he thought the villagers were talking about the area but they were talking about the village which they call kanata.
he calls it kanata because when the natives told him the name of their country he heared kanata and soon was changed to Canada, because people liked Canada better than Kanata
Land AND silk spices
" I am inclined to believe that this is the land God gave to Cain"- Jacques Cartier
Yes. He claimed so much land!
Canada
Jaque Cartier found out the name of the country, which is Canada, from an aboriginal word. He also found where Quebeq and Ontario are located.
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.
Jacques Cartier discovered Canada, 1535
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".
Jacques cartier was sent to explour land that had not been found yet
Jacques Cartier was a French explorer who claimed the land that is now Canada.
What body of water did Jacques Cartier discover
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.
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.
The cast of The Land of Jacques Cartier - 1960 includes: Lloyd Bochner as Narrator
Jacques Cartier landed at Gaspé and took possession of "Canada" on behalf of the King of France.
Jacques Cartier found what is now Canada for France.
Finding land