Why didn't Father Meurin want to leave Illinois?

How would you feel if you had to leave a place where you had lived for over 20 years? Do you think Father Meurin had sentimental reasons for wanting to stay in Kaskaskia?

Why would Father Meurin's life have been increasingly difficult under the British?

Using Father Meurin as the measure, how do you think the Illinois Indians were regarded by the Jesuits?

What was the relationship between the state and the church in French colonial America? How does this relationship differ in our society?

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