New France/Chronology
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This is a chronology of New France.
May 1603: Francois Gravé du Pont, with Samuel de Champlain, find and explore the St. Lawrence River as far as Montreal.
June 1608: De Monts and Champlain build fort at Quebec City
July 30, 1609: Champlain in the company of a Huron Indian war party attacks a Mohawk settlement in New York.
1627: Cardinal Richelieu chartered the Company of One Hundred Associates to trade in furs and organize the settlement of New France. Champlain was colony commander.
1627: War begins between England and France
1629: Champlain forced to surrender Quebec to the English and evacuate the post.
1632: Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye restores Quebec to France.
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