Cartier, Jacques

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Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier made three journeys to what would become Canada. The first was in 1534 on behalf of Francois I, the King of France and was in search of a passage to Asia. He sailed into the Bais des Chaleurs and landed on the Gaspé Peninsula. He returned in 1535 and sailed up the St. [...]

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