Issac, Edouard, Michel, Francoise, Jeanne, Margarita, Catherine, Louisa, Clara, Florenze, Rosalia, Louis, Baltasar, Theophile, and Xavier are some French names during the 1600's.
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Yes they did.
YES!!!!! There was gold indeed because during the 1600s Jamestown, Virginia was abundant with gold.
The French Traders and Settlers
the french came to the mid west because they were expanding there home land
Some common names for French girls in the 1600s were Barbe, Gabrielle, Germaine, Laurentine, and Merci. Others included Ursuline, Silvaine, Michelle, Nicolette, and Esperance.
The French province of Acadia settled in Louisiana during the 1600s. Today the French province of Acadia is called Nova Scotia.
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Yes they did.
It was French territory.
Francs Francs
When the French explores and traders entered the Great Lakes region in the 1600s, American Indian Nations already had given names to the lakes the lives along. As reports and crude maps went back to Europe, these Indian names were combined with names the French thought more appropriate.
The first French newspaper, printed in the 1600s, was named "la gazette".
The Dutch, English, and French explorers of the 1500s and 1600s were seeking new trade routes to Asia, valuable resources such as spices and gold, and opportunities for colonization to expand their empires. They were motivated by a desire to increase wealth, power, and influence in the growing global economy.
1600s
Type your answer here... Toward the late 1600s and early 1700s, French explorers began exploring as far south as the Gulf of Mexico.
in the late 1600s, which parts of north America were claimed by the french