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The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada).
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Trois-Rivières
City in Quebec, Canada
Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour. It is part of the densely populated…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)