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67 Cards in this Set
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au cours de
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during
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decime
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decimated(many are killed)
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un colon
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colonist
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faire venir
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to make some
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de force
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by force
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garder
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to keep
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une tortue
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turtle
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mater
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to put down(rebellion)
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un citoyen
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citizen
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a part entiere
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100%
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outre-mer
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overseas
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un bateau
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ship
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charger
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to load fill
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perir
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perish
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une malediction
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curse
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venger
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get avenge
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les Antilles
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caribbean islands
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une ame
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soul
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la devanture
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store front
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le volet
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a shutter
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il est issu
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it came from
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une croyance
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belief
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il a eu lieu
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it took place
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au cours de
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during
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mettre en fuite
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to set to flight
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une merveille
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a marvel
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au debut de
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at the beginning of
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il a ete seduit
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he was charmed
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la vocation d'artiste
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the calling as an artist
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meconnu
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unknown
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un nombre croissant
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a growing number
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un amateur
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a fan
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un avocat
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a lawyer
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a plein temps
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full time
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une region reculee
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a remote region
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une region marecageuse
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a swampy area
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proteger
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to protect
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acquis
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acquired
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tout a fait
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completely
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s'accrocher
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to cling to
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la vaudou
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santeria, voodoo
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la capitale de la martinique en 1902
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Saint Pierre
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des peintures rupestres
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rock paintings
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puissant
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powerful
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se succeder
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to follow in each others' succession
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charge de
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loaded with
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le sel
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salt
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une pepite d'or
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gold nugget
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arracher
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to tear away
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epouvantable
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dreadful
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un etre humain
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a human being
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une moitie
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a half
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un comptoir
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trading post
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le littoral
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the coast
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ainsi
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thus
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decouper
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cut into pieces
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reclamer
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demand
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parmi
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among
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le milieu
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the environment
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la capitale de la Martinique en 1902
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Saint Pierre
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le nom de la montagne
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Pelee
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des indigenes des antilles
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les caraibes
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l'annee ou christophe colomb est arrivee a la guadeloupe
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1493
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une base antillaise pour les pirates
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l'ile de la tortue
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un president haitien
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Jean-bertrand aristide
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un revolutionnaire qui est mort prissoner france
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toussaint louverture
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le nom colonial d'haiti
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Saint-domingue
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