SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NEW FRANCE
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2 000 days
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2-3 months
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6-8 months
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1 year
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Detailed explanation-1: -The crossing took more than three months. With the exception of one little girl, all the Iroquois died in France.
Detailed explanation-2: -French mariner Jacques Cartier was the first European to navigate the St. Lawrence River, and his explorations of the river and the Atlantic coast of Canada, on three expeditions from 1534 to 1542, laid the basis for later French claims to North America.
Detailed explanation-3: -France began colonizing the Americas 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.
Detailed explanation-4: -he voyage began on April 20, 1534 when Cartier departed from Saint-Malo with 2 ships and 61 men. After just 20 days of sailing, the expedition reached the area that is now modern day Newfoundland by early May.