21. Jacques Cartier's Third Voyage - 1541 - Failure, Retirement & Suspension French exploration in the new world was suspended. No more commissions weregranted to jacques cartier. He retired to his birthplace, St. Malo, http://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/canada/z00cartier5.htm

Jacques Cartier's Third Voyage - 1541 Throughout the winter of 1541-1542, the Iroquoians had kept the fort at Charlesbourg-Royal under seige. All attempts to assuage the native anger over the loss of their chief, Donnacona, failed and Cartier was unable to regain any of the previous relationships he had cultivated. In Spring of 1542, Cartier abandoned Charlesbourg-Royal and set out for France with a supply of what he believed was gold and diamonds gathered from the shores of the St. Lawrence River. In St. John's Harbour in Newfoundland, Cartier met up with de Robertval who had arrived in the New World with shiploads of supplies, colonists (mostly prisoners avoiding execution in France) and artillery. Cartier explained the previous winter's events and the Native hostilities, but de Robertval ordered Cartier to return to Charlesbourg-Royal and continue with the settlement. Charlesbourg-Royal must survive. Under cover of night, Cartier set sail for France, leaving de Robertval to do what he wished. Cartier knew the futility of the settlement and wanted nothing more to do with it, but also knew that he would probably be hanged for treason by disobeying his superior. (De Robertval continued to Charlesbourg-Royal without Cartier and renamed the settlement 'France Royal'. However, after losing 60 men to the winter cold and scurvy, de Robertval abandoned France Royal completely the next year.)

22. A Brief History Of Canada - To 1599 April 20 jacques cartier s first voyage to the new world in search of a passage to French exploration in the new world was abandoned temporarily. http://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/canada/can0000.htm

A Brief History of Canada Pre-History to 1599 Early Exploration Introduction In the beginning, North America and Canada did not exist... at least in the minds of Europeans. They knew of Cathay and of the rich trade possibilities there, but the ocean to the west was a barrier which seemed too vast to cross. When overland trade routes became blocked and the voyage around Africa was found to be long and dangerous, the European nations began to look westward for a shorter journey. Little did they know that they would discover a whole new world complete with its own unique peoples and riches. This section deals with the discovery and early explorations of Canada and the attempts by both the English and French to settle in and lay claim to the New World. It deals with the first encounters with the Native People and the fragile relationships which developed between the Natives and Europeans, and even among the Europeans themselves. It deals with the development of the fur trade which would effectively change Canada's history forever. Note: Clicking following an event opens a New Window containing more detailed information concerning that event. Related stories are linked in sequence.

23. WWW-VL: History: United States History Index: Discovery And Exploration Mercator s world. The Magazine of Maps, exploration and Discovery Hakluyt Society The Virtual Museum of new France; cartier, jacques (14911557) http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/discovery.html

Click here for WWW-VL: History: United States History Index WWW-VL: W3 Internet Search Engines Research Tools Geography Maps of the New World European Competition in Exploration 1530-1675 The Coronado Expedition 1540-1542 Inland Exploration 1675-1800 ... Traveling. A Selection of Travel Literature, Maps, and Atlases [U. of Illinois] Navigation in the Age of Discovery Origins of the Compass Rose Symbology Latitude: The Art and Science of Fifteenth-Century Navigation Dead Reckoning Navigation Celestial Navigation ... Distance: How Long was a league? Bibliography and Web Gateways Exploration...The Americas , from NM Creative Impulse The Discoverers Web The Discoverers Web: Alphabetical list Hakluyt Society Web Links The Explorers ... Explorers of North America Journals Mercator's World. The Magazine of Maps, Exploration and Discovery Hakluyt Society Biography The Explorers [includes: Balboa, Cabot, Cabral, Cartier. Columbus, Cook, Cortes, da Gama, de Leon, Diaz, Drake, Hudson, Magellan, Polo, Verazzano, Vespucci, Estanavico, de las Casas] Timelines Age of Exploration Explorers Spanish Exploration and Colonization 1492-1542 Spanish Exploration and Colonization 1565-1628 ... Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Timeline: 1000 AD 1783 History The Vikings Nordic Explorers Leif Eriksson Greenland-Vinland Year 1000-2000 Leif Ericsson Vikings in the New World ... The Vikings: They Got Here First, But Why Didn't They Stay?

