The First French explorers to reach North America were Jaques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain, if that answers your question.
Canada
British explorers include Henry Hudson (he tried to find the Northwest Passage); Ernest Shackleton (he explored Antarctica); Sir Francis Drake (first Englishman to sail around the world); and Sir Walter Raleigh (he explored the New World and established a colony in what became Virginia).
Ponce De Leon was the first to step in Florida.
Greenland and was said to have been first to discover the new world. and plus north america
An Irish born British explorer named Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton explored Canada. There were a lot of others from different areas that explored Canada also.
French explorers came to Canada in 1534. That expedition was led by Jacques Cartier. He extensively explored the Saint Lawrence River.
French explorers who led the first French expedition down the Mississippi River.
Yes, Joliet and Marquette were French explorers. They are best known for their expedition in 1673 where they explored the Mississippi River, becoming the first Europeans to map and explore the region.
Canada.
The Atlantic region of Canada, just like the United States was the first region of the country to be explored and settled. The first settlers were First Nations people and then explorers from France.
Jacques Marquette & Louis Joliet in 1673
In which present-day country in North America did French explorers first claim lands?
The first known explorers to actually visit North Dakota were the French-Canadian Pierre La Vérendrye and his two sons in 1738.
The first French explorers in the New World concentrated their efforts on Canada. They also traveled the rivers in Canada and the United States exploring along the way.
The land that Martin Frobisher explored was Canada. He was one of the first explorers there but was unsuccessful at finding the Northwest Passage, which was the main discovery he set out to make.
The First French explorers to reach North America were Jaques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain, if that answers your question.