1. Jacques Cartier The Beginning of the Fur trade.
By: James, Daniel, and Jon

2. Algonquian and Iroquoian people
Algonquian and Iroquoian people were the native Americans who lived in the place now that Quebec city in located.
Algonquian settlements lived by hunting and fishing, although quite a few supplemented their diet by cultivating corn, beans, squas, and wild rice.

3. Giovanni de Verranzano
In 1524 Giovanni was asked to find new trading routes
Giovanni de Verrazano was the first to explore the east cost of North America, from South Carolina to Nova Scotia
Giovanni never found what he really wanted but he did discover a new land, and native people on it

4. Jacques Cartier December 31, 1491 – September 1, 1557
He was born in Saint-Malo
In 1520 he married Mary Catherine des Granches who was part of a leading family
He was a respectable French explorer, and accompanied Giovanni de Verrazano and his voyages

5. Jacques Cartier... What he did
Cartier’s role was a navigator.
They were looking for a new passages from North America to the Pacific, called the northwest passage
He led 3 voyages of the exploration to the St. Lawrence region in 1534, , and

6. Jacques Cartier... What he did
He is some times credited with the discovery of Canada. He was the first to chart the St. Lawrence River.
Jacques Cartier claimed Canada for France

7. Jacques First Voyage
He set of on 20 of April with 2 ships and 61 men.
it took him 20 days to cross the ocean
He met the aboriginal people and traded with them

8. Jacques First Voyage In 1534 he landed in Canada
He landed three times on land to traded with the Iroquois during that trip
But the third time he landed he put a 10 meter cross, saying “Long live the King of France”

9. Jacques First Voyage Cartier then claimed the land for his king
Cartier took 2 of the chiefs sons to France
Cartier left thinking he had found Asia

10. Jacques First voyage
Many of Cartier’s men got scurvy traveling up the river in the winter months
But the men got cured from the white cedar

11. Treasures!
He went up the saint Lawrence river to look for gold and treasure that the people were talking about
Domagaia told them this story so he was kidnapped to tell the king (one of the two kidnapped)

12. Treasures!
Two of the ships were sent on their journey home with some of these minerals on September 2
The king of France called it as false as Canadian diamonds worthless fool's gold

13. Treasures!
Cartier brought also brought back the carrot when he returned to France

14. Jacques Second Voyage
On October 17, 1540, Francis the 1st ordered the Breton navigator to return to Canada
He would be "captain general". However, January 15, 1541 saw Cartier supplanted

15. Jacques Second Voyage
He left from France in with 3 ships and 110 men
The 2 Iroquois were also brought back with them and told them to help them find the villages
On September 4 he landed at l'Île d'Orléans near Stadacona (present day Quebec)

16. Jacques Second Voyage He was met by Donnacona the chief
He was relieved to meet his sons but he was still not happy the were taken
Cartier was not allowed to leave unless he left hostages behind in placements for his sons

17. Jacques Second Voyage
Jacques Cartier sailed to a island described by the Chiefs sons
He found corn which he learned that does not grow in the wild
The Iroquoians welcomed him with open hands

18. Jacques Second Voyage The Iroquoian made a feast for them
Gifts were exchanged at the feast and Jacques was introduced to tobacco
He felt that they could also be easily converted to Christianity

19. Jacques Second Voyage Jacques then went back
When he got back he kidnapped Donnacona, his sons, and 3 other natives
He promised that the king of France would give him gifts
Donnacona latter died in France around 1540 to 1541

20. Jacques Third voyage
Robertval was to lead the expedition, with Cartier as his chief navigator.
While Robertval waited for artillery and supplies, he gave permission to Cartier to sail on ahead with his ships.

21. Jacques Third voyage
In May of 1541, Jacques Cartier set sail with 5 ships and 1,500 men and instructions to settle the New World
In his other expeditions he discovered the St Lawrence river
And set up friendly relationships with the Iroquoians

22. Jacques Third voyage
Jacques built a new fort and named the settlement Charlesbourg Royal
First French settlement in Canada
The Iroquoian enraged kept it under siege

23. Jacques Third voyage Within 2 years he fled
He met Robertval who came to the new world with supplies
He brought along people who were trying to avoid persecution in France by coming to the new world
Cartier took his ship when he landed and headed back to France

27. QUESTIONS???