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While Richelieu's efforts did little to increase the French presence in New France, they did pave the way for the success of later efforts. [40] Simultaneously, the English colonies to the south began raiding the St. Lawrence Valley, also capturing and holding Quebec until 1632. [41]
This is a list of the timelines for the history of northern New France beginning with the first exploration of North America by France through being part of the French colonial empire. Beginnings to 1533 - northern region (present day Canada) 1534 to 1607 - northern region (Canada) 1608 to 1662 - (Quebec region) 1663 to 1759 - (Quebec region)
In 1663 when Louis XIV provided the Royal Government, the population of New France was only 2,500 European inhabitants. That year, to increase the population, Louis XIV sent between 800 and 900 'King's Daughters' to become the wives of French settlers. The population of New France reached subsequently 7,000 in 1674 and 15,000 in 1689. [20] [21]
From a numerical point of view, New France had always been at disadvantage when compared to the more populous thirteen American colonies of British America.When the hostilities began, New France could only claim a population of approximately 80,000 white inhabitants, 55,000 of whom lived in Canada.
After Champlain's founding of Quebec City in 1608, it became the capital of New France. Encouraging settlement was difficult, and while some immigration did occur, by 1763 New France only had a population of some 65,000. [133] In 1787, there were 30,000 white colonists on France's colony of Saint-Domingue.
New France (French: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France beginning with exploration in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 under the Treaty of Paris. [1] [2]
1534 - On July 24, Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and claims it for France. 1535 - Cartier's expedition sails along the St. Lawrence River and stops in a little bay he names Baie Saint-Laurent on August 10.
New France began a policy of expansion in an attempt to dominate the trade. French influence extended west, north, and south. Forts and trading posts were built with the help of explorers and traders. Treaties were negotiated with native groups, and fur trading became very profitable and organized.