jacques cartier- faty
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He was BORN IN 1947 IN FRANCE AND He DIED in 1557 IN GREAT
BRITAIN.
IT WAS THE FIRST FRENCH EXPLORER
OF NORTH AMERICA.
HE CARRIED OUT THREE TRIPS TO NORTH
AMERICA BETWEEN 1534 AND 1542, HOPING TO FIND A PATH TOWARDS
ASIA.
THE FIRST TRIP HIS MISSION WAS TO FIND THE
PATH TO THE NORTH-WEST TOWARD CHINA. CARTIER
DEPARTED FROM SAINT-MALO AND CROSSED THE SOUTH TO
LAND IN GASPE IN THE GULF OF SAN LORENZO.
THE SECOND TRIP
HE HAD 3 SHIPS. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE WATER IN THE SAN LORENZO RIVER WAS SWEET.
THE THIRD TRIP
HE SAILED TO LADRIME. HE HAD TO RETURN WITHOUT HAVING ACHIEVED HIS OBJETIVE: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLONY IN CANADA.
CARTIER JACQUESDIED AS A RESULT OF THE
PLAGUE OF THE CITY IN 1557.