Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier sailed and discovered the St. Lawrence River.
Jacques Cartier sailed and discovered the St. Lawrence River.
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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.
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.
1535 was the date of his second voyage, this time he sailed up the St Lawrence river.
French explorer Jacques Cartier is credited for being the first European to explore the St. Lawrence River in 1534. He sailed up the river in search of a passage to Asia, claiming the land for France.
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The first European explorer known to have sailed up the St. Lawrence River itself was Jacques Cartier, during his second trip to Canada in 1535.
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