The Growth of New France

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The Growth of New France

• Pgs. 201-205
• Multiple Choice Quiz

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France in America

• In New Spain the Spanish grew wealthy from gold
  and silver.
• In New France the French grew wealthy from the
  fur trade.
• Unlike the Spanish, most French people were not
  interested in settling in North America.

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A Slow Growing Empire

• During the rule of King Louis XIV, times were
  good in France.
• No one was interested in leaving France to live
  in the wilderness of North America.

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Quebec and Montreal

• From 1608-1763 the French built only two towns in
  New France Quebec and Montreal.
• They also built some small towns across Canada
  and along the Mississippi River.
• By 1625 the population of Quebec was only about
  60 people.

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The French and Indians

• The French were friendly toward the Indians which
  helped them to prosper.
• In addition to the fur trade, the French spent
  time exploring.
• They reached the Mississippi but were unable to
  travel the rivers easily.
• They learned to build birch bark canoes from the
  Indians.

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Northwest Passage

• The French thought that the Mississippi might be
  the Northwest Passage.
• For many years, explorers continued to look for a
  quicker route through North America to Asia.

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Northwest Passage

• The French quickly discovered that the
  Mississippi River could not be the Northwest
  Passage because the river flowed south.

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La Salle

• La Salle was a French explorer who lead an
  expedition of 20 people and about 30 Indians down
  the Mississippi River.
• La Salle claimed the river and all its
  tributaries for France.
• He named the area Louisiana. Why?

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