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
Custom of Paris in New France legacy of the Custom of Paris in New France is that its evolved successor, Quebec’s modern system of civil private law, laid the foundation for Canadian bijuralism, which has been a distinct and important feature of justice in Canada since its inception. Custom of Paris in New France The Custom of Paris () was one of France's regional custumals of civil law. It was the law of the land in Paris and the surrounding region in the 16th-18th centuries and was applied to French overseas colonies, including New France. First written in 1507 and revised in 1580 and 1605, the