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By: Levi Hietpas and David Galindo

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- Cartier was born in France in 1491

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- Visited Quebec, Montreal, and North America(only visited to make peace with the Native Americans)
- he was encouraged to explore by the voyage of Giocanni Verrazano

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- He traveled through Labrador to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and several other islands and bays
- Second voyage focused on Quebec in 1535
- Explored the Sagenay River
- Discovered many river rapids
- Cartier mistakenly thought that the St.Lawrence waterway was a passage to China
-gave detailed information about the St.Lawrence Gulf And River
- He still believed the St.Lawrence led to China after he died

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- They were among the very first documents of European exploration in North America. They were very important to mapping of the new world (North America)