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It was Jacques Cartier that explored Canada and claimed it for France. When arriving in the region the area was then known as Newfoundland. It was in 1534 when Jacques Cartier arrived in the area now known as Canada.
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier claimed what is now known as Canada for France in 1534 when he explored the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier in 1534
Jacques Cartier explored mostly the St. Lawrence River, but only on his second and third voyages. On the first, he sailed from France to Newfoundland, north through the Strait of Belle Isle, through the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Gaspé Peninsula, and back through the Strait of Belle Isle to France.
Jacques Cartier claimed parts of present-day Canada, specifically the area around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, for France in the 16th century during his explorations.
New France was an area in North America that was colonized by France. It was Jacques Cartier that first began the exploration of New France in 1534.
In Cartier's day, there were no "cities" as such in the St Lawrence area.
1534: area explored and claimed for the French by Jacques Cartier 1608: explored by Samuel de Champlain 1663: made a royal colony by Louis XIV in 1663
Jacques Cartier claimed present-day Canada for France, specifically the area around the Gulf of St. Lawrence. He made three voyages to the region between 1534 and 1541, establishing French claims to parts of North America.
Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence region of Canada. He also claimed what is now Canada for France, naming the area he discovered and mapped "The Country of Canadas", a Saint-Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata (or canada) for "settlement", "village", or "land".