JACQUES CARTIER(ZHACK CARTY)BY: GAGE PLUMB

JACQUES CARTIER WAS HIRED BY THE FRENCH KING IN 1534 TO FIND THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE.

HE FOUND WHAT IS NOW PRESENT-DAY CANADA. HIS FIRST TRIP LASTED 8 YEARS!!

HE NAMED THE RIVER HE SAILED ON SAINT LAWRENCE.

HIS SECOND TRIP WAS SUCCESSFUL, BUT HIS THIRD WAS NOT.

HIS IMPACT WAS CLAIMING LAND AND IMPROVING MAPS.

HE NEVER DID FIND THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: SOCIAL STUDIES ALIVE! PALO ALTO, CA: TEACHERS’ CURRICULUM INSTITUTE, 2010. 63.