History of Pennsylvania control of the Dutch (and former Swedish) holdings in North America. At the end of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, the 1674 Treaty of Westminster permanently confirmed England's control of the region. Following the voyages of Giovanni da Verrazzano and Jacques Cartier, the French established a permanent colony in New France in the 17th century to exploit the North American fur trade. During the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, the French expanded New France across present day Eastern Canada into the Great Lakes region, and colonized the areas around the Mississippi River as well. New France expanded into western Pennsylvania by
Aventina (given name) the male name Aventin, itself a form of "Aventinus", a son of Hercules. The diminutives of "Aventina" are Aventinka (), Ava (), Venya (), Vena (), and Tina (). Aventina (given name) Aventina () is a Russian female first name. Its masculine version is Aventin. The name was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century. However, according to other sources, this name is non-canonical. In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars, which included the new and often artificially