New France wasn’t a footnote — it was the forgotten engine that reshaped North America.

In this episode, I’m joined by comedian and social studies educator Jimmy McCartney to break down how New France (Quebec & the St. Lawrence) was built differently than the British colonies: smaller population, massive territory, and an economy powered by the fur trade — which created strategic alliances with Indigenous nations and set the stage for the French & Indian War / Seven Years’ War.

We also connect the dots most history classes skip:

✅ Champlain’s alliance that shaped the Iroquois/British alignment

✅ Why New France controlled huge land with tiny population

✅ How Quebec fell (Plains of Abraham)

✅ The Acadian deportation — and how it helped create the Cajuns

✅ The overlooked chain reaction: Seven Years’ War → British debt → colonial taxes → “no taxation without representation”

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