The French Empire

 What do you think the success of Spain in America have on other countries? Why.

 Giovanni da Verrazano & Jacques Cartier  French  Wanted to find Northwest Passage- water route to Asia through Canada  Cartier investigated St Lawrence River  New France  Area Cartier investigated  Fished for cod, hunted whales and seals  Traded with Indians for furs; discover furs profitable  Quebec-1 st Permanent European settlement in Canada

 French didn’t intimidate or enslave Indians  Samuel de Champlain- Quebec’s founder  Trades with local Indians  Helped them with their fight against Iroquois  Champlain fighting Iroquois led to decades of Iroquois raiding French settlements

 French Catholic Missionaries belonged to Jesuit Order  Great success with Huron Indians in Great Lakes Region  Iroquois attacks and kills hundreds of priests and take thousands of captives as slaves

 Intendant- military type leader appointed by king  Grew slowly  Most French Colonists-farmers or fur traders  Lived by mix of trading and farming  Adopted Indian Ways and married Indian women  Robert de LaSalle-sails down MS River to Gulf of Mexico, claims land and names it Louisiana after King Louis XIV

 New France  Hard work to clear dense forest  Canadian Winter was harsh  Dread the Iroquois Raids

 French had to adapt some Indian ways to survive in their world  Marry Indian women; children  Metis  Allied with Great Lake Indians  Help defeat the Iroquois

 Robert LaSalle-looking for NW Passage (Pacific Ocean) sails MS River; Finds Gulf of Mexico  Founds basin of MS River  Names it Louisiana (King Louis XIV)  1718-New Orleans Founded  Leading seaport  Colony’s largest city