Company of New France Is Chartered
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Economics, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Trade, Commerce
- Curriculum: French History, 17th Century European History, Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Canada
- Date: April 27, 1627
Article abstract: Creation of the most important French colonizing power in North America until 1663.
Summary of Event
France’s first permanent settlements in the Western Hemisphere were Acadia, which included parts of present-day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Maine, founded in 1605, and New France, founded in 1608 with its capital at Quebec. These colonization efforts were fledgling and precarious. Both were financed by merchant investors, who expected profits in fishing and the fur trade. Harsh winters, underfunding, and...
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