french north america

Before I begin, I would like to give a shout-out to @Gabingston for partially inspiring this TL with English Canada/French Carolina: A Timeline. The premises, while similar, are not exactly the same. The Age of Exploration and Colonization is also one of my favorite periods in history to explore.

In the mid-1500s, French Huguenots established three colonies in the Americas: France Antarctique (now Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Fort Carolina (now Jacksonville, Florida, USA) and Charlesfort (now Parris Island, South Carolina, USA). By the end of the 1560s, they were respectively overtaken by...