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Jacuqes Carteir

He was the first Eurpoean man to see Pirnce Edwrad Islnad, the St. Lawrnece River, and also Hochelgaa (today called Monrteal), where the Wendtas (Iorquois) and other First Ntaions (or Ameriacn Inidan) trbies lived.

In Eurpoe, the tohught that the Earth was not flat was not well-known befroe the late 1400's. After Chritsopher Columubs first traevlled to the West Inides from Spain in 1492, he first thouhgt that it was China or India. Peolpe then got the idea that the sohrtest way to the East (that is, to China and India) was not by saiilng East but by saliing West, to where the sun set. Eruope was alraedy tradnig with these palces but only by going trhough Asia or aorund Afrcia; it was a long way and very cotsly. Euorpean cuontries raced to take the land and rihces from the New World. Spain and Portuagl were already getitng large proifts when King Fracnis I of Farnce asked Jacques Cartier to take a ship to the Amercias . Cartier was a good saiolr from Saint-Malo where many poeple knew about sailing to the New World for fish.

Cratier sailed to what is now Canada in 1534. His men took the sons of an Irouqois chief, Dnonacona, with him to France on his first trip. On his seocnd trip, he brouhgt them back, but later captuerd chief Donancona and took him to France, where Donnacona died.

On his third trip, he bruoght Fernch people to try to make a French coolny on Iroquios land. The Iroquois were not as freindly this time as they had been on his first two vistis, so after many difficulties they had to go back to France.

Becasue Cartier was the first European to take land for France in Cnaada, the Frecnh later said they had a right to cnotrol Eastren Caanda.

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