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2.  On December 31, 1491, in St. Malo, Brittany.  Jacques died when he was 65 years old, on September 1 st of 1557.

3.  Jacques Cartier began his first voyage in the year 1534, when he was 43 years old.  He began his second voyage in the year 1535 and returned the year after in 1536.  His third voyage in the year 1541 and returned in 1592.

4.  Being the first European to travel inland in North America. He claimed Canada for Spain.  Father south from the Strait of Belle Isle opened a larger body of water.

5.  King Frances 1 told Jacques Cartier to go to North America for gold and other precious metals.  Jacques started the expedition on April 20, 1534. He sailed from St. Malo. He left with two ships.  On June 9, 1534, Cartier discovered a strait of water. He called it the Strait of Belle Isle.

6.  Extremely favorable weather allowed the vessels to cross the ocean in good time. His ships reached Cape Bonavista.

7.  Though Cartier failed to discover either a route to China or gold and other riches, his voyage to the gulf of St. Lawrence was interesting enough to interest King Francis in a follow-up expedition.

8.  He was a sailor for Spain, looking for gold, riches and a route to China.  He claimed Canada for Spain, in the year 1534, during his first expedition.  Jacques married a girl named Catherine Des Granches in 1520, before any of his expeditions.

9.  The ships that followed him in his journey were known as La Grande Hermin, L’Emerinion St. Brieux and St. George.

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