- French colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia
France began colonizing America in the 16th century and continued into the following centuries as it established a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere France established colonies in much of eastern North America, on several Caribbean islands, and in South America
- The French in America | United States History I - Lumen Learning
The sparse French presence meant that colonists depended on the local Algonquian people; without them, the French would have perished French fishermen, explorers, and fur traders made extensive contact with the Algonquian
- The French Colonization of the Americas - WorldAtlas
Beginning in the 16th century and lasting for over three centuries, France established several colonies in the Americas, including in what are now Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, and South America
- New France | Definition, History, Map | Britannica
New France, (1534–1763), the French colonies of continental North America, initially embracing the shores of the St Lawrence River, Newfoundland, and Acadia (Nova Scotia) but gradually expanding to include much of the Great Lakes region and parts of the trans-Appalachian West
- American Colonies - French New France - The History Files
France experienced uncertain beginnings when it came to settling the New World of North America Between 1534 and 1542, Jacques Cartier made three voyages across the Atlantic to visit the St Lawrence River, claiming the land for King Francis I
- French Colonization Of The Americas - MyHeritage Wiki
Firstly, the French lost the Indian Wars in North America to the British, a constituent conflict of the Seven Years’ War, and in the resulting peace in 1763 France ceded its colonies in Quebec, Newfoundland and Acadia to Britain [6]
- French Colonies in America | Center for Archaeological Studies
Between Verrazano's visit to the Atlantic coastline in 1524 and the end of the Seven Years War in 1763, the French colonized or visited nearly every corner of North America
- French Colonies in the Americas and the Caribbean Sea
In North America the French established two huge colonies, each along a major North American river The first of the two was New France founded along the St Lawrence River
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