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In 1534 he landed on Canada's Gaspe Peninsula & claimed the area for France |
Jacques Cartier
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1994-05-12 |
#2244 |
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The highest hill on the island where the St. Lawrence & Ottawa Rivers meet was named Mont Real by him |
Jacques Cartier
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1993-01-25 |
#1936 |
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Tho he didn't find the Northwest Passage, this Frenchman established France's claim to Canada |
Jacques Cartier
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1990-03-05 |
#1276 |
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While Champlain was "the Father of New France", this Frenchman got to Canada earlier & named Montreal |
Jacques Cartier
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1988-01-12 |
#777 |
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This French explorer called the bleak coast of Labrador "the land God gave to Cain" |
Jacques Cartier
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1986-11-20 |
#509 |