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Period: 1491 to 1557
Jaques Cartier
French Explorer of North America -
Period: 1515 to 1547
Francis I
King of France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_I_of_France -
1534
Cartier Expedition #1
Cartier Discovers New Foundland and the St. Lawrence -
1541
ean-François Roberval Charged with creating a Permanent Settlement
Jacques Cartier brings back quartz to France thinking it is diamonds and is discredited. Marguerite de La Rocque
https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/navarre/heptameron/heptameron.html#N67 novel 67 -
Period: 1547 to 1559
Henry II
King of France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_France -
Period: 1559 to 1560
Francis II
King of France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_II_of_France -
Period: 1560 to 1574
Charles IX
King of France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IX_of_France -
Period: 1574 to
Henry III
King of France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_France -
Period: to
Henry IV
King of France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_France -
Founding of Port Royal
Champlain has a share in the founding of port royal in the bay of fundy. Nova Scotia -
Champlain Founds City of Quebec
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Period: to
Louis XIII
King of France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIII -
Trois Rivières Founded
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Founding of Montreal
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Period: to
Louis XIV
King of France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV -
Period: to
Filles du Roi
Women sent to New France sponsored by Louis XIV in an effort to settle the French territory in the new world -
René-Robert Cavelier travels the Mississippi
Sieur de La Salle was the first European to travel from the Great Lakes down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico -
Period: to
Nine Years War
Started by King Louis XIV. France vs coalition including Holy Roman Empire, England, Spain, Portugal -
British Attack on Quebec City
Unsuccessful British attack on Quebec City -
Period: to
Louis XV
Reign of Louis XV -
Bienville Founds New Orleans
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Period: to
King Georges War
North American Part of the War of Austrian Succession. Resulting in the capture of Louisbourg Nova Scotia -
Period: to
Seven Years War/French & Indian War
At this time the English colonies contained more than 1 million people while New France had about 70k. The French are supported by First Nations allies. They receive help from France in 1756, about 7k troops. It is a global war -
British Take Quebec
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Montreal is Captured
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Treaty of Paris
Ended the 7 years war. Ceded Canada to the British