French Colonization of NA

  • Period: 1491 to 1557

    Jaques Cartier

    French Explorer of North America
  • Period: 1515 to 1547

    Francis I

  • 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

  • Period: 1559 to 1560

    Francis II

  • Period: 1560 to 1574

    Charles IX

  • Period: 1574 to

    Henry III

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    Henry IV

  • 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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    Louis XIII

  • Trois Rivières Founded

  • Founding of Montreal

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    Louis XIV

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    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
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    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
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    Louis XV

    Reign of Louis XV
  • Bienville Founds New Orleans

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    King Georges War

    North American Part of the War of Austrian Succession. Resulting in the capture of Louisbourg Nova Scotia
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    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

  • Montreal is Captured

  • Treaty of Paris

    Ended the 7 years war. Ceded Canada to the British