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he thought the villagers were talking about the area but they were talking about the village which they call kanata.

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Jacques Cartier called the land he claimed what?

Cartier was the first to document the name Canada, which is derived from the Huron-Iroquois word kanata, which was incorrectly interpreted as the native term for the newly discovered land.


What land did Jacques cartier discover?

Jacques Cartier discovered Canada, 1535


What did Cartier name his newly discovered land after?

Cartier named the newly discovered land "Canada" after the Iroquois word "kanata," meaning village or settlement.


What region did jacqus cartier explore?

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".


Where was Jacques Cartier sent?

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What did Jacques Cartier do for Canada?

Jacques Cartier was a French explorer who claimed the land that is now Canada.


What land or bodies of water did Jacques Cartier explore?

What body of water did Jacques Cartier discover


What accomplishment did Jacques Cartier?

Jacques Cartier was the first to explore Newfoundland, the first to take possession of land for France, first to exchange furs with the natives. He found and mapped the St. Lawrence river. He also gave Canada its early name "Kanata" Meaning village or settlement in the Huron-Iroqouis language.


What did explorer Jacques Cartier accomplished?

Jacques Cartier was the first to explore Newfoundland, the first to take possession of land for France, first to exchange furs with the natives. He found and mapped the St. Lawrence river. He also gave Canada its early name "Kanata" Meaning village or settlement in the Huron-Iroqouis language.


What actors and actresses appeared in The Land of Jacques Cartier - 1960?

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Where did Jacques Cartier land?

Jacques Cartier landed at Gaspé and took possession of "Canada" on behalf of the King of France.


What land did Cartier find?

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