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Royal New France. In 1604, the first European settlement north of Florida was established by French explorers Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain, first on St. Croix Island (in present-day Maine), then at Port-Royal, in Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia). In 1608 Champlain built a fortress at what is now Quebec QuÃ©bec. city
There are differing theories on how they came to be there - they claim they have always been there, while maâ¦ny scientists believe they crossed a land bridge where the Bering Strait now is. If this happened, it happened about 20 000 years ago, and occured because the First Nations were following game across the strait. The first European was Leif Eriksson, who first landed in Newfoundland around 1000 C.E. He started a colony there called Vinland, but they were soon wiped out by the First Nations. The reasons they explored North America aren't really known, but most Vikings had a love of the sea, and of exploring.