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Which French settlement attempt at Akaroa in 1840, arriving just days after British sovereignty was proclaimed, resulted in a small but lasting French cultural influence on Banks Peninsula?
Answer: The Nanto-Bordelaise Company settlement — The Nanto-Bordelaise Company, backed by French whaling interests, sent 63 settlers to Akaroa in August 1840, only to find the Treaty of Waitangi had already been signed and British sovereignty asserted over the entire country.
- A The Compagnie des Indes settlement
- B The French South Island Company
- C The Nanto-Bordelaise Company settlement ✓
- D The Société de l'Océanie
The Nanto-Bordelaise Company, backed by French whaling interests, sent 63 settlers to Akaroa in August 1840, only to find the Treaty of Waitangi had already been signed and British sovereignty asserted over the entire country.