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2 The Northwest Passage French AmericaA potential route from Europe to Asia, going north and west around America Doesn’t actually exist, except for an icy route in arctic Canada Most European nations will attempt to find it, including England, the Netherlands, and France
3 Giovanni da Verrazano French America Italian who sailed for France.Explored the coast of North America from South Carolina to Newfoundland in 1524. Eaten by Caribbean cannibals.
4 Jacques Cartier French AmericaDiscovered and explored the St. Lawrence River. Claimed the area for France.
5 Samuel de Champlain French America “Father of New France”First settlement in 1604 on St. Croix Island, Maine (failed) Helps start settlements of Quebec and Montreal Made friends and allies with local Huron and Algonquin Indians
6 French America Marquette & Joliet Robert de la SalleTraveled entire Mississippi River and named area Louisiana for King Louis XIV Explored the Great Lakes and Mississippi River in 1673
7 French Colonies French America CANADA ACADIA LOUISIANAAlso, Caribbean Islands of Saint Martin, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Saint-Domingue (now Haiti)
8 French Colonies French America CANADA Modern day Quebec, Ontario,Vermont, and New York Along the St. Lawrence River Settlements: Quebec, Montreal
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10 French Colonies French America AcadiaModern day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Maine Along the Atlantic Coast Settlements: Port Royale, Louisbourg
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12 French Colonies French America LouisianaAll the area that drains into the Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri Rivers Settlements: New Orleans, St. Louis
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14 French Colonial Life French AmericaThe French make most of their money trading for furs with the Indians. The most valuable were beaver pelts
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16 French America - French explorers and trappers explore and claim land around river valleys and the Great Lakes
17 French America -The French built outposts and forts throughout their colonies in North America for trading, communication, and defense.
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19 People of New France French America1. Coureurs de bois (“runners of the woods”): Men who traded with the Indians for furs, or trapped animals themselves
20 French America 2. Voyageur: Men who worked for fur trading companies and transported furs by canoe
21 French America 3. Habitant: farmers who lived in the St. Lawrence valley, usually growing wheat and raising pigs
22 French America 4. Filles du Roi (“daughters of the King”): women, usually poor orphans, who were sent to New France to marry and start families.
23 French America 5. Soldiers: Sent by the King to defend New France from the English, Iroquois, etc.
24 Food of New France French AmericaTended to be hearty, filling, and simple Lots of pork and locally available ingredients. Ate wheat bread, not corn bread Major holidays were religious, especially Christmas. A huge feast (“Reveillon”) held right after Midnight Mass on Christmas Pea Soup with ham Ragout de pattes de cochon (Pig’s feet stew)
25 Salmon Pie Tourtiere (Pork Pie) Tire sur la neige (sugar on snow) Cretons (or, gortin) – Pork spread
26 States once part of the French EmpireFrench America States once part of the French Empire Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri