Jacques Cartier & New France - 1534+

From what country did Jacques Cartier come from?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• United States

In the year 1534, Jacques Cartier made his first of three voyages. What was the reason for his travels?

• to find indigenous people in the world

• to learn as many new languages as possible

• to find a new route to Asia

• to wage war against people who weren't French

Identify two other things the king encouraged Jacques Cartier to find during his travels.

• spices

• gold

• people

• maple wood

True or False:

Jacques Cartier accomplished what the King had sent him to do.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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In 1534, Jacques Cartier set foot in (a)   . He planted a 10m cross, and claimed it as the land of New France.

How do you think the First Nations people who already lived on this land felt when Cartier claimed the land as belonging to France?

Jacques Cartier could not get the spices and gold his king wanted on this new land. What did Cartier receive, through trade, from the First Nations people instead?

• fur

• wood

• longhouses

• medicine

How did Cartier and the king of France convince French people to travel over the ocean to settle in the colony of New France? Choose 2.

• offered them land

• offered them thousands of dollars

• offered them important titles (such as the Seigneur of the land)

• offered them gold and spices

This country got its name from the discussions between Jacques Cartier, and the First Nations people. Cartier heard the word Kanata, when the First Nations people designated their settlement.

(a)  

What traces of this part in history still show today. Describe 1.