SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION
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A French privateer who made three voyages to the New World
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An Italian privateer who served the King of France. .
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A French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes.
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The leader of the Iroquois.
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Detailed explanation-1: -French mariner Jacques Cartier was the first European to navigate the St. Lawrence River, and his explorations of the river and the Atlantic coast of Canada, on three expeditions from 1534 to 1542, laid the basis for later French claims to North America. Cartier is also credited with naming Canada.
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. He gained a reputation as a skilled navigator prior to making his three famous voyages to North America.
Detailed explanation-3: -French navigator Jacques Cartier sailed into the St. Lawrence River for the first time on June 9, 1534. Commissioned by King Francis I of France to explore the northern lands in search of gold, spices, and a northern passage to Asia, Cartier’s voyages underlay France’s claims to Canada.