had no idea Biloxi was French Cool

[@kevinrees5855]

So was Mobile, Alabama, and St Louis, and alot of other places !

[@claudiascott6654]

As part French Canadian ( LaBarge), I am fascinated by this lesson. Thank you!

[@ethosaur]

I like that you mix learning with relaxing, simply brilliant!

[@fuckchocouch]

I respect the French's attitude towards the native Americans, instead of slaughtering them they set up fur trade and traded other things with them.

[@christopherhaines2492]

DatGanjaSmuggla With one exception: the Fox Wars.

[@tybushnell9819]

Historical Review Well I think it wasn’t a conscious decision outright I think that just came about by necessity of the french colonies having lower population than the British.

[@kevinrees5855]

A huge and unfortunate mistake the French made was to not allow the Huguenots to migrate to North America under the French Crown as the English did with the Puritans and other troublesome religious groups. Je suis toujours Francais dans ma couer - un Cajun de Louisiane !

[@EdinburghFive]

The French were not friends with all indigenous groups as mention in Christopher Haines' entry. Also keep in mind the French participated in a slave trade of indigenous peoples (Panis), sold to them by indigenous allies.

[@burnelsemien1080]

That's a lie they slaughter millions of my people an raped our women an had us in captivity

[@sailormoon__sd]

I’m from Louisiana and I have Cajun French ancestors.

[@meganboyd6489]

I fall asleep to you every night. Thanks so much for all you do.

[@Dafneonder]

Merci beaucoup! J'ai un examen sur la Nouvelle-france demain. Très informative!

[@veroherrLA]

Thank you! I really enjoy your videos!!

[@austinballard3818]

I was born in Louisiana.. love asmr.. and I love history.. this is awesome lol

[@thedailyaustin]

Your videos are awesome! Keep up the good work!

[@chantalboulay973]

Thank you so much for making this video, I had a big grin on my face when I saw it. Not to make you angry with more requests, but could you do a video on the different tribes of North America? Like a video on the Iroquiois, Lakota, Blackfoot, Aztecs. Also a video on the crusades? These are all interests of mine, but please do not feel like you have to do them. Just some ideas if you ever run out. Anyways, I can not thank you enough for these historical whispers I love them so much.

[@jaminhostetler2471]

i could listen to your voice/accent all day! soothing way to learn history.

[@AnonningAnon]

I already learnt all this in highschool, but your voice is so soothing!

[@alip.66]

Very soothing history lesson. A significant chunk was left out though: The Little Canadas of New England. Big part of my family tree. Dozens of Little Canadas have contributed a significant but often ignored part of the character and history of New England since the 19th century (per the NE Historical Society). Paul Bunyan was a Canuck, thank you very much.

[@jvl8tr]

This is a very interesting video. I often watch & eventually listen to history related youtube videos while going to sleep. Your whispering voice adds an extra calming to the whole experience. I am descended from both French and Quebecois ancestors as well as Iroquois so this particular video has additional interest to me. I've surfed youtube for a decade & am quite surprised I've never discovered one of you videos. Very well done.

[@MrJetsfan123]

this is amazing. i love history so this is wonderful

[@franklle]

Relaxing voice! Interesting presentation! I like how your presentation style is highly original within KZbin channels (that I know of)..

[@daphnemitchum2884]

Hello, I happened across your page because of my interest in history and my enjoyment of ASMR for relaxation. You have provided me both! I shall subscribe for the interest of the facts you are sharing - and the quality of your voice makes this all the more pleasant. My mother's family has its roots in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast region and my father, the Midwest Great Lakes region. I come from a large Creole heritage; thus, the reason for drawing my interest to your page. I look forward to more of your content! Merci!

[@scotttimmins5297]

Man. This is old school French Whisperer material... nice.

