Jacques+Cartier

=__ ** What about him? ** __= Jaques Cartier was born on December 31, 1491, in Saint Malo, France. As little is known about his early years of life, he probably studied navigation, cartography, astronomy, mathematics, and seaman ship. In May of 1520, Cartier married the lovely Catherine Des Granches. They had no children. Jaques Cartier lived with his wife in Dieppe, and there he became an experienced seaman.  During 1524-1527, Jaques was believed to have been with Giovanni da Verrazzano, on his expeditions to North America. In 1532, Jean Le Veneur, the bishop of Saint Malo, recommended to King Francois that Cartier be chosen to lead a voyage to the New World and take the Catholic religion to the indigenous people. In 1534, the king finally sent Jaques to discover certain islands and lands where it was said that there was a large amount of riches to be found. In April of that same year, Jaques lead his first voyage to North America from Saint Malo. The ship that Jaques was on was called “Grande Hermine”. While exploring the “[|**Newfoundland**]”, he named it Canada, “KANTA”, meaning small village or settlement in Huro-Iroquois language. This voyage lasted 137 days. When he returned to France, he reported his findings to the King of France. The King requested that with a commission, he return on another journey to Canada. In 1535, Jaques went on another voyage to Canada. But on this voyage, Cartier had almost doubled his crew and men with three ships and a total of 110 men. Jacques travelled across the Atlantic Ocean and adventured some land in Montreal, Canada before returning to spend the winter in Quebec, nearby some friendly native villages.

That winter was a brutal one; which in turn cost the lives of 25 men. In 1536, Jaques was on his way back to France, with a safe return. When he reported about his adventures in Canada to the King, he and his council, started to think about colonizing Canada. Jean Francois was appointed by the King of France to colonize Canada. Cartier was instructed to lead the third voyage to Canada. Upon staying in Canada for a few months, Cartier decided to return back to France. Sieur de Roberval, the colonizing captain, could not execute the plan of colonizing Canada because of the brutal winter. In 1545, Jaques published an account of all his expeditions and journeys. A few years later in 1557, Jaques Cartier died.

=__Where was he from? Which country was he exploring for?__=

Jaques Cartier was from Saint Malo, France. As any explorer would, he travelled for his birth country, France.

=__﻿What was his goal in exploring?__=

Jaques goal for exploring was to search for Newfoundland, the Northwest passage, and to spread the Catholic religion.

=__﻿What were the results of his exploring?__=

Jaques Cartier's results of exploring were that he discovered the Newfoundland (Canada).

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By: Dejanee Hill & Dazhja Greaves

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