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French colonies, North America
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Also known as: Gallia Nova, Nouvelle-France
New France
- Date:
- 1534 - 1763
- Key People:
- Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac Jacques Cartier Samuel de Champlain Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Verendrye Francois de Montmorency Laval
- Related Topics:
- habitant Sovereign Council
- Related Places:
- United States Canada Acadia
New France, French Nouvelle-France, (1534–1763), the French colonies of continental North America, initially embracing the shores of the St. Lawrence River, Newfoundland, and Acadia (Nova Scotia) but gradually expanding to include much of the Great Lakes region and parts of the trans-Appalachian West. The name Gallia Nova (New France) was first recorded in 1529 on a map prepared by the brother of Giovanni da Verrazano, who, in the service of France, had explored the coasts of North America in 1524 from what is now the Carolinas north to Nova Scotia. Then in 1534 the French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier ...(100 of 1075 words)