French colonization of the Americas From 1851 to 1951 it was the site of a notorious penal colony, Devil's Island ("Île du Diable"). Since 1946, French Guiana has been an overseas department of France. French colonization of the Americas The French colonization of the Americas began in the 16th century, and continued on into the following centuries as France established a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere. France founded colonies in much of eastern North America, on a number of Caribbean islands, and in South America. Most colonies were developed to export products such as fish, rice sugar, and furs. As they colonized the New
Douglas (given name) of the given name is , which is pronounced ; a variant form of this name is "Dougalasa". The given name "Doug" is a common short form variant of "Douglas". Pet forms of the given name include: "Dougie" and "Duggie". In Scotland, while spelled "Dougie" like the above, there is a distinct Scottish pronunciation of "Doogie". Douglas (given name) Douglas is a Scottish masculine given name which originated from the surname "Douglas". Although today the name is almost exclusively given to boys, it was used as girls name in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, in the north of England. The