24. CM Magazine: Discovering Canada. jacques cartier. (Discovering Canada). Heather C. Hudak. in the volume aswell as the general exploration of the new world, a glossary of terms, http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol11/no19/discoveringcanada.html

CM . . . . Volume XI Number 19 . . . . May 27, 2005 John Cabot. (Discovering Canada). Galadriel Watson. Calgary, AB: Weigl Educational Publishers (Distributed by Saunders Book Company), 2005. 32 pp., cloth, $26.95. ISBN 1-55388-065-X. Subject Headings: Cabot, John, d. 1498?-Juvenile literature. Canada-Discovery and exploration-British-Juvenile literature. Explorers-Great Britain-Biography-Juvenile literature. Explorers-Canada-Biography-Juvenile literature. Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13. Review by Ian Stewart. Jacques Cartier. (Discovering Canada). Heather C. Hudak. Calgary, AB: Weigl Educational Publishers (Distributed by Saunders Book Company), 2005. 32 pp., cloth, $26.95. ISBN 1-55388-110-9.

25. SparkNotes: SAT II U.S. History: The Age Of Exploration He returned to the new world in 1493 and established the settlement of Santo In three voyages between 1534 and 1542, French explorer jacques cartier http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/sat2/history/chapter5section2.rhtml

saveBookmark("", "", ""); Jump to a New Chapter Introduction to the SAT II Introduction to the SAT II U.S. History Strategies for Taking the SAT II U.S. History America Before the Europeans The Colonial Period Revolution and Constitution A New Nation The Age of Jackson Cultural Trends: 1781–Mid-1800s Westward Expansion and Sectional Strife Civil War and Reconstruction Industrial Revolution The Age of Imperialism The Progressive Era World War I The Roaring Twenties The Great Depression and the New Deal World War II The 1950s: Cold War, Civil Rights, and Social Trends The 1960s Glossary Practice Tests Are Your Best Friends < return to the previous section continue to the next section >> Exploration Before Columbus The Age of Exploration ... Colonial Wars The Age of Exploration Though Columbus was not the first to discover the New World, his landing in the New World in 1492 is important: it ushered in an era of unprecedented European exploration and settlement of the Americas. This period is known as the Age of Exploration. During this age, European explorers searched for trade routes, overseas wealth, and adventure. Technological innovations spurred the exploration boom. A “maritime revolution” in Europe saw the invention of the the astrolabe, a device used to determine latitude; the caravel, an large ship of unprecedented speed; and the magnetic compass. Important Names in The Age of Exploration Name Country Achievement(s) Christopher Columbus Spain 1492: Reached Bahamas; explored Cuba, Haiti

26. The Teacher's Corner - Teacher Resources - Lesson Plans jacques cartier and the exploration of Canada (Explorers of new worlds) jacques Cousteau and the Undersea world (Explorers of new worlds) by Roger King http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/explorers.htm

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27. Explorers exploration of the new world. Great Canadian Explorers Biography and questionsfor students to explore. jacques cartier new Land for the French King http://www.edselect.com/explorers.htm

UP Exploration of the New World Great Canadian Explorers http://www.mta.ca/faculty/arts/canadian_studies/english/about/multimedia/explorers/ J ohn Cabot ... http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/pershing/explorers/index.htm Lesson plan with links for students to make a research pop-up book. The Age of Exploration Curriculum Guide http://www.mariner.org/age/menu.html Brief account of travels of explorers through time. Timeline of adventures is included Teacher' Guide of Geography activities http://www.mariner.org/age/teacher_activities.html Create a compass, an astrolabe., a quadrant. Identify navigational instruments, parts of a ship, and more... Discoverers Web http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/index.html Listing of many links to explorers. The Age of Exploration Curriculum Guide http://www.mariner.org//educationalad/ageofex/ Timeline of exploration and links to many explorers. 12 Activites for students Pathfinders and Passageways: The Exploration of Canada http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/index-e.html