[@EdinburghFive]

Interesting video. Captivating and somehow somewhat soothing. There are a couple of errors in the detail of the history: - Jacques Cartier did explore the Gulf of St. Lawrence 1534 but he did not establish a colony at that time. His attempt at colonization came during his 1535-36 expedition. Furthermore the colony was established on the north shore of the St. Lawrence at what is now Quebec City not on the south shore in the Gaspé Bay area as the author states. - Although the English, along with a number of other nations, had a presence in Newfoundland, the English were not officially colonizing the area at the same time that Cartier was in Quebec. Official English attempts at colonizing NL came in 1583 under Sir Humphrey Gilbert. - Although Quebec was established in 1608 it was not France's first colony in the region. This falls to the earlier 1605 establishment of Port Royal (Habitation) by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, in Acadia. Acadia is not located in the Gaspé Bay area. The bulk of old Acadia falls south and east of the Gaspé Bay. - Further along in the video the War of the Spanish Succession is mentioned and that it was concluded with the Treaty of Brunswick. The War of the Spanish succession was concluded with the Treaty of Utrecht. Under the treaty France gave up its claims to Rupert’s Land (Hudson Bay), Newfoundland, and ceded its colony of Acadia to Britain. Thus by 1755 and the deportation of the Acadians, Britain had been in control of Acadia for more than forty years. The author seems to imply Acadia fell to the British in 1755 and the Acadian deportations were a consequence of this. -Although many Acadians did end up in Quebec as well as Louisiana the journey was a complex one. The Acadians were deported to the other British American colonies, England and France by the British. Others fled to Quebec. Those who ended up in Louisiana and elsewhere did this by their own agency.

[@hoogachoga]

I just moved to New Orleans recently; good timing! Thanks and great work as always

[@saysHotdogs]

Welcome to the party. The best beignets are in City Park.

[@JasonSmith-cz8yj]

Mande Gianfala Great city. Great thing those beignets are as well. I was hooked. Went there from Oregon for one week for a wedding and if it weren’t for missing my doggy and the upcoming heat I can’t handle I would have loved to just set up shop their. Enjoy the party!

[@bigman7856]

This is soothing :)

[@tasuki199]

Thank you for this video.

[@AlexandraMatson]

This is very interesting! Thank you! :)

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

Miss Alexandra Glad you like it, and happy to see new videos from you recently!

[@riggs20]

I used this last night to help myself fall asleep. But I've got to watch the rest this morning because it was genuinely interesting. Thanks! PS. Never in a million years would I have guessed Detroit was a French name!

[@robin-bq1lz]

Dreaming Dreamer Détroit 😉

[@saysHotdogs]

Cool! I am from and still live in New Orleans. My father was a Cajun though. My husband is Canadian

[@rodgerbrown2430]

Mande Peer no offense but your husband is very lucky too you're gorgeous

[@oke7500]

+Rodger Brown you were not obligated too say that -_-'

[@rodgerbrown2430]

Faêleqs Gallgemein no one is actually obligated to tell the truth. I just told the truth because, its true about her.....period

[@saysHotdogs]

Rodger Brown I just saw this! Thank you so much! It's nice to hear while I'm sick in bed today. I'd never take offense it brightened my day :)

[@Jo_goat]

Heyyy, New Orléans speack french ?

[@brcage]

Jai vraiment aimer ca, merci beaucoup! :) subbed!

[@ariesdelfuego]

very relaxing and educating

[@tinglesmith1625]

Great video! 📚

[@andrewsapia]

how about an alternative history. Imagine that France had not so easily given up its North American possessions. Imagine that today France ruled half of the southern United States or a huge chunk of Canada.

[@maximeschmitt2094]

It's impossible for a very simple reason: unlike the Brits, the French didn't colonize their own colonies. Canada was an exception but even in this French colony there were only 60,000 French settlers when it became a British.

[@riggs20]

That would be so interesting! I love books & movies that explore alternative timelines like that. This makes me wonder - what would have happened to the western states? Would there have still been slavery in the South? Would the American Civil War have taken place? Interesting stuff!

