French Explorations in the New World - History of New France | Canada

Examines French Explorations in the New World and the History of New France / Canada. With the voyage of Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1527, begins the story of France in the New World and the History of Canada. Following the pattern of exploration through Verrazzano, Cartier, Champlain, Marquette, Joliet and La Salle, the video shows how soldier-explorers and missionaries planted the earliest of the French settlements and laid the foundation for French strongholds in the New World - Canada