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That would have been Giovanni da Verrazano in 1524.
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New France was discovered by: Jaquos Cartier

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Samuel de Champlain founded New France and Quebec.

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Jaques Cartier (1491 - 1557) born St Malo, France, discovered the St Lawrence River and sighted Newfoundland in 1534. Much of the French claim to Canada is based on Cartier's exploration

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North America was discovered by Captain Leif Ericson of Norse. He was a North American and not a French.

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Samuel de Champlain first explored New France and discovered/founded Quebec and Lake Champlain (it's a great lake).

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