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Great Lakes

The Great Lakes are five large freshwater lakes in North America on the border of the United States and Canada. By 1710 the French Empire in North America extended from Acadia and the St Lawrence through the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi to Louisiana.

Great Lakes
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Etowah chiefdomNew FranceKingdom of KizibaUnyanyembeImperial British East Africa Company

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Great Lakes. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/great-lakes
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“Great Lakes.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/great-lakes. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Great Lakes.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/great-lakes.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Great Lakes’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/great-lakes (Accessed: ).

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