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He sighted 2 pieces of land, possibly Baffin island and Labrador
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Christopher was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. He was known to be a great educated map makerand mariner
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Columbus sailed from Spain with 3 ships: Santa Maria, The Nina and The Pinta
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After nearly a month at sea Christopher sighted land which was the Bahamas. He then sailed southeast of Florida, he arrived at a place he named San Salvador and claimed it for the King and Queen. The land was already inhabitted by the Taino peoples.
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Shortly after Columbus's voyage, Giovanni Caboto, from Venice, Italy, set out to find riches in the east. He could not get support from Italy, but King Henry VII gave him authority to claim land for Italy. After he set sail with his crew on the 40-metre vessel "The Matthew". From then on he was known as "John Cabot"
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One year later Cabot set sail with f ive ships to look for the path to the far east
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After Columbus's death he was credited the man who dicovered America, although there is no proof that shows Columbus reached North America
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In 1534 Catier was commissioned by King Francis of France to travel to North America to look for riches such as spices, diamonds and gold but mostly to find the passage to the far east
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Cartier sailed from St. Malo, France, in 1534 with 2 shipsand a crew of 61 men. He travelled through the Strait of Belle Isle, south along the western cost of Newfoundland and around the gulf of St. Lawrence
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Cartier claimed Gaspe with a huge ten metre wooden cross with a shield on it with 3 fleur-de-lys and a wooden board with the words, "Vive le Roi"
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He brought back Cheif Donnacona's two sons and returned with 110 men. These men guided him inland up the St. Lawrence river as far as Stadacona
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He returned to Canada, he settled at what is now Quebec, but it was tough for him. His men were hard to control and got into trouble with the Iroquois and mistaked dross for gold, a useless substance
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In the meantime, back in France, King Francis sent a noble man, Jean-Francois de La Rouqe de Roberval, to establish a french colony in territory Cartier had previously claimed. While waiting for Roberval to arrive, problems started to rise between the Iroqious and Cartier. Cartier decided to set sail to France. Roberval net up with Cartier in Newfoundland, and he ordered Cartier to stay in Canada. Instead Cartier stole away at night and went back to France and lived there until he died in 1557
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The king gave De Chaste a monoply over the fur trade in Canada. He made 1 expedition to Canada, when they arrived at St. Lawrence river they saw a big difference the Iroquois were gone instead the Algonquians, Montagnais, Malecite and Mi'kmaq. They travelled as far as the Lachine rapids and returned to France then De Chaste died shortly
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De Monte was challenged to start a settelment and bring 60 new settlers to Canada every year for ten years and Champlain became captian for De Monte's ship
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They tried to establish a settlment in Acadia on St. Croix but the winter was harsh and half their men died of scurvy. They thenmoved to Port Royal, where they established the first sucessful French settlment in Canada. They made friends with Mi'kmaq, they taught them how to survive in the area.
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Stadacona was to be a permanent fur trading post. Stadacona was high on a high cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence river. the river narrowed at this location which made it easier to protect teh habitants if they were attacked.
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He believed that the St. Lawrence river would lead to the Pacific Ocean. With the guidance of the Algonquians and Huron allies, travelled inland up the Richelieu River. He didn't find the ocean but he found a river that he named "Lake Champlain".
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He went far west as the great lakes. He always carried his compass, astrolabe, paper and pen for mapping. On his trip he lost his astrolobe. Over 200 years later it was found by a farmer while plouhging his land.
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He returned to New France and became governor. e brought his wife with other women who settled in the colony, he wrote many accounts of his explorations and the lives of the first nation peoples. He died in Quebec on Chirstmas day in 1635.
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Guilty of murdering his neighbors
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