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Join instructor Bonnie Vega to learn about the story of France’s colonial empire, which began in 1605 with the foundation of Port Royal in the colony of Acadia in North America. A few years later, in 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec, which was to become the capital of the enormous fur-trading colony of New France. Due to the importance of the fur trade, the French relied heavily on creating friendly contacts with the local First Nations community. The French composed complex military, commercial, and diplomatic connections. These became the most enduring alliances between the French and the First Nation community. New France would eventually encompass the territory from present-day Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, leading to the development of St. Louis and New Orleans.
