What did jacques cartier discover
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Jacques Cartier Biography
Jacques Cartier was born on December 31, 1491 in Saint-Malo, Brittany, which would later become part of France. His career in exploration began in 1524, when he accompanied the Italian-born French explorer Giovanni da Verrazano on his explorations of the Atlantic Coast of Canada and the United States. The experience would prove valuable to Cartier's explorations in the future.
I Know I Found Asia!
In 1534, Cartier was commissioned by the King of France to find the fabled Northwest Passage through the continent of North America to Asia (the Indies). When Cartier reached the New World, he sailed around parts of Newfoundland and parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. On July 24, 1534, Cartier planted a cross with the words engraved, "Long Live the King of France" on the shores of Gaspe Bay in Quebec. Cartier claimed the region for France and kidnapped the two sons of an Iroquoian chief. Later in 1534, Cartier returned to France, believing he had found Asia.
The Search for the Northwest Passage
In 1535, Cartier and 112 men (including the two kidnap
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The Places Jacques Cartier stopped in 1535-1536
Cartier’s second voyage to the Northwest area of the new world, he took the same route like last time, except this time instead of turning back from the gulf of St. Lawrence, he and his crew sailed up river, thus discovering Stadacona (Quebec) and then he went even further up the river to Hochelaga (Mont Real named by Cartier, now Montreal). Quebec was where Donnacona was reunited with his family and his people again. This further North area was called “The Kingdom of Saguenay.” During this second voyage, Cartier’s men went through a lot of trouble during the winter. They lost men because of Scurvy. But once the cure was found, Cartier decided to go back and this time he took Chief Donnacona again to France, the second voyage lasted for 14 months.
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Jacques Cartier Interactive Map
Voyage
Age of Discovery
Quick Facts:
Jacques Cartier’s voyages across the Atlantic Ocean brought him to northern North America which he claimed for France and named “Canada, and explored much of the St. Lawrence River
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