Was Prince Edward Island a colony of France or of Great Britain?

Answer 1

The French found Prince Edward Island before the British. Île Saint-Jean, as the French called it, was made part of the French colony of Acadia.

It was an area of contention between the French and British until the Treaty of Paris gave control to the British in 1763. The British built a new colony on the island, initially calling it St. John's Island. The name was changed to Prince Edward Island in 1798.