Why did the French explorers come to New France?

A. To find new land and a route to the Pacific

B. To convert American Indians to Christianity

C. To establish plantations for cash crops

D. To start a war with spain

The correct answer is letter A.

New France was an area colonized by France in North America for a period, beginning from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by the French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534 to 1763, when the northern region of New France was ceded by the French to the British Empire. They wanted new land and exploit the resources.