Jacques Cartier

By Lauryn

Major Accomplishments

• He discovered the St. Lawrence River

Jacques Cartier explored areas near what is today Quebec, Canada.

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• The King of France sent him to look for the Northwest passage through or around North America to East Asia.

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• When Cartier was exploring the area, he met Indians and traded with them.

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionary-war/explorers/jacques-cartier.htm

Jacques Cartier found Montreal, Canada

Montreal, Canada

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Jacques Cartier betrayed the Huron indians and captured 12 of them.

He left for France with the 12 He left for France with the 12 indians.indians.

http://www.wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Countries/France/Map

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/phillie/SocialStudies/Atlantic/jacques_cartier.htm

He wanted the captured indians to tell him where the gold mine was.

But there was no gold mine.

His third voyage to the new world His third voyage to the new world was to help Jean Roberval make a was to help Jean Roberval make a

colony in Canada.colony in Canada.

They couldn’t find enough people so Roberval sai