Jacques Cartier is recognized as the European discover of the St. Lawrence River, he also discovered the Magdalene Islands and Prince Edward Island. Jacques Cartier was born in 1491 at St. Malo, Brittiany; Cartier made three voyages to North America between 1534 and 1542. On the first (1534), he thoroughly explored the Gulf of St. Lawrence, claimed the Gaspe Peninsula for France, and took two Laurentian Iroquois home with him to learn French. Jacques Cartier is recognized as the …showed first 75 words of 300 total…

…showed last 75 words of 300 total…of his crew were apparently kill by Iroquois. This third voyage also helped pave the way for Samuel de Champlain’s expeditions; it was the search for a Northwest Passage that brought Cartier into the St. Lawrence River in 1534. The colony, under the sieur de Roberval, was a failure, and for the time being France lost interest in Canada. Cartier retired to St-Malo, where he served as an adviser on navigation. He died on September 1, 1557.