Jacques Cartier

By: Jamie

What was he looking for ?

Jacques was looking for the North West passage.

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0810642.html

Early life

He was born in Saint Malo, Brittany, France.

http://www.nndb.com/people/639/000094357/

What is the Northwest Passage?

The northwest passage is a sea rouge thought the Artic ocean.

What was he famous for?

www.asij.ac.jp/elementary/gr5web/c5r/explorer_reports/briancu.htm

He discovered the Saint Lawrence river and also named it.

Web sources

• 2003 – 2008

• Jan 17, 2011

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionary-war/explorers/jacques-cartier.htm