Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier was a French explorer who made three voyages to North America in the 1530s and 1540s, claiming what is now Canada for France.
He explored the St.
Lawrence River and gave Canada its name, derived from a Huron-Iroquois word for village.
His expeditions established French claims in the New World though he failed to find the Northwest Passage he sought.
French North American colony
- QuebecFrench-speaking Canadian province
- MontrealQuebec's chief city
- IroquoisNative American confederacy
- St. Lawrence RiverNortheastern continental drainage route
First Nations · fur trade · Huron · Algonquin · winter · scurvy · kidnapping
French North American colony
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
kidnapping · conquest · expansion · colonists · trade · empire · annexation · encounter
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- St. Lawrence RiverNortheastern continental drainage route
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
- marinerOne who navigates ships
sailing · discoverer · charted · Age of Discovery · maritime · pioneering · compass · astrolabe
Peninsula in northwest France
- BretonBrittany's Celtic language
- FranceWestern European republic
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- royal patronageMonarch-funded support for endeavors
New France
French North American colony
- QuebecFrench-speaking Canadian province
- MontrealQuebec's chief city
- IroquoisNative American confederacy
St. Lawrence River · First Nations · fur trade · Huron · Algonquin · winter · scurvy · kidnapping
New France
French North American colony
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- indigenousOriginating in a region
missionaries · kidnapping · conquest · expansion · colonists · trade · empire · annexation · encounter · contact
voyage
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- St. Lawrence RiverNortheastern continental drainage route
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
mariner · sailing · discoverer · charted · Age of Discovery · maritime · pioneering · compass · astrolabe · caravel
Brittany
Peninsula in northwest France
- BretonBrittany's Celtic language
- FranceWestern European republic
- commissionPayment for services rendered
Jacques CartierJohn Cabot
Renaissance-era Atlantic explorer
Henry Hudson · Francis Drake · Hernán Cortés · Christopher Columbus