New France

New France was a colony in Canada and the Subarctic (North America) that lasted from 1534 to 1763 CE, about 229 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

France claimed the St Lawrence after Jacques Cartier's 1534 voyage and Champlain founded Quebec in 1608. Its fur trade empire reached the Gulf of Mexico before Britain took it in the Seven Years' War.

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Facts

Dates

1534 to 1763 CE

Duration

229 years

Type

Colony

Region

Canada and the Subarctic, North America

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Quebec

Became

• Province of Quebec 1763 to 1791 CE
• French Louisiana 1682 to 1762 CE

Events in North America during its time

• 1540 De Soto and Coronado expeditions
• 1607 Jamestown founded
• 1608 Champlain founds Quebec
• 1680 Pueblo Revolt
• 1763 Treaty of Paris ends New France

Neighbours in North America

• Thirteen Colonies 1607 to 1776 CE
• Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company) 1670 to 1870 CE
• Comanche empire (Comancheria) c. 1706 to 1875 CE
• British North America 1763 to 1867 CE
• French Louisiana 1682 to 1762 CE
• Danish Greenland 1721 to 1979 CE
• Spanish Florida 1565 to 1821 CE
• Santa Fe de Nuevo México 1598 to 1821 CE
• Spanish Texas 1690 to 1821 CE
• Acadia 1604 to 1713 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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