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New France

American  

noun

  1. the French colonies and possessions in North America up to 1763.


New France British  

noun

  1. the former French colonies and possessions in North America, most of which were lost to England and Spain by 1763: often restricted to the French possessions in Canada

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But it’s central in the founding of New France — French explorer Jacques Cartier made landfall in the early 1500s and colonists settled coastal hamlets in the late 1700s.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022

New France was a collection of French settlements begun in 1534 in what is now Newfoundland.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

In 1627, the French government granted a monopoly over the fur trade to the Company of New France.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

With Native American help, the English launched successful offensives against New France.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Dinwiddie had sent a special message to London, advising that French troops had marched out of New France and built two forts in the Ohio Valley, land claimed by Virginia.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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