USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In the middle of the 18th century, New France accounted for 60, 000 people while the British colonies had more than one million people. This placed the colony at a great military disadvantage against the British.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Motivations for Colonization Britain, France, Spain, and the Netherlands established colonies in North America.