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Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Research Paper

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Jean Baptiste point du sable Jean Baptiste Point du sable was the first settler in Chicago. Born in Saint-domingue in 1745 he became the founder of Chicago.Du Sable had a mother who was an African- born slave and his father was French. Not much is really known about what he did during his early life. There is a chance that he might of studied in France, and had a job as a sailor. In 1764 Du Sable moved to New Orleans from Haiti with his friend Jacques clemorgan. Saint-Domingue a French colony on the caribbean which was founded on 1625. Du sable was born 120 years after the island was founded. He spent most of his childhood there, which he then left the island when he was 19. With his friend jacques clemorgan he

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