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On the way he saw two pieces of land. Which could be Baffin Island and Labrador.
He landed in Newfoundland. -
To make a settlement.
And his time there, He and his wife had a son named Snorri.
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likely the Beothukand Inuit.
The viking called them Skraelings.
They were nice together at first then not well later.
When the first nation people realized the vikings were staying.
The viking were outnumber and were discourage the harsh
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He was born in Genoa,Italy. He was a very educated map maker and mariner. He tried for years to get money together to prove his theory.
which was that earth was round and that they could reach the far east by sailing west. The kings of Portugal, England,and France refused to fund. -
He convinced them to fund his trip. Then He sailed from pain with three ships called the Santa Maria, the Nina, and the Pinta. He was one of the greatest mariners of his time. He knew how to navigat with the latitude. based on the North Star.
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which truned out to be the bahamas.
He sailed southeast of florida and arrived at a place called San Salvador and clamed it for King and Queen of spain. It was inhabited by the taino people.
He thinks that he was at the east Indes. and that's why they called them Indians. he traded with them and took eight or ten taino people back to spain. -
he took three more voyages to try and find it.
Whlie looking for the passage he found land in the Caribbean and in south America. He sailed to cuba,Haiti,and dominican republic.
He still thought that he found it the Indies, and returned several times to map th lands they have found. He had searched for the gold that believed to be prsent in the land they have explored. -
Giovanni Cabot from venice,Italy set out to search for the riches of the east. He didn't get support from Italy, but King Henry VII ( 7th) Granted him to claim land for England. Since he received authorizd from England he became John Cabot. He and his crew set sail on the 40-meter vessel the Matthew in 1497
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he sailed west for 52 days before finding land. It was believed that he had landed on Cape Breton Island Although he realizedhe had not arrived at the long-sought-for China. He had planted the flag of England for King Henry VII ( 7th)
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He sailed south then he had entered water temmin with codfish. he said "the sea in these parts holds great quantities of fish, which may be taken by the lowering of a weighted basket into the water." He called the place New Founde Land.
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Cabot told the king and the merchants about the schools of fish.
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He sailed south along Baffin Island,labrador, and Newfoundland.
To find the eastern Civilization. -
It was not proven that he had opened up to trade with the far east.
He didn't find the Treasurs to bring back to spain and his settlements had many setbacks. -
He was credited that he was the man who "discovered" America. But there was no proof that columbus ever reached North America
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He was credited with the European discovery the entry to Canada-
St. Lawrance River - and claming it's shores for the french crown. -
Cartier convinced two of Donnacona's son to take the voyage back with him. Cartier wanted to show them to the people of france.
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to travel to North America to look for the for Spices,gold,dimonds, and the passage to the Far east.
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with a two ships with 61 men.
he traveled through th Strait of Belle Isle, South along the west coast of Newfoundland,and aroung the Gulf of St.Lawrance. -
It was writen that Donnacona ( the cheif of the iroquios tribe) says that cartier should have never done this. the kand belonged too the First Nation People. Whlie Cartier didn't understand that the people thinks that the land was theirs
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With 3 ships and 110 men . He brought back Donnacona's sons.
they went inland up the St,Lawrance River, as far as Stadacona
( present Qubec City) . And later he went fater inland to Hochelaga ( persent Montreal) He meet and band of Iroquois.
They told Cartier that the river ran west and led to a lot of gold, silver, cooper,and spices.
Lots of men died of scervy and those who survived returned to France. BRfore they left they kidnaooed Chief Dannacona.
Dannacona died before he could go home -
Named Jean- Francois sa LA Roque de Roberval to bulid a French Colony in the territory Cartier had explored. Cartier decided to go back to France. roberval met up with himin Newfoundland,and had told him to stay in Canada. But Cartier left away at night and returned to france.
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And that France would lose out on claming new land and getting it's riches.
the king gave Aymar de Chaste a monopoly over fur trade in Canada. When Samuel de Champlain arrived on the St. Lawrence River he noticed a change. The Iroquois were not there, It was other frist nation people. so Samuel de Champlain and Aymar de Chaste spent the next year exploring the upper St.Lawance river. and traveled as far as the Lachine rapids.
They returned to France and Aymar de Chaste died shortly after. -
the fur trade in Canada.
And also challenged him to bulid a settlement.
De Monts was required to bring 60 new settlers to canada every year for 10 years. Samuel de Champlain was captain of Sieur de Monts ship. -
St. croix Island.
Then half the men died of Scurvy.
After they moved to Port Royal where they made a successful French settlement -
It was a permanent fur trading post. After that the first nation people to them how to survive. Champlain still brought people over to canada.
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He belives that the St.Lawrance River to lead him to the Pacific, Under the watch of th Algonquin and huron allies. they travelled
inland up to Richelieu River.
HE didn't find the ocean but he found a lake that he named Lake Champlain. -
he lost his Astrolabe. Champlain returned to the colony of New France and became governor. He brought his wife, Helen, to Quebec.
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They still continued to look fo rthe passage to the richesof the East.
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He was considered the firts governor of Canada. He was sometimes call " Fater of New France"
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It was found near Pembrike, Ontario by a farmer
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That the vikings made a settlement in L'Anse aux Meadows in northern Newfoundland.
There was seven long houses,a steam bath, two cooking pots, and four boat sheds. the houses looked like the ones in Greenland. -
People belive that the ships he took got lost at sea in his 2nd voyage. Other people belive that his returned to England and died the follwing year. He was important, He gave England a claim to north Americaand started a cod industry
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And was banned from Iceland . And sailed to Greenland to make a settlement.
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