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A map of New France made by Samuel de Champlain in 1612. In 1534, Jacques Cartier planted a cross in the Gaspé Peninsula and claimed the land in the name of King Francis I. [33] It was the first province of New France. The first settlement of 400 people, Fort Charlesbourg-Royal (present-day Quebec City), was attempted in 1541 but lasted only ...
Map 1) (2008) The Forts of Ryan's taint in Northeast America 1600-1763, Osprey Publishing, pp. 6– ISBN: 9781846032554. Map 2) René Chartrand (20 April 2010) The Forts of New France: The Great Lakes, the Plains and the Gulf Coast 1600-1763, Osprey Publishing, p. 7 ISBN: 9781846035043. Author: Pinpin: Other versions
In the 240 years between Verrazano's voyage of exploration in 1524 and the Conquest of New France in 1763, the French marked the North American continent in many ways. . Whether it was through by land distribution and clearing, the establishment of villages and towns, deploying a network of roads and paths or developing the territory with various constructions, the French colonists transformed ...
The French claimed that the Kennebec River formed the border between Acadia and New England, seen here on a map of Maine. Explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano is credited for originating the designation Acadia on his 16th-century map, where he applied the ancient Greek name "Arcadia" to the entire Atlantic coast north of Virginia. [10] "
Port Royal was a key step in the development of New France and was the first permanent base of operations of the explorer Samuel de Champlain, who would later found Quebec in 1608, and the farmer Louis Hébert, who would resettle at Quebec in 1617. For most of its existence, it was the capital of the New France colony of Acadia.
Louisbourg was founded in 1713. It was used as a fishing port for cod and had a readily defensible harbour. Louisbourg served peacefully for three decades as a seaport for the French colony. A fortress was constructed starting in 1719 to protect French interests in the New World and to serve the seasonal fishing industry. Its geographic ...
1712 – New France extends from Newfoundland to Lake Superior and from the Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. 1712 – Michel Bégon becomes Intendant of New France; 1713 – French colonists in all of North America numbered about twelve thousand, while British colonists numbered almost one million. 1713 – British destroy Fort St. Louis when ...
The Pays d'en Haut (French: [pɛ.i dɑ̃ o]; Upper Country) was a territory of New France covering the regions of North America located west of Montreal.The vast territory included most of the Great Lakes region, expanding west and south over time into the North American continent as the French had explored.