28. European Exploration Of Canada jacques cartier from the Virtual Museum of new France. top of page George Vancouver world explorer who explored the west coast of Canada http://gwc.sd81.bc.ca/~gwc/explorers/explorers.html

European Explorers of Canada [a student built page - by Matthew Gilbert] St. Brendan Vikings John Cabot Jacques Cartier ... a Quiz Saint Brendan [Brendan the Navigator] Saint Brendan [Who was St. Brendan?] Saint Brendan ["St. Brendan's Voyage" - a song] Saint Brendan [from the Catholic Encyclopedia] Saint Brendan [Irish Monks and the Voyage of St. Brendan] Saint Brendan [Who Really Discovered America?] top of page Vikings Viking Explorers [from The Mariner's Museum Online] Viking Explorers in Canada [short biographies of four Viking explorers] Norse Exploration - North Atlantic [from the Newfoundland Heritage Site] L'Anse Aux Meadows [the first known European settlement in North America] The Norse [descriptions of the Norse section at the Canada Hall Museum] Leif Ericsson [about this Leif Ericsson - a very good page from Norway] top of page John Cabot John Cabot [about the exploration of Giovanni Caboto] John and Sebastian Cabot [the voyages of John Cabot and his son Sebastian] Sebastian Cabot [much of this page contains Sebastian's own words] top of page Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier [a good description of Cartier's voyages] Jacques Cartier [Compton's Online Encyclopedia on Cartier] Jacques Cartier [from the Virtual Museum of New France] top of page Martin Frobisher Martin Frobisher [a good biography and portrait of this explorer] Martin Frobisher [a page by the students of Arthur Meighen High School] top of page Henry Hudson Henry Hudson [a very detailed history of Henry Hudson in six parts] top of page Samuel de Champlain

29. English And French Explorations: Newfoundland And Labrador Heritage In 1534 and 153536, jacques cartier made two important voyages, in each casesponsored who was to become the focus of French activity in the new world. http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/engfrench.html

Early Exploration Later Exploration Portuguese Explorers Early Cartography Cartier navigated much of the coastline of Newfoundland and Labrador on his 1534 and 1535 voyages. Many English voyages to Labrador resulted from efforts to find the Northwest Passage. The English navigator, John Davis, gave his name to Davis Inlet. English And French Explorations Portugal was not the only country interested in the emerging lands of the northwest Atlantic. Both England and France were concerned to stake their claims as well, disputing the right of the Pope to divide the world between Spain and Portugal. Like the Portuguese, they were interested in establishing the geography of the region, and were especially interested to find out whether a viable westerly route to Asia actually existed. This was the primary reason for those English voyages which took place after Cabot. By contrast, the French were as interested in the potential of the fisheries, and the other resources which the region had to offer. 16th Century French Galleon.

30. Later Exploration: Newfoundland And Labrador Heritage but also in terms of what of value might be found in the new world itself.Thus, when jacques cartier explored the Gulf of the St. Lawrence in the 1530s http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/later_ex.html

Early Exploration Later Exploration Portuguese Explorers Early Cartography European Migratory Fishery Sponsored Settlement ... French Presence in Newfoundland European exploration in the region would have to justify itself not only in terms of a route to Cathay, but also in terms of what of value might be found on the New World itself. Later Exploration John Cabot may have discovered an ocean route from Europe to North America, but the information he returned with did little to clarify the geography of eastern Canada. Whether this was the northeastern tip of Asia or one of the islands that geographers believed to lie out in the Ocean Sea nobody yet knew. Over the next quarter century, however, a succession of voyages undertaken by several Portuguese explorers as well as the discoveries of Giovanni Verrazano, sailing for the king of France, proved beyond doubt that something resembling a full continent lay astride the route to the east. Section of Gerolamo da Verrazzano's map of the world, 1529. Dreams of Empire: Canada before 1700 (44 kb) Enthusiasts continued to believe that there might be a narrow channel through this landmass or at least a northern, navigable waterway around it. Further European exploration in the region, however, would henceforth have to justify itself not only in terms of a route to Cathay, but also in terms of what of value might be found in the New World itself.

