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Before he became an explorer, Cartier was a sailor.

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Who was Jacques cartiers wife?

Helen Cartier before married Helan Fransuah.


Why was Jacques Cartier importent?

AnswerHe gave Canada its name. Before that it used to be Kanata, meaning village or settlement. ADDING:He discovered and named the St. Lawrence River.


Who were in the family of Jacques cartier?

He married Charthrine Des Granches in 1520 and he had no children! And no one knows about when he was still a child because no one payed attention to him before he became an expedition....


Did Jacques Cartier discover the new world?

No, many people before him did but some people believed he did neither did Columbus no one really knows who did some people say diffrnet explorers.