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Sep 9, 1534
Claiming New France
In 1534, France sent Jacques Cartier to explore the Atlantic coastline of North America. His goal was to find a Northwest Passage,but he failed to find such a Passage -
Period: Sep 11, 1534 to
French settlers and explorers
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New France
New France is now called New York. It was A little state. -
Settling New France
Champlin sailed up the St. Lawrence River and built a trading post he called Quebec.For the next 150 years, Quebec would be a base for French explorers, soldiers, missionaires, traders, and fur trappers. -
claiming louisiana
in 1673, two explorers, Father Marquette and Louis Joliet, explorer the great Missipi River. They hoped that this waterway would be the long-sought Northwest Passage. -
Claiming Louisiana
Robert de La Salle explored the entire length of the Mississipi River.La Salle named this vast area Louisiana for thr French monarch, King Louis XIV.
