Jacques Cartier was the first European (not English, but French) to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island).
Jacques Cartier was a French explorer who claimed the land that is now Canada.
he went to Canada
Jacques Cartier sailed for France, New Foundland, and Canada.
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Jacques Cartier is known for his exploration of the St. Lawrence River. He is also known for naming the country of Canada. Cartier was a French explorer.
Jacques Cartier, the French explorer, was buried in Saint-Malo, France. After his death in 1557, he was laid to rest in the city where his expeditions to Canada began.
No, Jacques Cartier is not considered the first European explorer of Canada's interior. That distinction is often attributed to Samuel de Champlain, who explored and mapped much of the interior regions of Canada during the early 17th century. Jacques Cartier is known for exploring the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River in the early 16th century.
He was a French explorer, who was the first European to see Canada.
Jacques Cartier was the first French explorer to explore Canada. He also discovered the St. Lawrence River.
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier was from France. He was a French explorer who is best known for exploring and claiming what is now Canada for France in the 16th century.
Jacques cartier reached Canada on 1537