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WEBJacques Cartier was born in 1491 in Brittany, a province of France. In about 1534, the king of France asked him to lead an expedition to North America. In the spring of 1534 Cartier sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to what is now Canada. There he and his crew explored the land around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and encountered Indigenous people.
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WEBJun 8, 2024 — Jacques Cartier was a French trader and explorer. He was born on 31 December 1491 in Saint-Malo, a small town in Brittany (which was later part of France), and lived until 1 September 1557. He sailed three times to Canada.
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WEBFrench explorer Jacques Cartier, commissioned by King Francis I in 1534 to find a water route to Asia and discover new lands for France’s enrichment, contributed significantly to North American exploration.
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WEBAug 1, 2013 — Watch a short biography of french navigator Jacques Cartier who was sent by King Francis I to the New World in search of riches and a new route to Asia in 1534.
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WEBMar 3, 2023 — Jacques Cartier was famous for his exploration of Canada and the St. Lawrence River. Between the years 1534 and 1542, he undertook three journeys to Canada, during which time he staked a claim to the territory on behalf of France, founded settlements, and made first contact with the indigenous population.
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WEBIn the early 1500s French explorer Jacques Cartier tried to find a sea passage to the East Indies through North America. Instead he discovered the St. Lawrence River and opened Canada to European settlement.
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WEBAug 28, 2024 — Jacques Cartier (born 1491, Saint-Malo, Brittany, France—died September 1, 1557, near Saint-Malo) was a French mariner whose explorations of the Canadian coast and the St. Lawrence River (1534, 1535, 1541–42) laid the basis for later French claims to North America (see New France).
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WEBNov 9, 2009 — Jacques Cartier, a French navigator and explorer, led expeditions to North America along the St. Lawrence River and helped France lay claim to modern-day Canada.
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WEBJacques Cartier was a French explorer who made three trips to the area along Canada's eastern coast, the St. Lawrence River, and Quebec.
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WEBJacques Cartier was one of France's most famous explorers of North America. He was one of the first Frenchmen to join the engage in the fur trade, and he is also credited with naming Canada. Jacques was born in Saint-Malo, on the Brittany coast, on Dec. 31, 1491.
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