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New France

French colonies, North America

Also known as: Gallia Nova, Nouvelle-France

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Category: Geography & Travel

French:: Nouvelle-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

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New 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 entered the ...(100 of 1075 words)

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