USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1534, Jacques Cartier planted a cross in the Gaspé Peninsula and claimed the land in the name of King Francis I. It was the first province of New France.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cartier’s three expeditions along the St. Lawrence River would later enable France to lay claim to the lands that would become modern-day Canada.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ready to return to France in early May 1536, Cartier decided to kidnap Chief Donnacona and take him to France, so that he might personally tell the tale of a country further north, called the “Kingdom of Saguenay", said to be full of gold, rubies and other treasures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jacques Cartier is credited with not only claiming and discovering land for France. However, his treatment of the natives was not always great. Throughout his three voyages, Cartier became the first European to explore the St. Lawrence Gulf and St.

Detailed explanation-5: -Samuel de Champlain, cartographer, explorer, colonial administrator, author (born circa 1567 in Brouage, France; died 25 December 1635 in Quebec City). Known as the “Father of New France, ” Samuel de Champlain played a major role in establishing New France from 1603 to 1635.