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
Alice (given name) Alice (given name) Alice is a feminine given name used primarily in English and French. It is a feminized form of the Old French female name "Alis" (older "Alais"), short form of "Adelais", which is derivation from the Germanic name "Adalhaidis" (see Adelaide), from the Proto-Germanic words , meaning "noble" and , meaning "heath(land), heather" or , meaning "appearance; kind" (compare German "Adel" "nobility", "edel" "noble", nominalizing suffix "-heit" "-hood"), hence "of noble character or rank, of nobility". "Alaïs" is the Old French form of the name; Alys of Vexin was also known as Alaïs. Alice was the most popular