Fur, they traded fur mostly. With the Native Americans.
da gama
no one knows
furs
Henry Hudson.
what was the basis of the french economy in north america
John Cabot's voyage on the Matthew in 1497 was the basis of the claim.
much of canada
primogeniture
On a geographical basis, South America has more rain forests and jungle type areas then North America. Politically speaking, South America has many more countries then North America.
I guess if your count the island of Hispanola that Columbus landed on as the first it would be that, but on the mainland of North America it would be De Soto.
1497
Land
maybe