Toward the west. Toward the Great Lakes. The St. Lawrence flows toward the east -- from the Great Lakes toward the Atlantic.
Jacques Cartier sailed and discovered the St. Lawrence River.
Jacques Cartier sailed and discovered the St. Lawrence River.
His exact destination was Canada. He sailed to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and mapped all the way up the St. Lawrence river and into Quebec.
Jacques Cartier
1534.
French explorer Jacques Cartier is credited with being the first European to explore the St. Lawrence River in 1534. Cartier was seeking a passage to Asia but instead ended up exploring the eastern coast of North America, including the St. Lawrence River.
Up the St. Lawrence River and around the Americas.
In 1534, Jacques Cartier led the first French expedition up the St Lawrence River. Cartier led two more expeditions along the St. Lawrence River, respectively in 1535 and 1541. His expeditions were instrumental in enabling France to later claim land in Canada.
In 1534, Jacques Cartier led the first French expedition up the St Lawrence River. Cartier led two more expeditions along the St. Lawrence River, respectively in 1535 and 1541. His expeditions were instrumental in enabling France to later claim land in Canada.
Jacques Cartier sailed up the St Lawrence River, as far as the Lachine Rapids, in search of a route to Asia. When he found that the route was impassable, he then turned around sailed back down the St Lawrence. The concepts of "up" and "down" a river relate to the flow of the water, not a direction on a map. Travelling up a river means travelling against the flow. Travelling down a river means travelling with the flow.
Jacques Cartier
Jaques Cartier 1535