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  2. French colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The French first came to the New World as travelers seeking a route to the Pacific Ocean and wealth. Major French exploration of North America began under the rule of Francis I, King of France. In 1524, Francis sent Italian-born Giovanni da Verrazzano to explore the region between Florida and Newfoundland for a route to the Pacific Ocean.

  3. List of French explorers - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of French people known as explorers. Before 1500. Jean de ... (North America) Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (Indian Ocean, Pacific ...

  4. Category:French explorers of North America - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "French explorers of North America" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  5. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle - Wikipedia

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    René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (/ l ə ˈ s æ l /; November 22, 1643 – March 19, 1687), was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River.

  6. Timeline of the European colonization of North America

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    986: Norsemen settle Greenland and Bjarni Herjólfsson sights coast of North America, but doesn't land (see also Norse colonization of the Americas). c. 1000 : Norse settle briefly in L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland.

  7. European colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    France founded colonies in the Americas: in eastern North America (which had not been colonized by Spain north of Florida), a number of Caribbean islands (which had often already been conquered by the Spanish or depopulated by disease), and small coastal parts of South America. Explorers included Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524; Jacques Cartier ...

  8. Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe - Wikipedia

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    Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe [1] [2] (4 February 1683 in Saint-Malo – 26 September 1765) was a French explorer who is credited with using the name "Little Rock" in 1722 for a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River used by early travelers as a landmark. Little Rock, Arkansas was subsequently named for the landmark.

  9. Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont - Wikipedia

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    Bourgmont, a fugitive from justice, became a coureur des bois for several years during his early career.. Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont (April 1679 – 1734) was a French explorer who documented his travels on the Missouri and Platte rivers in North America and made the first European maps of these areas in the early 18th century.