When and why the country began exploring
Factors that led to the exploration of North America
Protestant reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation
Church’s power declined
Renaissance
ideas encouraged change and control joining of small states to make larger centralized governments government centralization led to ambitious monarchs who could fund oversea exploration new navigation and shipbuilding technology longer trips made possible with new technology trade with the East needed another way to east because of unstable relationships with the Middle East
French searched for river routes through North America increase fur trade gain more land convert Native Americans to Christianity
French were interested in a passage to Asia, but they were
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This war sparked because a series of conflicts for the throne of France.
After a French Privateer had captured a Spanish ship filled with mexican gold and silver that attentions were set for searching for new lands. Francis I had sent three navigators to the New World which the first of the two were told to discover a Northwest Passage to India.
Jean Ribault explored coastal Florida and the St. Johns River in 1562, but sparked almost immediate tension with Spanish forces wanting this area.
Samuel de Champlain founded Port Royal in 1605 and Quebec in 1608
Jean Nicolet explored Lake Michigan and surrounding areas in the 1630s
Louis joliet and Jacques Marquette searched for the Mississippi in 1673
Sieur de La Salle explored the upper mississippi River and Lake Michigan areas in 1679
Sieur de Bienville was the founder of New Orleans and explored the mississippi Valley in 1698
Giovanni da Verrazano found South Carolina and continued north as far as Nova Scotia. He did not find any valuable treasure.
Stories of the New World intrigued French rulers. Although they wanted a share of the American gold and silver. Interested in finding a westward route to
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Lawrence River, became focal point for French in North