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Jacques Cartier the Great Explorer

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This is a picture of Jacques Cartier.

This is a picture of Cartier's ship, "The Mattew."

This is a pictuer of Jacques Cartier's hometown, St. Malo ,France

Have you heard of Jacques Cartier?

Few people have heard of Jacques Cartier. That is because many explorers have been to the lands that he has explored . His first voyage was in 1534. He sailed out with 2 ships and 61 men for crew. He was asked by the King of France to find gold, spices and the North West Passage to Asia. On the ship it was very uncomfortable and unhealthy. Instead of finding a North West Passage he found "New Found Land." He found Magdalen Island , then sailed to Prince Edward Island. When he was in Prince Edward Island, he traded with the Micmac. It was the first trade with the French and the Aboriginal. When he was trying to find the Northwest Passage he kidnapped Chief Donnacona and his two sons. In Sept. 1534 he sent the chief and sons to a boarding house in the town where he was born . He then sailed back to France. When he arrived in France he went to St.Malo, his hometown where he was born in 1491. He told stories about the Kingdom of Saguenay to the King of France .

When Cartier returned, the Micmac came to a conclusion that the Europeans wanted precious gold. He was asked by the King of France to go out and look for the same things that he was asked to on his first voyage. In 1535 he started his second voyage. He set out with 3 ships and 110 men for his second voyage. He built a fort in Stadacona which is now called Quebec City. He went to Stadacona because he was interested in gold and treasures. He sailed up the St.Lawrence River to the Iroquios village. The village was called the "Hochelega." The village is located on Montreal Island. The ice on the water was there when they were going to leave so they had to stay there for the winter. Alot of the men got scurvy. Some of the men even died from the disease. This disease occured when they were on their diet without fruits and vegetables. The Iroquois showed them how to make white cedar tea to cure scurvy. Then he named a mountain, "Mount Royal ." Some of the crewmen were not prepared for the job of climbing this mountain. Some men that were in their heavy gear got tired easily when they were climbing the mountain. The people who lived in the village were kind and they carried the crew of Cartier to his boat. In 1535 he travelled up to Moisie River. He realised that if not for Chief Donnacona's tea he and his men would not have been able to live.

On his third voyage in 1541, he was asked by the King of France to start a new colony. He set out with 5 ships and 1500 men. It was a cold winter and some of his men got sick. The local Iroquois were meaner than they were before. They had problems with food and the disease, scurvy. The Iroquois killed 35 of Cartier's men because he was using their land without their permission. The Iroquois wanted to know where the chief and his two sons were. Cartier said, "They liked France so much, they wanted to stay." The Iroquois were smarter than that and they knew he was lying. One of Cartier's men went further than others and he was killed by the Iroquois tribe. Cartier did not travel to Canada again. He settled in his hometown and became a businessman. He died when he was 66 in 1557. He failed to find anything interesting or useful when he went to Canada. He could have found stories, gold or the North West Passage.This is why there was no further exploration in Canada for 60-80 years. When he was on his third voyage he thought that he found rocks with diamonds and gold in it but it turns out that they were worthless. Then he found out that whaling would make you very rich.
Interesting Facts
One interesting fact was that on his ship, in the caskets, there were more maggots than water and the men would have to drink it to stay alive. The name Canada was a mistake. He thought that the Aboriginals said "Canada," but they said "Kanata" which means, village.

Images from: http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/explor/explcd_e.html

http://data2.archives.ca/ap/c/c001956.jpg

http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Part1/Ch03.htm

This is a picture of Jacques Cartier. This is a picture of Cartier's ship, "The Mattew." This is a pictuer of Jacques Cartier's hometown, St. Malo ,France
	Have you heard of Jacques Cartier?
	Few people have heard of Jacques Cartier. That is because many explorers have been to the lands that he has explored . His first voyage was in 1534. He sailed out with 2 ships and 61 men for crew. He was asked by the King of France to find gold, spices and the North West Passage to Asia. On the ship it was very uncomfortable and unhealthy. Instead of finding a North West Passage he found "New Found Land." He found Magdalen Island , then sailed to Prince Edward Island. When he was in Prince Edward Island, he traded with the Micmac. It was the first trade with the French and the Aboriginal. When he was trying to find the Northwest Passage he kidnapped Chief Donnacona and his two sons. In Sept. 1534 he sent the chief and sons to a boarding house in the town where he was born . He then sailed back to France. When he arrived in France he went to St.Malo, his hometown where he was born in 1491. He told stories about the Kingdom of Saguenay to the King of France . When Cartier returned, the Micmac came to a conclusion that the Europeans wanted precious gold. He was asked by the King of France to go out and look for the same things that he was asked to on his first voyage. In 1535 he started his second voyage. He set out with 3 ships and 110 men for his second voyage. He built a fort in Stadacona which is now called Quebec City. He went to Stadacona because he was interested in gold and treasures. He sailed up the St.Lawrence River to the Iroquios village. The village was called the "Hochelega." The village is located on Montreal Island. The ice on the water was there when they were going to leave so they had to stay there for the winter. Alot of the men got scurvy. Some of the men even died from the disease. This disease occured when they were on their diet without fruits and vegetables. The Iroquois showed them how to make white cedar tea to cure scurvy. Then he named a mountain, "Mount Royal ." Some of the crewmen were not prepared for the job of climbing this mountain. Some men that were in their heavy gear got tired easily when they were climbing the mountain. The people who lived in the village were kind and they carried the crew of Cartier to his boat. In 1535 he travelled up to Moisie River. He realised that if not for Chief Donnacona's tea he and his men would not have been able to live. On his third voyage in 1541, he was asked by the King of France to start a new colony. He set out with 5 ships and 1500 men. It was a cold winter and some of his men got sick. The local Iroquois were meaner than they were before. They had problems with food and the disease, scurvy. The Iroquois killed 35 of Cartier's men because he was using their land without their permission. The Iroquois wanted to know where the chief and his two sons were. Cartier said, "They liked France so much, they wanted to stay." The Iroquois were smarter than that and they knew he was lying. One of Cartier's men went further than others and he was killed by the Iroquois tribe. Cartier did not travel to Canada again. He settled in his hometown and became a businessman. He died when he was 66 in 1557. He failed to find anything interesting or useful when he went to Canada. He could have found stories, gold or the North West Passage.This is why there was no further exploration in Canada for 60-80 years. When he was on his third voyage he thought that he found rocks with diamonds and gold in it but it turns out that they were worthless. Then he found out that whaling would make you very rich. Interesting Facts One interesting fact was that on his ship, in the caskets, there were more maggots than water and the men would have to drink it to stay alive. The name Canada was a mistake. He thought that the Aboriginals said "Canada," but they said "Kanata" which means, village.

	Images from: http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/explor/explcd_e.html http://data2.archives.ca/ap/c/c001956.jpg http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Part1/Ch03.htm