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northwest passage

supposed water route through north america to the pacific

giovanni de verrazzano

explored the east coast of north america to canada

jacques cartier

discovered the st. lawrence river

huguenots

french protestants

samuel de champlain

established quebec in 1608

quebec

first permanent french settlement

samuel de champlain

“father of new france”

• jacques marquette

• louis jolliet

led the expedition to explore the central mississippi river

robert de la salle

claimed the mississippi valley for france and named it louisiana (in honor of king louis XIV of france)

louis XIV

who was louisiana named in honor of?

new france

canada, the great lakes, mississippi valley

native americans

who did france make alliances with?

new orleans

best known city of french heritage in the US

1718

when was new orleans founded?