French Exploration and Settlements

French Exploration and SettlementsWHY it Matters?European countries were completing for land in the 1600sWhat impact did the establishment of French and Dutch Colonies in North America have on Nave Americas?New France1603- Samuel de ChamplainMade 11 voyages to explore the St. Lawrence RiverFounded settlement= Nova Scotia (it was a trading post)Later founded Quebec

New FranceProfited from FISH and FURBeaver skins made into HATS were very profitableTRADED with the Native AmericasMany hunters/traders married native women and started familiesDecline of Fur tradeThe market was slow in EuropeConflicts people had about the NativesWomen Settlers

Lead to more farmingExploring the MississippiJacque Marquette- French missionaryTraveled into Lake Michigan (near current Green Bay, MI)To the Mississippi RiverAnd the Arkansas River connectionHe realized the rivers went south instead of westExploring the MississippiLa SalleTraveled the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the whole river for Frances king, Louis XIV= LOUISIANAImpact on Native AmericansEuropeans gave the Natives manufactured goodsCloth, iron pots, tools and gunsBoth the French and Dutch made ALLIANCE with naivesAlliance is an agreement between parties that benefit them bothFrench= Hurons, Dutch= IroquiosThe native tribes would use the European weapons to fight/kill each other.Overtrapping of animals weakened the Natives food chain