USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Only the wealthy pursued education in New France.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -New France (French: Nouvelle-France) was the territory colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 under the Treaty of Paris. Motto: “Montjoie Saint Denis!"

Detailed explanation-2: -The first official settlement of Canada was Québec, founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608. The other four colonies within New France were Hudson’s Bay to the north, Acadia and Newfoundland to the east, and Louisiana far to the south. Canada became the most developed of the five colonies of New France.

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: -However, not many of them would settle in the country. When the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763 and French officially ceded the territory to Great Britain, the total population of New France was approximately 70, 000 people.

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