When France sent explorers to the New World, it was searching for wealth, colonies and a route to the East. Follow along with our two young hosts as they learn how the French established New France and claimed most of present-day Canada. Listen to stories of Giovanni da Verrazano, the first European to sail into New York Bay, and Jacques Cartier, who discovered the St. Lawrence River. Hear about Samuel de Champlain, who established the first permanent settlement in North America at Quebec; Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette, who traversed the Mississippi River Valley, as well as Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who claimed the land at the mouth of the Mississippi for France.

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René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle Jacques Cartier-first voyage Jacques Cartier-second voyage Jacques Cartier-third voyage Samuel de Champlain Jacques Marquette & Louis Joliet René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle