USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lawrence River in present-day Quebec, Canada. In 1534, Cartier was commissioned by King Francis I of France to explore the northern American lands in search of riches and the rumored Northwest Passage to Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -St. Lawrence River, hydrographic system of east-central North America. It starts at the outflow of Lake Ontario and leads into the Atlantic Ocean in the extreme east of Canada, opening much of the interior of the North American continent.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lawrence River. When French navigator Jacques Cartier left France by boat in April 1534, the king ordered him to find gold, spices (which were valuable at that time), and a water passage from France to Asia. Two months later, on June 9, Cartier sailed into the waters of the St. Lawrence River in eastern Canada.

Detailed explanation-4: -St. Lawrence Lowland is a plain along the St. Lawrence River between Québec City in the east and Brockville, Ontario, in the west, including the Ottawa River valley west to Renfrew, Ontario.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lawrence River is an important river that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. This river flows for about 800 miles. The St. Lawrence River is sometimes referred to as the “Mother of Canada” because it serves the busiest ports in the world.