The British and the French, Conflicts shaped the development of Canada, 1534, Jacques Cartier sailed into the Gulf of St. Lawrence from France, Jacques Cartier, Claimed the Gulf of St. Lawrence area as New France, French settlers, Created profitable fur trade with Indigenous groups, Samuel de Champlain, Built Quebec (first major settlement in New France), Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, Left New France to explore Mississippi River, Population in New France, Most were farmers, but farming was difficult because of short growing seasons and cold/harsh condtions, Voyageurs, French explorers who were adventurous, traded furs, and had positive interactions with Indigenous groups, Missionaries, French settlers sent by the Catholic Church to convert Indigenous people to Christianity, 1754, War erupts between the British and the French over control, culture domination over the region, The Quebec Act, British establish a French system of law, allowing freedom to practice Catholicism

Settling Quebec

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