Jacques Cartier 5th grade

1. JACQUES CARTIER
THE COOLEST EXPLORER!
By Dean Ellis

2. • Sailed for France.
• Expert Navigational Skills
• Had 3 important voyages.
• He discovered the St.
Lawrence River.
• Established Montreal,
Canada
JACQUES CARTIER-ImPORTAnT #FACTS

3. #THEEARLyyEARS

4. JACQUES CARTIER-#THEEARLyyEARS
• Born in France in 1491.
• Grew up in Saint-Malo, an island.
• Loved the sea!
• At 30 years old he became the captain of
his own fishing boat.
• He had expert navigation skills.
• Sailed with his Dad across the Atlantic
looking for fish.
• Wanted to explore more, but did not have
the money.

5. #THEVoyagE's
The Voyages of Jacques Cartier: 1534 – 1542

6. JacquEs carTiEr-rEason for THE VoyagEs
King Francis of France
commissioned him to:
To find a route to Asia To Find Riches and Land
Commission- instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people

7. JacquEs carTiEr-#THEVoyagE’s

8. JacquEs carTiEr-THE firsT VoyagE
• Who: Jacques Cartier, 2 ships and 61 men.
• When: April 20, 1534.
• Where: From Saint-Malo to the New World.
• Why: Commissioned by King Francis to find a
passage to Asia.
• What Happened:
 Cartier discovered the St. Lawrence River
 Cartier met with Native Americans.
 Gave the new land the name of Canada.
 The King asked him to sail again.
 Here comes voyage #2!

9. Jacques cartier-the second voyage
• Who: Jacques Cartier, 3 ships and 110 men
(2 captured Native Americans came too).
• When: May of 1535
• Where: From France to the villages of Stadacona and
Hochelaga.
• Why: to find Iroquoian villages.
• What Happened:
 Cartier found the villages with corn and Tobacco.
 Couldn’t retuen due to the cold.
 Lot of men got scurvy and died
 This voyage was kind of a bummer!

10. Jacques cartier-the third voyage
• Who: Jacques Cartier, 5 ships and 1,500 men
• When: May of 1541
• Where: From France to the New World
• Why: To settle the New World.
• What Happened:
 Established the 1st
French settlement “Charlesbourg
Royal”
 The Native Americans were angry and wanted to
fight them
 Cartier escaped back to France with “riches”
 The riches were all fake

11. #contributions

12. Jacques cartier-#contributions
• First French Explorer to explore the New World
(North America).
• Cartier claimed the St. Lawrence River for France
• Gave the name “Canada” to Canada in the New
World.
• Jacques Cartier got a lot of new land for France.
• Cartier was the first European to discover and create
a map for the St. Lawrence River
• He made other maps for the future explorers.
• First European dude to find Tobacco.

13. #ConClusion

14. JaCques Cartier-#ConClusion
• Cartier stopped sailing after his third voyage to North
America.
• He stayed in France after and was not commissioned
again by the King.
• He died September 1, 1557 at the age of 66.
• I think that Cartier was a cool dude, even if his 3rd
voyage was kind of a disaster.