What did the french want to establish in the americas?

Samuel de Champlain, the "father of new France", founded the first permanent french colony at Quebec in (1609) and explore northern new york state. read more

Italy prospered from the growth of East-West trade. The development of banking and expansion of trade with Asia made Italian merchants wealthy. read more

At the beginning of the French and Indian War (1754–1763), the British population in North America outnumbered the French 20 to 1. France fought a total of six colonial wars in North America (see the four French and Indian Wars as well as Father Rale's War and Father Le Loutre's War). read more