Jacques Cartier

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Jacques Cartier

• By Madeline A. Hastings

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Who is Jacques Cartier?

• Jacques Cartier was sponsored by France.
• His reason for exploring was to colonize the New
  World.
• His successes were that he explored the St.
  Lawrence River Valley and that he gave France
  North American claim of land in the new world.

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Ware did he go?

• 42 years after Columbus made his voyage Jacques
  Cartier sailed from France on a journey of his
  own. The king of France wanted him to make
  colonies in the New World.
• Cartier crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 20 days and
  explored the St. Lawrence River Valley near
  Quebec, Canada.
• Because of Cartier, France was able to claim part
  of North America .

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