[@mayoluck]

@@riggs20 during and after the civil war the North had slaves still. The civil war was about Southern wealth and power, slaves was the heart of that, not so much for the North, thats why the Republicans made it illegal, to weaken the Democrats in the South and to cut there money and power stopping the succession movement.

[@riggs20]

@@mayoluck I know all about the causes of the American Civil War and have a degree in history. My comment was just expressing my interest in alternative history narratives and how a stronger French presence in the New World would have affected 19th century America politics.

[@auroraborealass]

Oh!!! Canadian history. Thank you for posting this. :) I love Montreal and Quebec City. ❤️

[@Hello-ye2bi]

My +++great grandparents were Louis Hébert and Marie Rollet, Jean Morrissette and Jeanne Choret, Jean Guyon (Dion) and Mauthrine Robin, finally Zacharie Cloutier and Xainte Dupont.

[@Fragola203]

i have an exam about it. Merci beaucoup

[@ameliaelizabeth9658]

Merci!! Please do a video on the American revolution ♥️

[@ecyojnej]

Oh wow, your voice is amazing.

[@Msbbopalula]

I wanted to relax but I was so interested in the history lesson. I was so surprised by all the US cities with French names..like Detroit! Cadillac!What!

[@mayoluck]

Yea as an British colony most if not majority of our names come from native and other Eurpoean names.

[@ThePdog3k]

Just here to leave a comment and a like for my dude and my peeps.

[@LuisaRicciWise]

I recently had my DNA analysed and some of my ancestors migrated to Quebec and Mississippi. Incredible that this should come up today!

[@christopherhaines2492]

The Mission that Father Jacques Marquette established later in his life after he and Louis Jolliet explored the Mississippi was founded along the Illinois River at what is now Peoria, an hour west of where I live!

[@hattorihanzo2275]

Louis Jolliet came, saw and had a shopping mall named after him in Joliet.

[@ketamina87]

I need the HELLO EVERYONE intro 😂

[@ASMRMark]

Subbed, liked and shared... keep it up! good stuff...

[@augustinhaffner9340]

Baton Rouge has to be French, right? Another quality performance

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

Thanks! Yes it is, it means literally "Red Stick". I believe because Indians living in the region erected red-painted poles.

[@saysHotdogs]

The red poles had bloody animal heads on them. That stuff wasn't paint. ;)

[@ke11ybean]

Augustin Haffner for

[@katemcgregor7687]

Can you talk about the history of the Channel Islands please.

[@Loagun]

Great presentation. I would say though when France was forced to cede(the nice diplomatic word for 'stolen') Canada to Britain it knew wholeheartedly that it had just lost its most valuable possession. Besides the vast resources or the immense landscape whoever owned Canada would control the fastest trade routes beto Asia/China, East Siberia/east Russia, Australia, and the Americans direct to Britain which it than exported to Europe etc. That's why Napoleon had his secret deal with Spain so Britain wouldn't know France was coming to get its lost possession back. PS you forgot the Metis. A whole other chapter of French history in N.A. - I'm Metis lol.

[@soulshiversasmr]

Good video but you can't discover a continent that has already been occupied for thousands of years the vikings were not the first people to discover this land the natives did because they were born here. I'm a metis french and natives that lived together in peace were often rejected by both colonial settling and native nations Je parle Le franglais de Canadien. Lol keep it up your videos are informative and relaxing I love them!

[@samygama5779]

Can you please please do a video about the OLMECS?

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

suggestion noted, thanks.

[@wrestlingfan-yq1wh]

You're awesome

[@colechavez8224]

Even after France's defeat in the Seven Years War, the French had a continued legacy in North America, with many Frenchman who initially served King Louis ended up serving the new colonial powers (i.e. Spain and Britain) and later on the United States. They continued to found new cities and settlements as far west as Idaho and Washington State ( the city of Couer d'Alene was founded by French trappers working for the Hudson's Bay Company)

[@NoName-eq5oy]

fucking great video. i ve been interested in louisiana in recent times, for whatever reason. even tho i have no connection at all to this state. very cool video.

