France attempted to build colonies relatively quickly after Canada was claimed. One of those colonies, Charlesbourg-Royal, was a fortified settlement founded by Cartier. However, it didn't last very long. The first permanent French colony in the New World, Quebec, wasn't founded until 66 years after Cartier's last voyage, which was 80 years after Verrazzano's death during his final expedition.
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Jacques Cartier claimed what is now present day Canada for France. He was the first European to discover and map the waters and shores of Saint Lawrence. He was also the first European to travel inland in North America.
Newfoundland was discovered and explored by João Fernandez Lavrador, a Portuguese explorer. He explored the area in 1498. The area called Labrador is said to be named somewhat after him.
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It was Jacques Cartier that explored Canada and claimed it for France. When arriving in the region the area was then known as Newfoundland. It was in 1534 when Jacques Cartier arrived in the area now known as Canada.
Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence region of Canada. He also claimed what is now Canada for France, naming the area he discovered and mapped "The Country of Canadas", a Saint-Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata (or canada) for "settlement", "village", or "land".
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier claimed present-day Canada for France. He explored and claimed territories in the areas now known as Quebec and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Jacques Cartier was a French navigator who explored and claimed for France. He was the first European explorer to discover the St. Lawrence River.
Cartier claimed the northeastern coast of North America (Canada) on behalf of France in 1534, 10 years after the voyages of Verrazano to the Atlantic coasts. Cartier explored Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which he was convinced led to the Pacific Ocean.
Because he explored Canada and claimed it for the French (the language Quebecans speak)