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Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France.

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New France

Area colonized by France in North America

New France was the territory colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 under the Treaty of Paris.
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Dieppe

Subprefecture and commune in Normandy, France

Dieppe is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France.
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