Clark hoped that this information would be useful in securing the allegiance of the French-speaking inhabitants of the Illinois country.
However, in 1963, special 'language facilities' were given to French-speaking inhabitants, when those were still a minority.
Belgium, in contrast, has eased the traditional hostility between its French-speaking Walloon inhabitants and the Flemish-speaking majority by granting both regions a high level of self-government.
The municipalities (and a number of French-speaking inhabitants) claimed that the directive introduced new rules, and thus conflicted with art.
He also played a role in the Great Upheaval of French-speaking inhabitants of Nova Scotia before returning home to Britain.
But there are almost one million French-speaking inhabitants in Brussels in front of only 3,5 million Walloons.
In 1755 the majority of the French-speaking inhabitants of Atlantic Canada were deported to the Thirteen Colonies.
Out of necessity, the educated class learned the English language and became progressively bilingual, but the great majority of the French-speaking inhabitants continued to speak only French, and their population increased.
During the period of French hegemony over New France the term Canadien referred to the French-speaking inhabitants of Canada.
When it was created, the French-speaking inhabitants of Canada constituted the only large group wishing to see Canada become an independent country from the British Empire.
