francis I
That was King Francis I of France.
Giovanni da Verrazzano Also spelled Verrazano
He arrived there in 1524.
The French came to colonize North America in the 1500s and throughout the centuries that followed, just like the British. In fact, much of what is today Canada was once New France. The first French voyage to Canada with an eye to colonization was in 1534, led by Jacques Cartier.
1524
Britain and France
From first contact in 1524. Alcohol was a key trade item and even today holds a special status.
Giovanni came to north America in 1524
first discovered Manhattan
Giovanni da Verrazano sailed the Atlantic coast of North America in 1524. He was the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America since the Norse.
The French king, Francis the first, was the one of the European rulers who wanted to find the Northwest Passage through North America. In 1524, he sent an Italian sailer, Giovanni da Verrazano, to find it. King François 1
Cortes was a Spanish Conquistador. He led an expedition that caused the Aztec Empire to fall. He explored in the year 1524.