In 1523, Giovanni da Verrazzano, an explorer of Italian origin, visited the shores of North America on behalf of François I, King of France. New France owes its name to da Verrazzano who named it ...

The Iroquois dominated the east of North America. The Iroquois attacked New France's outposts in the 1650s and 1660s, killing settlers and taking prisoners. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's ...