[@Angellady11]

Oui

[@lecoureurdesbois86]

Québec Libre ⚜

[@austinhenning6271]

We pronounce Des Moines "Dee Moyne" in Iowa! :)

[@andrewsapia]

once the French realized they could not get a 50 kinds of cheese and fresh Baguette every morning they abandoned the site.

[@youtubehandlesareridiculous]

Who wouldn't at that point. Sign me up!

[@kevinrees5855]

Many French did not leave and were here before the English. And over 400 years later we are still speaking French. When did your folks come over Mr. Sapia ?

[@riggs20]

@@kevinrees5855 Chill. He's teasing.

[@impera_x]

Great vid I live in louisiana

[@yungtrichome7900]

Yeahhhhhh Louisiana ya erd me ima caucajun

[@Mikey-gs1dx]

oh no, can't do this right now or I will fall asleep. Been up all night studying the french colonies. Must stay awake. Will check it out later. lol

[@andrewsapia]

Not only that it is looking more and more like Phoenicians, Egyptians and even Libyans and possibly the Chinese all made early voyages to North and South America.

[@tusk3260]

should show this to alternate history hub

[@lj1987]

I'm French Creole and I love France and wish we were still La LOUISIANE

[@soular_wisdom]

Can't discover a place if someone else already lived there. Just saying. Love the channel though.

[@Dcenteio]

But sadly, Cajun French is dying out with the younger generations.

[@Angellady11]

I’m québécois Vive Quebec!

[@Thebarnardfactor]

Votre province Monsieur?

[@EdgeOfLight]

jcrois qu'il vit en Amérique du Sud (Perou ou argentine)

[@ariaboucher678]

I started listening but the topic of colonisation is not very relaxing I’ll be back in the daytime

[@blafiman]

joseph the masion rouge ......tell the truth.....also abraham morhouse....lets hear it......

[@quorthorn7945]

36:43

[@Angellady11]

Can I send you maple syrup from my garden?

[@rodgerbrown2430]

I liked this alot too. thank you. it' hard to find good info about the settlement of New France in America. here are my only French ancestors en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Boucher en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Demonbreun the entire Mississippi River was part of New France, including part of Tennessee

[@zeddez1005]

There are stories from the Kentucky eastern border, by British/American people not to go to that land, because you would encounter the French and the Indians. You'll find this info if you study the people of the Appalachians.

[@zackman1751]

make america french agian

[@mreddyfeelgood]

Vladimir lenin Vladimir for predz 🙏👏

[@user-sy6gq9yk1d]

In Louisiana french culture is almost gone unfortunately due to multiculturalism. Only old people speak it

[@kevinrees5855]

Its coming back mon ami !

[@vaastdovahkiin635]

The power and glory of the french nation in the North America is more known than never before but there's still some works to do. The books are undusted, the artifacts are unsoiled and the interests of the quebecois and americans is growing. It's a good thing to our neighbors to know more about the truth because almost everyone in Canada/United-States is holding some affilities indeed some family roots. The Quebec nation is the result of a epic trip to an unknown land and a crazy project of exploration the land and the rivers,between the autochtone clans and the majestic wilderness. The trade road of fur, treaty and the technologies given btween each other have been making a kind of fusion of two distinct nations to became one known as Métis. The important thing here is that, despite difference and language, the dialogues and the active listening can resolve problems and create attachments indeed a new modern nation. Most of my ancestors came from the France and the Maine state in the years 1700.

[@katdoe78]

Am I supposed to be this turned on?

[@elizabethvelez7435]

I wish you could redo these older videos in your new style.

[@north-shoregcs3894]

change playback speed to 1.25

[@reaper1518]

History of marijuana and tobacco

[@rottweilerman69]

acadie!

[@maxwill5988]

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