While each of the subsequent French provinces had its own governor, the lieutenant-general of New France, who was usually the most senior of the governors, was the ultimate authority in the colonies .

Champlain the Cartographer Samuel de Champlain was the first truly scientific cartographer in North America and this remarkable map ... France. This is perhaps the rarest of Champlain's published ...

Explore the Timeline In the late eighteenth century, the original thirteen colonies dissolved and formed ... of the colony from the colonial power of France. Declaring independence on January 1, 1804, ...

One of the wealthiest colonies in the Americas ... who had seized power in France in 1799, was building a global empire with aspirations in the New World. In 1802, he dispatched 20,000 troops ...

From harsh winters, to food shortages, disease, and clashes with the Natives, many settlers had to abandon their new homes. But how much do we know about these failed colonies in North America?

In a way, Alaska existed in the Russian imagination long before it had a place on the Russian map ... thirteen volumes of data that took twelve years to compile. There were two major discoveries ...

To a lesser extent (not enough to earn it a spot on the map), it's additionally spoken ... as well as later colonies of ...

Ranging from vast confederations on the Asian steppes to colonial projects that spanned the globe, these were the biggest ...

The 1777 Battle of Saratoga ended the British attempt to control the Hudson River Valley. The Continental Army victory led to France providing military and financial support to the colonies.

Seven essays accompany the first-ever exhibition devoted to the Caribbean-born artist who became a leading figure in the ...

The Dutch had not been able to pump in a level of resources to be able to match the expansion and strength of the British Colonies ... reached the region for France in 1524, in the first tenuous steps ...