New France

Name given to the French po e ions in North America, otherwise known as Canada and Acadia. First discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1534. First settlement made in Acadia by De Monts, in 1604; and in Canada, by Cham plain, in 1608. Index : E Government of, 171-172; feudal tenure, etc., in, 171-185. Ch Population of colony in 1629, 208; births, deaths, and marriages, 209; restoration of, demanded by French king, 212; ceded back to France, 213; limits of, not clearly defined, 222; colony based on religion, 255. See also Canada; Acadia; Quebec; Port Royal; Montreal; Cartier; Cham plain; Monts; Frontenac; La Salle. Bib. : Charlevoix, His to ire de la Nouvelle France ; Lescarbot, His to ire de la Nouvelle France ; Cartier, Voyages ; Cham plain, Voyages ; Parkman, Works .