4. They wanted gold but didn’t find any , they
also wanted to spread their religion, and to get
fish and furs too.
5. Their forts became some major cities in
America like modern day Detroit, St
Louis, and New Orleans. They also converted
some Indians to catholic.
6. Did you know that only around 400 French
people settled in almost half of America.
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette were the
first people to sail down the Mississippi.
New France became a colony in 1663.
