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Founded Quebec
They founded Quebec, which became the base of France’s colonial empire in North America, known as New France -
Colonized Caribbean
The nations of Europe also colonized the Caribbean. The French seized control of present-day Haiti, Guadeloupe, and Martinique -
Dutch West India Company
Dutch merchants formed the Dutch West India Company, Dutch government granted the company permission to colonize the region and expand the fur trade -
Exploration of Mississippi River
Jacques Marquette explores the Mississippi River in 1673. His and others' exploration of the Mississippi helped to establish France's empire in North America -
Growth of New France
By 1760, the European population of New France had grown to only about 65,000. A large number of French colonists had no desire to build towns or raise families. -
Defeat of the French
British colonists, with the help of the British Army, defeated the French in 1763. The French surrendered their North American holdings. As a result of the war, the British seized control of the eastern half of North America -
Colonization of the Atlantic
With the Dutch gone, the English colonized the Atlantic coast of North America, By 1765 about 1.2 million English settlers lived in 13 colonies from Maine to Georgia