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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?
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