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Jacques Cartier

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JACQUES CARTIER

By William Guilfoyle

WHO IS MY EXPLORER?

  • Jacques Cartier was a French explorer
  • He became a navigator
  • He was a businessman
  • Studied navigation
  • Born in 1491 and died in 1557

WHAT DID MY EXPLORER DO?

  • Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean
  • Discovered Canada.
  • He made three journeys to New France (Canada)
  • Established trade routes with natives.

WHERE DID HE EXPLORE?

  • He explored Brazil, Newfoundland, Labrador New France, Atlantic Ocean, Quebec, Prince Edward Island and Gulf of St.Lawrance River

WHEN DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

  • 1534 - reached New France
  • 1535 - travelled up St.Lawrence River
  • In 1541 he made a final trip and created a settlement in New France.
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WHY DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?

  • The king of France ordered him to find a shorter route to Asia
  • He wanted to find riches
  • He wanted to find new lands
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HOW DID MY EXPLORER EXPLORE?

  • Ships
  • Crewmen
  • Food and drink
  • Compass
  • Maps
  • Warm clothes

HOW THINGS CHANGED AFTER THE EXPLORATIONS

  • Canada was founded
  • Claimed land for France
  • Started trade routes with native Indians
  • Gave Canada its name.
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REFLECTIVE COMMENT

  • He was caring about his crewmen
  • He was a thinker because he thought about his navigation while trying to find a route to Asia
  • He was a very good man because he was nice to the Natives and worked with them to learn things
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