In 1534 this Frenchman became the first European to set foot on the Gaspe Peninsula & sail up the St. Lawrence River
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Jacques Cartier - Wikipedia  Jacques Cartier was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France. Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint ... It took him twenty days to sail across the ocean. ... Reaching the St. Lawrence, he sailed up-river for the first time, and reached the Iroquoian...
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Free Flashcards about CANADA - StudyStack  IN 1534 THIS FRENCHMAN BECAME THE FIRST EUROPEAN TO SET FOOT ON THE GASPE PENINSULA AND SAIL UP THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER...
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Cartier discovers St. Lawrence River - Jun 09, 1534 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Cartier discovers St. Lawrence River on Jun 09, 1534. ... Cartier becomes the first European explorer to discover the St. Lawrence River in ... islands, explored Chaleur Bay, and claimed Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula for France. .... vessel that ran aground off the coast of Rhode Island, and set it aflame.
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Jacques Cartier 1534-1542 | Virtual Museum of New France  He first encountered the Magdalen Islands, and then set course for ... More than 200 Iroquois from Stadacona (Qubec) were on the peninsula to fish. ... Jacques Cartier in Gasp On the 25th he left the Gasp area, heading for the Gulf of St. ... They told him of the St. Lawrence River and the Kingdom of the Saguenay, the...
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Jacques Cartier's First Voyage - 1534 - First Encounters & Chief ...  On April 20, 1534, Jacques Cartier set sail from St. Malo in Brittany with 2 ships ... of St. Lawrence for the first time which he thought was just another large bay. ... as the first trading action between Europeans and the Natives of the New World. ... in prayer, Donnacona became upset and approached Cartier's ship in a canoe.
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Great Facts About the Five Great Lakes - Live Science  May 3, 2013 ... The Great Lakes  Superior, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Erie ... tienne Brl (circa 1592-1632), an advance man for the French ... is generally credited as the first European to discover the Great Lakes. ... 10, 1975, killing the crew of 29. ... Lake Huron is the second largest Great Lake by surface area...
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New France | French colonies, North America | Britannica.com  Nov 20, 2015 ... Then in 1534 the French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier ... In 1608 he began the settlement that was named Quebec, selecting a commanding site that controlled the narrowing of the St. Lawrence River estuary.
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Saint Lawrence River - Wikipedia  The Saint Lawrence River is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. The Saint ... The St. Lawrence River begins at the outflow of Lake Ontario and flows ... begins at the eastern tip of le d'Orlans, just downstream from Quebec City. ... and as such is that country's sixth oldest surviving European place-name.
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History of Quebec City - Wikipedia  French rule. Quebec City was founded by the French explorer and navigator Samuel de Champlain in 1608, commencing a string of French colonies along the St. Lawrence River, creating a region named "le Canada".
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New France: Historical Background in Brief  France's earliest attempt to stake a claim in the new world was in 1534 when ... Cartier promptly returned home, but, in two later trips, he explored and ... in France, he began work in 1608 on his second colony which he called ... a grant of land northeast of Qubec City on the St-Lawrence River, across from the le d'Orlans.
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Jacques Cartier 1534-1542 | Virtual Museum of New France  After erecting a cross at Saint-Servan on the north coast of the Gulf, Cartier tacked ... Cartier then moved on to Chaleur Bay, where he encountered some ... the objectives of his second voyage upon which he set forth on May 19, 1535. ... On August 10, the day of St. Lawrence, the explorer gave the saint's name to a little bay.
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French colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia  The French colonization of the Americas began in the 15th century, and continued on into the following centuries as France established a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere. France founded colonies in much of eastern North America, on a number of ... An attempt to settle convicts on Sable Island off Nova Scotia in 1598 failed...
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Jacques Marquette - Explorer, Missionary - Biography.com  Feb 12, 2016 ... French explorer and missionary Jacques Marquette was the first European to map the northern portion of the Mississippi River. ... Jacques Marquette was born in Laon, France, on June 1, 1637. ... On May 17, 1673, Marquette and his friend Louis Joliet (also spelled "Jolliet"), a French-Canadian fur trader...
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Explorers of North America: EnchantedLearning.com  De Vaca and his fellow travelers were the first Europeans to see the bison, or American buffalo. ... 1635) was a French explorer and navigator who mapped much of .... He was sent by King Louis XIV (14) to travel south from Canada and sail down ... His mission was to explore and establish fur-trade routes along the river.
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The first French settlers in this Pine Tree State brought their own ...  Jul 8, 2016 ... The word Canada first appeared in 1535 in this French explorer's journal ... First name shared by French directors Chabrol & Lelouch # Quiz #...
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Leif Erikson - born 960 - 980 A.D. in Iceland - died 1020 in ...  He was a Viking Explorer and the first recorded European to set foot on the ... in the year 1000 A.D. in the area of northern Newfoundland, nearly 500 years before the discovery of the America's by Christopher Columbus in 1492. ... Statue of Ingolfur Arnarson the Viking Inglfur Arnarson the first Nordic settler of Iceland. He.
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Jean Nicolet | French explorer | Britannica.com  Learn More in these related articles: Marquette ... He reached Lake Huron in 1615 and is credited with being the first European to see the Great Lakes. ... In 1634 the French explorer Jean Nicolet became the first European to see Lake Michigan. ... discovery of Straits of Mackinac (in Straits of Mackinac) .... Stay Connected.
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400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain's exploration of Ontario ...  Jul 29, 2015 ... Many of us learned about Samuel de Champlain  French explorer and ... Champlain is known historically as the Father of New France, founding the future city of Qubec in 1608, ... On his 1613 journey up the Ottawa River, Champlain met with ... Champlain followed the same practice in North America.
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All About Explorers | Samuel de Champlain  Samuel was an explorer who founded the Canadian city of Quebec. He helped ... In 1608, Champlain returned to Canada to establish a fur trading post. ... Champlain became friendly with the Algonquin and Huron Indians living near Quebec.
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French Discovery and occupation - History of the Great Lakes ...  Joseph Le Caron, the Franciscan friar, who first discovered Lake Huron, ... Etienne or Stephen Brule had served Champlain as an interpreter in his ... God rewarded us immediately for this good action, for we killed a deer and a bear that same day. ... If this be correct it was the first exploration of that river by any European.