31. CANADIAN HISTORY: Discovery & Exploration (e-Book, E-Books, EBook, EBooks) cartier, jacques, 14911557, 1541 Third Voyage of Discovery Made By Captaine Jaques Clay, John, new world Notes Being an Account of Journeyings http://www.digitalbookindex.com/_search/search010hstcanadiantrvanddiscovt.asp

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32. Explorer Notes European exploration of the new world. Early exploration _ he didchart the coastline for future exploration jacques cartier from 1534 1542 http://www.hartfordjt1.k12.wi.us/cen_indx/bkieckheferC/notesexplor.htm

European Exploration of the New World Leif Ericson found North America other countries never heard about it Growth of Trade soldiers brought back Asian silks, spices and cotton for those goods Middle Easterners (_) had a monopoly on the supply they controlled all of the supply Ottoman Turks (a militant Muslim group) fought a war and they threatened to cut off the supply Europeans decided to find a way to themselves, not trade strong leaders they decided to use their power to find new ways to a homeland) to help supply them with materials and information of how to get to Asia Portugal’s Prince Henry the started a school to train sailors how to navigate the school taught and reading, use of

33. MMBC Schoolnet: Exploration Gateway Dropcap T ravelers of the ancient world explored distant regions not only out of jacques cartier and Samuel de Champlain, following this new theory, http://collections.ic.gc.ca/maritime_museum/exploration/

W ORLD E D ISCOVERY OF THE L AST F RONTIER A NCIENT TIMES - TH C ENTURY ravelers of the ancient world explored distant regions not only out of necessity for such things as food and shelter but also out of sheer curiosity. A wide range of water craft designs were used by ancient travelers, enabling peoples from different lands to meet and communicate. With the growth of populations in areas defined today as countries, and the formation of systems to govern these populations, it became necessary to acquire more land and resources in order to gain power and compete in the world market. Trade soon became the key motivating factor for exploration while the advancement of shipbuilding techniques allowed for exploration at farther distances and for longer duration. Haida canoe Arab dhow By the 8th century, Arab language, knowledge and the religion of Islam had spread across vast distances. Muslim scholars (those who followed Islam) sought out scientific knowledge when exploring other lands. These scholars were first to calculate that the earth was round. Excelling in navigation, they are credited with the invention of the astrolabe . The best known Muslim traveler is Ibn Battuta who wrote about his adventurous 14th century journeys by sea and land in a book titled "Travels". The Vikings, namely Norse explorers Bjarni Herjulfsson, Eric the Red, and son Leif Erikson, discovered Iceland, Greenland, and the coastline as far south as the northeastern American states in the late tenth century. It would be several centuries before other European peoples explored the Americas.

34. Reader's Companion To American History - -EXPLORATION OF NORTH AMERICA The first attempt by Europeans to colonize the new world occurred around ad 1000, He was followed in 1534 by jacques cartier, who explored the St. http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_029600_explorationo.htm

Entries Publication Data Advisory Board Contributors ... World Civilizations The Reader's Companion to American History EXPLORATION OF NORTH AMERICA The first attempt by Europeans to colonize the New World occurred around a.d. 1000, when the Vikings sailed from the British Isles to Greenland, established a colony, and then moved on to Labrador, the Baffin Islands, and finally Newfoundland. There they established a colony named Vineland (meaning fertile region) and from that base sailed along the coast of North America, observing the flora, fauna, and native peoples. Inexplicably, after a few years Vineland was abandoned. Although the Vikings never returned to America, their accomplishments became known to other Europeans. Europe, however, was made up of many small principalities whose concerns were mainly local. Europeans may have been intrigued by the stories of the feared Vikings' discovery of a "new world," but they lacked the resources or the will to follow their path of exploration. Trade continued to revolve around the Mediterranean Sea, as it had for hundreds of years. But between 1000 and 1650 a series of interconnected developments occurred in Europe that provided the impetus for the exploration and subsequent colonization of America. These developments included the Protestant Reformation and the subsequent Catholic Counter-Reformation, the Renaissance, the unification of small states into larger ones with centralized political power, the emergence of new technology in navigation and shipbuilding, and the establishment of overland trade with the East and the accompanying transformation of the medieval economy.

