Jacques Cartier
What year was Jacques Cartier born in?
1491
What nationality is John Cabot?
Italian
What nationality is he?
British
What did his arrival begin?
The Fur Trade
How many arctic voyages did he make?
4 (1 for Dutch and 3 for the English)
What are one of his biggest accomplishments?(Hint: Something to do with a map)
He was the first person to correctly map the Gulf of the St. Lawrence River and all the way to Montreal
How did he die
His crew set him, his teenage son, and seven loyal crewmen adrift in a small open boat in the icy waters of Hudson Bay.
What is one disturbing fact about him?
He kidnapped 14 people
What was he searching for?
He searched for a passage through arctic waters from Europe to East Asia
What did Jacques Cartier's crew spread to the Indigenous people (disease)
smallpox