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'''New France''' was the territory of [[North America]] acquired by [[France]], during the [[Age of Exploration]]. The territory stretched from [[Hudson Bay]] to [[New Orleans]], with the seat of government based in [[Québec]]. The French colony existed from 1655 to 1763, when Britain took over and created the colony of [[Canada]]. The legacy of New France continues to this day, with a significant portion of the Canadian population being descended from the original settlers.

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[[Image:NewFrance1645.jpg|thumb|300px|New France in 1645]]

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New France was colonized by France from the exploration of the [[Saint Lawrence River]] by [[Jacques Cartier]] in 1534. At its peak in 1712, the territory of New France extended from [[Newfoundland]] to [[Lake Superior]] and from the [[Hudson Bay]] to the Mississippi River and the [[Gulf of Mexico]], and included much of what is now eastern [[Canada]]. The territory was then divided in five colonies, each with its own administration: Canada, [[Acadia]], [[Hudson Bay]], [[Newfoundland]] and Louisiana. About 16,000 French settlers came, and concentrated in villages along the St. Lawrence River. The French formed alliances with some of the Indian tribes, who helped the fur trappers extend their activity throughout the Great Lakes region. With France and Britain often at war, New France was frequently at war with the British colonies to the South.

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New France was colonized by France from the exploration of the [[Saint Lawrence River]] by [[Jacques Cartier]] in 1534. At its peak in 1712, the territory of New France extended from [[Newfoundland]] to [[Lake Superior]] and from the [[Hudson Bay]] to the Mississippi River and the [[Gulf of Mexico]], and included much of what is now eastern [[Canada]]. The territory was then divided in five colonies, each with its own administration: Canada, [[Acadia]], [[Hudson Bay]], [[Newfoundland]] and Louisiana. About 16,000 French settlers came, and concentrated in villages along the St. Lawrence River. The area around New Orleans and west of the Mississippi passed to Spain, which ceded it to France in 1803, allowing France to sell it as the [[Louisiana Purchase]] to the United States.

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The area around New Orleans and west of the Mississippi passed to Spain, which ceded it to France in 1803, allowing France to sell it as the [[Louisiana Purchase]] to the United States.

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