This document provides information about the history of settlements in New France (Canada), including Montreal, Trois-Rivieres, and Quebec City. It discusses who founded each city, defenses built around Montreal, industries like tanneries, the Filles du Roi who came to marry settlers, religious conversions by missionaries, and figures like Jean-Talon who encouraged settlement. The document is in a question-answer format covering topics like original names, rivers, levels of cities, and incentives offered to early families.