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jaques cartier was born in 1491 his birth day and month is unknown he lived in northern france in saint malo
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in the early 1500s he tried to find a sea passage to the east indiesthrough north america. instead he discoveredthe saint lawrence river and opened canada to european settlement
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on may 10he reachednorthern newfoundland
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june 9 he discovered the straight of belle isle
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1541 he took colonists in 5 ships to cap rouge, near quebec
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the explorer died in 1557 the exact date is still has not been discoveredand how he died has not been discovered