France claimed the area now known as North Dakota, along with most of North America, in 1682. IN 1713, France gave the northeastern half of North Dakota to Great Britain.
The first known explorers to actually visit North Dakota were the French-Canadian Pierre La Vérendrye and his two sons in 1738.
France is the 1st country that claimed North Dakota. France was also the 1st to explore North Dakota.
Since North Dakota is a US state, it has not claimed any countries.
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It was originally claimed and explored by Spain.
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The first country to explore the Northern United States was France. They explored this region in 1738, when France laid claim to North Dakota.
The first known explorers to actually visit North Dakota were the French-Canadian Pierre La Vérendrye and his two sons in 1738.
France claimed the area now known as North Dakota, along with most of North America, in 1682. In 1713, France gave the northeastern half of North Dakota to Great Britain.
There is no country which borders both North Dakota and South Dakota. North Dakota shares a border with Canada.
A.) The St. Lawrence and Mississippi Valleys
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes and Sieur de la Verendrye mada first explorations in North Dakota in 1738.
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes and Sieur de la Verendrye mada first explorations in North Dakota in 1738.
Yes. Before North Dakota became part of the Dakota Territory, it was part of two different territories, one claimed by Great Britain and one claimed by France. The part claimed by Great Britain (British North America) was known as the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay Company and was obtained by the USA in the Treaty of 1818.