35. Explorer Paragraphs jacques cartier was a French explorer and he asked King Francis I for permissionto go on the But the king was not always interested in the new world, http://www.asij.ac.jp/elementary/eport_wrks/examples/sherri04/explorer_paragraph

About The Explorer Jacques Cartier was born in 1491 in the St. Malo, France Seaport. Cartier went on some expeditions with Giovanni da Verrazzano in his late twenties to the new world. Not much is known of his early life. Jacques Cartier died from old age on September 1 st 1557, in St. Malo France at age 66. About The Country That Supported The Expeditions Jacques Cartier was a French explorer and he asked King Francis I for permission to go on the voyages. But the king was not always interested in the new world, in fact he finally got interested in 1532! The king did not even know about Jacques Cartier until he went on a pilgrimage. There the “First most powerful clergymen Jean Le Veneur, abbot of Mont-Saint-Michel, Bishop of Lisieux and Grand Almoner of France introduced him to Jacques Cartier.” At first the King was not convinced of Jacques Cartier’s ability so, he said he would “provide chaplains and contribute to the cost of these voyages of discovery from his own resources. That convinced the King enough. About the Expeditions Cartier’s Book After he had finished his final voyage, Cartier decided to write a book. It was about all three of his voyages. It was published in 1545, two years before he died. He also saw two strange animals, which were the Polar Bear and the Penguin. Every one called him the Father of Canada because he discovered it.

36. Explorer Jacques Cartier jacques cartier Sailed Up the St. Lawrence River_cartier was under orders details about jacques cartier and his claiming of the new world for the king http://www.archaeolink.com/explorer_jacques_cartier.htm

Explorer Jacques Cartier Home Arctic Explorers General Resources Antarctica Explorers General Resources Africa Explorers Behaim, Martin Cadamosto, Alvise da Dias, Bartolomeu Eannes, Gil ... Speke, John Hanning New World Explorers Albanel, Charles Balboa, Vasco Nunez de Brûlé, Étienne Cabot, John ... Vespucci, Amerigo World Explorers Cook, James Da Gama, Vasco Drake, Sir Francis General Resources ... Zheng He (Cheng Ho) Discoverers Web: Jacques Cartier _Highlighted text links you to further information about Cartier and his exploration. - Text only - From Andre Engels - http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/cartier.html Introduction - 16th Century - Jacques Cartier _This website was designed for middle school students, although it is a great resource for students of any age. Choose topics which interest you from the menu to the left of your screen or click on 'next' at the bottom of each page to navigate through the site. - Illustrated - From Library and Archives Canada - http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/explorateurs/jeunesse/h3-1320-e.html

37. Jacques Cartier - Middle School Pathfinder jacques cartier, Samuel de Champlain, and the explorers of Canada / Tony Coulter.new York world explorers and Discoverers. new York McMillan (1992) http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/emerson/cartier.htm

Explorer: Jacques Cartier Where was Cartier born? Did he marry? Were there children? Were there godchildren? How did he earn his living? Who was the king for whom he sailed to the New World? For what was he looking? What did Cartier call the American Indians? What did the Indians offer in trade? What river did Cartier discover and explore? There were Indian settlements located at the sites of two major, modern Canadian cities. What are they? What is scurvy? How were Cartier's men cured? How did Canada get its name? How many trips to what is now Canada did Cartier make? Did he ever lose a ship? Did he ever face revolt or mutiny by his men? When, where, and at what age did Cartier die? Start your exploration here: Encarta - the online version of the popular encyclopedia. Biography biography Encyclopaedia Britannica The Catholic Encyclopedia An excellent source of detailed information about explorers, maps, the times they lived in and their technology can be found on the Discoverer's Web .* It includes a biography of Jacques Cartier Origin of the word "Canada" Books: Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, and the explorers of Canada

