Jacques Cartier

(noun)

Jacques Cartier (December 31, 1491 – September 1, 1557) was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France.

Related Terms

  • Samuel de Champlain
  • New France

Examples of Jacques Cartier in the following topics:

  • The French Empire

    • Later, in 1534, Francis sent Jacques Cartier on the first of three voyages to explore the coast of Newfoundland and the St.
    • Cartier attempted to create the first permanent European settlement in North America at Cap-Rouge (Quebec City) in 1541 with 400 settlers, but the settlement was abandoned the next year after bad weather and native attacks.
    • Cartier explored the St.
  • French Colonialization

    • French colonial expansion began in the early 16th century, with the voyages of Giovanni da Verrazzano and Jacques Cartier.
  • European Empires in North America

    • Later, in 1534, Francis sent Jacques Cartier on the first of three voyages to explore the coast of Newfoundland and the St.
    • Cartier attempted to create the first permanent European settlement in North America at Cap-Rouge (Quebec City) in 1541 with 400 settlers, but the settlement was abandoned the next year after bad weather and native attacks.
  • New France and Louisiana

    • In 1534, Jacques Cartier claimed the first province of New France.
  • Exploration and Conquest of the New World

    • Jacques Cartier undertook a voyage to present-day Canada for the French government, where they began the settlement of New France, developing the fur industry and fostering a more respectful relationship with many of the inhabitants.
  • Surrender at Yorktown

    • Signatories included Washington, Rochambeau, StJacques-Melchior Saint-Laurent, the comte de Barras (on behalf of the French Navy), Cornwallis, and Lieutenant Thomas Symonds, the senior Royal Navy officer present.
  • The Seven Years' War: 1754-1763

    • Governor Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia responded to the French expeditions in 1753 by ordering Major George Washington of the Virginia militia to send a message to the commander of the French forces in the Ohio Country, Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre.
  • Slavery and Politics

    • After Haiti achieved independence in 1804, Jefferson grappled with Southern and congressional hostility toward the new black republic under the leadership of Haitian revolutionary, Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
  • Slavery and Empire

  • The Family Economy: Women and Children

    • The idea of biological determinism was popular during the Age of Enlightenment and among such thinkers as Jean-Jacques Rousseau who argued that women were inherently different from men and should devote themselves to reproduction and domesticity.
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