The statement that was true about the English and French colonies is "New France had a smaller population." The French colonies in North America were known as New France. They were located in Newfoundland, St. Lawrence River, Acadia (what today is Nova Scotia), and some other that expanded to the Great Lakes region.
Explanation: French colonized (Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain) America first but they came to America through St. Lawrence river and descedended to the interior of the continent (Great Lakes). In spite of occupying big territory their population there was very scarce, density of French-speaking population was not very high.
