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French Claims In North America, 1500-59, Brian Slattery
French Claims In North America, 1500-59, Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
This article reviews the history of early French explorations in North America in their diplomatic context and concludes that, contrary to common assumptions, there is little reliable evidence that France laid official claim to North American territories prior to 1560 or that it viewed these territories as territorium nullius or denied the capacity and rights of Indigenous American peoples.