SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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Along paths of lakes and rivers
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Along the boundaries of Native tribes
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Military conquest of other European colonies
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Along major mountain formations
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1534, Francis I of France sent Jacques Cartier on the first of three voyages to explore the coast of Newfoundland and the St. Lawrence River. He founded New France by planting a cross on the shore of the Gaspé Peninsula.
Detailed explanation-2: -They farmed in the river valleys, where the land was most fertile. The business that made New France useful to the French Empire was the fur trade. The fur trade was made possible by continued partnerships with First Nations.
Detailed explanation-3: -New France, French Nouvelle-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.
Detailed explanation-4: -France began to establish colonies in North America, the Caribbean and India in the 17th century but lost most of its possessions following its defeat in the Seven Years’ War. The North American possessions were lost to Britain and Spain but the latter returned Louisiana (New France) to France in 1800.