French Exploration

  • Jun 1, 1543

    Northwest passage

    Northwest passage
    Jacques Cartier was sent by the French king to look for the northwest passage that could link the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean
  • Jul 24, 1543

    St. Lawrence river

    St. Lawrence river
    Cartier found the inlet to the St. Lawrence and claimed the whole area for France which is now New France
  • nova scotia

    nova scotia
    Nova Scotia was first settled by the French and was home to 10,000 people by the time of the French and indian war
  • French Empire

    French Empire
    in 1608 began the French empire in north America
  • new foundland

    new foundland
    France had laid claim to an expanse or territory that ranged from new foundland in the northeast down across the great lakes through the Ohio valley southward along the Mississippi river to the gulf of Mexico and far west to the rocky mountains
  • New Orleans

    New Orleans
    new Orleans was settled and was distributed between the French and English
  • Jhon Winslow

    Jhon Winslow
    On Friday September john Winslow ordered that all males 10 years and older in the area were to gather in the grand pre church for and impotant message