SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION
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one of the five Great Lakes
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the original name for the northwest passage
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a river discovered by Father Marquette
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the name for what is now called the St. Lawrence river
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lawrence River (known as the Fleuve Saint-Laurent in French) is a river that flows from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which can be found in the north-east of Canada. The St. Lawrence River connects the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean up at the Gulf of St.
Detailed explanation-2: -From source to mouth, the names are: North River. Saint Louis River. Lake Superior.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today, with the development of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the river links a vast area of Canada and the US with the rest of the world. It is still, as Cartier called it, “the great river of Canada."
Detailed explanation-4: -The St. Lawrence River and Seaway is of vital geographic and economic importance to the Great Lakes system, connecting the lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and providing navigation to deep-draft ocean vessels.