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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)
1598: Spanish settlement in Northern New Mexico. 1600: By 1600 Spain and Portugal were still the only significant colonial powers. North of Mexico the only settlements were Saint Augustine and the isolated outpost in northern New Mexico. Exploration of the interior was largely abandoned after the 1540s.
Timeline of New France history in Quebec 1534 to 1607 Succeeded by. 1608 to 1662 This page was last edited on 5 December 2023, at 06:53 (UTC). Text is ...
Samuel de Champlain overseeing the construction of the Habitation de Québec, in 1608. New France had five colonies or territories, each with its own administration: Canada (the Great Lakes region, the Ohio Valley, and the St. Lawrence River Valley), Acadia (the Gaspé Peninsula, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, St. John's Island, and Île Royale-Cape Breton), Hudson Bay (and James Bay), Terre ...
These towns and villages were or are still located throughout the former North American colonies of France. New France had five colonies or territories, each with its own administration: Canada (the Great Lakes region, the Ohio Valley, and the St. Lawrence River Valley), Acadia (the Gaspé Peninsula, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, St. John's ...
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]
In the 240 years between Verrazano's voyage of exploration in 1524 and the Conquest of New France in 1763, the French marked the North American continent in many ways. . Whether it was through by land distribution and clearing, the establishment of villages and towns, deploying a network of roads and paths or developing the territory with various constructions, the French colonists transformed ...
Timeline of Quebec history (beginnings–1533) Timeline of New France history (1534–1607) Timeline of Quebec history (1608–1662) Timeline of Quebec history (1663–1759) Timeline of Quebec history (1760–1790)