The French sent explorers to North America in the early 1500s and explored present-day New York.One reason France sent explorers to North America in the early 1500s was to gauge the value of the land, the resources the land had as well as the hostility of the local tribes.
Samuel De Champlain was sent to explore the New World and founded Quebec on his way down the St. Lawrence River. He explored into Lake Champlain and ventured into what is Vermont and New York today.
