Question

Originally known as __________, Canada has two national languages as a result of the country that first colonized it. A) New Spain B) New World C) New France Eliminate D) New England

Answer 1

The answer to your problem is c

Answer 2

The correct option is C. New France. New France was the name given to the area colonized by France in North America during the period  begun with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ended with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 under the Treaty of Paris (1763).

The territory of New France, also known as the French North American Empire or Royal New France, consisted of five colonies: (1) Canada, the most developed colony and divided into the districts of Québec, Trois-Rivières, and Montréal; (2) Hudson's Bay; (3) Acadie; (4) Plaisance,  and (5) Louisiane.