translate English to French: From Quebec, Voyageurs , Coureurs des bois , and Catholic missionaries used river canoe s to explore the interior of the North American continent, establishing fur trading forts on the Great Lakes ( Étienne Brûlé 1615), Hudson Bay ( Radisson and Groseilliers 1659-60), Ohio and Mississippi River s ( La Salle 1682), as well as the Prairies and Missouri River ( de la Verendrye 1734-1738).
Les immigrants originaient principalement des régions côtières et des villes portuaires, ainsi que de la grande région parisienne.