38. Cartier jacques cartier was born in the seaport of Saint Malo, France. of the distantland excited many young explorers to seek their fortune in the new world. http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/jacques_cartier.htm

Up Jacques Cartier Born: 1491 Died: 1557 French Explorer Major Accomplishment He discovered the St. Lawrence River. Early Life Jacques Cartier was born in the seaport of Saint Malo, France. He studied navigation in Dieppe, a major French center for navigators. After that he became a highly respected navigator. He may have sailed to Newfoundland with a fishing fleet in the early 1500s. Some historians believe Cartier accompanied Giovanni de Verrazano on French expeditions to the New World. In Search of the Northwest Passage In 1531, Francis I commissioned Cartier to look for the Northwest Passage, the short route to the Pacific Ocean that had eluded John Cabot in 1497. Cartier got two small ships and 61 crew members. He left Saint Malo in April. In less than three weeks, he was sailing down the coast of Newfoundland, discovering the Magdalen and Prince Edward islands. They then crossed the Gaspe Peninsula and took possession of it for France before returning home. Unfortunately he had mistaken the mouth of the St. Lawrence River for a bay, and failed to investigate it. Cartier’s description of the distant land excited many young explorers to seek their fortune in the New World. Second Expedition to Canada In 1535, the king sent him out again. He sailed up the St. Lawrence River and recognized it for what it was. He continued on, establishing Mont Real (Mount Royal) which is now Montreal, Canada. They spent the winter at an Indian village near Quebec, where Cartier watched 25 of his men die of scurvy. The Huron were generous to him, but he betrayed them. He kidnapped 12 Indians, including their chief, and headed straight for France. Cartier hoped that his prisoners would tell him where their gold mine was located, but there really was no gold mine.

39. Explorers - C - EnchantedLearning.com jacques cartier jacques cartier (14911557) was a French explorer who led three in establishing and administering the French colonies in the new world. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexc.shtml

Join Enchanted Learning Site subscriptions last 12 months. Click here for more information on site membership. $20.00/year or other amount (directly by Credit Card $20.00/year or other amount (via PayPal As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. (Already a member? Click here. Enchanted Learning Zoom Explorers A B C D ... Glossary of Exploration Terms C CABEZA DE VACA, ALVAR NUNEZ Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca [Cabeza de Vaca means "head of a cow"] (1490?-1557?) was a Spanish explorer who sailed to North America from Spain, leaving in 1527. He traveled from Florida to Texas on a raft, then walked from Texas to Mexico City. He also explored the Paraguay River in South America. De Vaca and his fellow travelers were the first Europeans to see the bison, or American buffalo For more information on Cabeza de Vaca, click here CABOT, JOHN John Cabot (1450-1499) was an Italian-born English explorer and navigator. In Italy, he is known as Giovanni Caboto (which is his original name). For more information on Cabot, click here

40. Kings Park Elementary Finally in 1541, cartier set sail for the new world again but this time under jacques cartier died at the age of 66 in 1557, on his estate in St. Malo, http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/KingsParkES/technology/bios/cartier.htm

Kings Park Elementary Famous Biographies Home About Us For Parents For Community ... New Students Jacques Cartier sailed for France with a mission to discover riches and colonize the New World explored the Saint Lawrence River Valley (near Quebec Canada) gave France a North American claim The indians told Cartier stories of a land in the north called Saguenay, full of gold and other riches. The indians were great storytellers and even though they knew it was not true, when the French became so excited about the riches, they told them more stories. After returning to France, Cartier wanted to make another voyage to find the treasured land. However, France was at war with Spain. There was little money for exploring. Finally in 1541, Cartier set sail for the New World again but this time under the leadership of Jean-Francois de la Rocque. The men built a fort near Saquenay and they collected what they thought were diamonds and gold. They turned out to be quartz and iron pyrite (fool's gold). After a cold winter, Cartier returned to France. Jacques Cartier died at the age of 66 in 1557, on his estate in St. Malo, France.

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