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__Jacques Cartier__
Born: He was born in 1491 in St. Malo, France Died: He died on September 1, 1555 He explored: St.Lawrence river in Canada

Sailed for: France. He had 3 voyages in all.

__Early Life__
Cartier was born in 1491 in Saint -Malo France. There is not that much found about his childhood. There is no record of his schooling. Some people believe that he studied navigation in the city of Dieppe at a french center for navigator.Cartier was a respectable mariner. In 1520 he married Mary Catherine des Granche.His good name in Saint Malo is is recognized by its frequent appearance.After that he became a highly respected navigator.He may have sailed to Newfoundland with a fishing fleet in the early 1500s.Some people believe Cartier accompanied Giovanni de verrazano on french expeditions to the new world.

This is Saint Malo, France where Jacques Cartier was born.

1st Voyage
In 1531, Francis I commissioned Cartier to look for the northwest passage. The short route to the Pacific Ocean had escaped John Cabot in 1497. Cartier got two small ships and 61 members. He left Saint Malo in April. In less ten 3 weeks, he was sailing down the coast of Newfoundland, discovering Magdalen and Prince Edward island. They crossed the Gaspe peninsula and took possession of it for France before returning home. Unfortunately he had mistaken the mouth of the St. Lawrence River for a bay, and fail to investigate it. Second voyage to Canada

2nd voyage
In 1535 the King sent Cartier out again. He sailed up the St.Lawrance river and recognized it for what it was. He continued on establishing Mont Real which is now Montreal Canada. They spent the winter at an indian village near Qubec where Cartier watched 25 of his men die from scurvy. The huron were generous to him but he betrayed them. He kidnaped 12 indians including there chief, and headed straight to France.

Last voyage
In 1541, he had his third expedition as put together to help Jean Roberval found a colony in Canada. Failing to find enough french colonists willing to give up the advantages of home for the uncivilized New world Roberval asked his government to help.IN June 1544 Roberval arrived on a supply of ship only to find Cartier had slipped back to France.Cartier had left Roberval stranded in new France with a colony of robbers and murderers. Cartier never found the north west passage but his exploration severed as a basis for the french claims in the rich St Lawrence river and led to many future expeditions by France to Canada.

Cartier' s significance of his journey
The significance of Cartiers journey was that he need to go to North America to search for gold and other valuable metals. He also discovered the St. Lawrence river.

This is Cartier's first voyage. He had 3 voyages in all.

1. There was a statue built of Cartier in St. Malo,France where Cartier was born. 2. There where no records of Cartier's schooling 3. He was married at the age of 26 with no childern 4. He was 66 when he died 5. The land of Qubec was later claimed as the king of France land 6. He was looking for a passage to China
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