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Claiming the Wilderness (1670 To 1755)

A small French settlement in New France builds a flourishing society and stakes a claim to a massive continent between 1660 and 1750. New France's populace includes shop keepers, artisans, farmers and landlords, as well as fur-trading expansionists like Governor Frontenac and his commercial partner, Robert Cavelier de La Salle, who build a network of Indian alliances and extend French trading posts to the Gulf of Mexico. But this fast-paced growth brings New France into ever more bitter conflict with the wealthier and more numerous - but less venturesome - British colonists to the south. The story culminates with the heartrending deportation of more than 10,000 French Catholic Acadians as the struggle to possess North America enters its final, decisive phase.

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  • Originally Aired October 31, 2000
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network CBC
  • Created March 22, 2016 by
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Name Type Role
Hubert Gendron Writer
Gene Allen Writer
Dominique Briand Guest Star
Pierre Chagnon Guest Star
Graham Greene Guest Star
Zachary Richard Guest Star
Paule Baillargeon Guest Star
Serge Turbide Director
Claude Lortie Director