But, now, they work in the shade of a tarp where they weigh the berries picked by others. Frankie (left) and Lalo (right) Vargas kept busy Wednesday, Aug. 19, buying and loading saw palmetto berries from local pickers that will be trucked to Fort Myers then sold. Photo by Okeechobee News/Eric Kopp.
Quick Answer. The French established their first permanent settlement in the New World in what is known today as Quebec. This city became one of the cities within New France, an area of explored and claimed land for France in the New World. Samuel de Champlain was the French explorer who found Quebec and established it as a city for France in June of 1608.
The very first European settlers in canada came from France and Europe. 29 people found this useful. Edit. Share to: Emre Yurttas. 75,361 Contributions. College Student, Avgeek,Traveler and Dual citizen.orthern Europeans came later: the English who founded Jamestown, Virginia in 1607, the French who settled Quebec in 1608, and the Dutch who founded New Amsterdam (New York City) in 1624.