How did france’s colonial influence on north america begin?

-samuel de champlain established the first successful french settlement.
-samuel de champlain explored the ohio valley and established a colony there in 1603.
-alexis de tocqueville explored the area west of the mississippi and claimed it for france.
-the very first french explorers successfully settled north america.

The correct answer is option A: Samuel de Champlain established the first successful French settlement. Option D is incorrect because the first French explorers, sponsored by Francis I of France, were trying to find a North-West passage to reach India, no to settle in North America. Option C is incorrect because Robert La Salle, not Alexis de Tocqueville, explored the area west of the Mississippi and claimed it for France in 1682. Option B is incorrect because the region of the Ohio Valley was explored by Christopher Gist in 1750–1751. Option A is correct because Samuel de Champlain, traveling with fur-trading expeditions to lay French claims in North America, explored the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes region and was able to successfully establish the first permanent French colony at Quebec in 1608, marking the beginning of France’s colonial influence on North America.

A

Explanation:

The correct answer is A

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