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Jacques Cartier is born in 1491 in Saint- Malo France
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Jacques gets married to the daughter of goverment official
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Cartier's orders for his first expedition were to search for a passage to the pacific ocean in the area around Newfoundland and possibly find precious metals. He left Saint- Malo on 20 April 1534 with two ships and 61 men and reached the coast of Newfoundland 20 days later.
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Jacques Cartier goes on his second voyage to Canada. On this journey he discovers the Saint Lawrence River.
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Jacques Cartier starts his voyage back to france
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In July 16th 1536 he returns safely to Saint- Malo
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This is Jacques Cartier's last voyage. He is 50 years old. On this trip he has 200 crew members.
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Jacques Cartier dies at the age 66
