<P> Another early French attempt at settlement in North America took place in 1564 at Fort Caroline, now Jacksonville, Florida . Intended as a haven for Huguenots, Caroline was founded under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière and Jean Ribault . It was sacked by the Spanish led by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés who then established the settlement of St. Augustine on 20 September 1565 . </P> <P> Acadia and Canada (New France) were inhabited by indigenous nomadic Algonquian peoples and sedentary Iroquoian peoples . These lands were full of unexploited and valuable natural resources, which attracted all of Europe . By the 1580s, French trading companies had been set up, and ships were contracted to bring back furs . Much of what transpired between the natives and their European visitors around that time is not known, for lack of historical records . </P> <P> Early attempts at establishing permanent settlements were failures . In 1598, a French trading post was established on Sable Island, off the coast of Acadia, but was unsuccessful . In 1600, a trading post was established at Tadoussac, but only five settlers survived the winter . In 1604, a settlement was founded at Île - Saint - Croix on Baie François (Bay of Fundy), which was moved to Port - Royal in 1605 . It was abandoned in 1607, re-established in 1610, and destroyed in 1613, after which settlers moved to other nearby locations, creating settlements that were collectively known as Acadia, and the settlers as Acadians . </P> <P> In 1608, sponsored by Henry IV, Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons and Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Quebec with 28 men, the second permanent French settlement in the colony of Canada . Colonization was slow and difficult . Many settlers died early because of harsh weather and diseases . In 1630, there were only 103 colonists living in the settlement, but by 1640, the population had reached 355 . </P>

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