pays d'en haut

(noun)

A vast territory west of Montreal covering the whole of the Great Lakes north and south and stretching as far into the North American continent as the French had explored.

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Examples of pays d'en haut in the following topics:

  • Pontiac's Uprising

    • American Indians involved in Pontiac's Rebellion lived in a vaguely defined region of New France known as the pays d'en haut, "the upper country," which was claimed by France until the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
    • The tribes of the pays d'en haut consisted of three basic groups.
    • Scholars believe that rather than being planned in advance, the uprising spread as word of Pontiac's actions at Fort Detroit traveled throughout the pays d'en haut, inspiring already discontented American Indians to join the revolt.

  • Montgomery and Protests

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    • He was ordered to pay a $500 fine or serve 386 days in jail.
    • Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D.H.