French were primarily fur traders in the Quebec area and the Nova Scotia area of what is now Canada. Migration to the Mississippi River around New Orleans from Nova Scotia Acadia region gives us the term Cajun. So I would say the river areas of the Great Lake and Louisiana are two areas occupied by the French.
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The French and the English were some of the first people that started settlements abroad
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France built its first North American settlement in what is now called Florida.
France built its first North American settlement in what is now called Florida.
France built its first North American settlement in what is now called Florida.
France built its first North American settlement in what is now called Florida.
France built its first North American settlement in what is now called Florida.
France built its first North American settlement in what is now called Florida.
Most of the French settlements were men who were traders and accepted the natives. But the English settlements focused on families developing the land and basically wanted to enslave the natives.
It allowed for the first settlements south of the French Broad River.