[DOC] [TLE] French colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia [PAR] The French colonization of the Americas began in the 16th century, and 
continued on into the following centuries as France established a colonial empire 
in the Western Hemisphere. France founded colonies in much of eastern North 
America, on a number of ... Major French exploration of North America began 
under the rule of Francis I,... [DOC] [TLE] Jacques Cartier - Wikipedia [PAR] Jacques Cartier was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now 
Canada for France .... His explorations consolidated France's claim of the territory 
that would later be colonized as New France, ... wooden timber remains that have 
been dated to the mid-16th century, and a fragment of a decorative Istoriato... [DOC] [TLE] 16th century in Canada - Wikipedia [PAR] Events from the 16th century in Canada. Events[edit]. c. 1500: European 
diseases begin killing ... His failure to find a northwest passage - or gold, as the 
Spanish had in Peru - discourages further exploration. ... 1534-41: Jacques 
Cartier of France explores the St. Lawrence River area in three voyages, making 
contact with... [DOC] [TLE] New France - Wikipedia [PAR] New France (French: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in 
North America during a period beginning with the exploration of ... In the 
sixteenth century, the lands were used primarily to draw from the wealth of 
natural resources. ... Britain received Canada, Acadia, and the parts of French 
Louisiana which lay... [DOC] [TLE] History of Quebec - Wikipedia [PAR] Quebec has played a special role in French history; the modern province 
occupies much of the land where French settlers founded the colony of Canada (
New France) in the 17th and 18th centuries. ... 2 Early French exploration (1508
1607) .... This indicates that in the early 16th century, French navigators ventured 
in the... [DOC] [TLE] History of the west coast of North America - Wikipedia [PAR] The human history of the west coast of North America is believed to stretch back 
to the arrival of ... Although the cultures on the west coast of today's Canada and 
United States are .... Ulloa named the Gulf the "Sea of Corts" in honor of his 
patron. .... west coast of North America for over 200 years since the early 16th 
century,... [DOC] [TLE] Exploration - The Canadian Encyclopedia [PAR] May 21, 2015 ... Until well into the 16th century, Europe's knowledge of the nearest ... On his first 
voyage he entered and explored the Gulf of St Lawrence by way of the Strait of 
Belle Isle. ... all this based on European exploration and First Nations knowledge. 
.... Much of their exploration took place in what is now the US, but... [DOC] [TLE] France and the Age of Exploration - United States History [PAR] The role of France and the Age of Exploration in the history of the United States of 
America. ... The French, however, gathered so much power during the 17th 
century that ... the passage during his voyage of 1525, but he did establish a 
French claim to ... the French had made a beginning toward the occupation of 
Canada. [DOC] [TLE] Jacques Cartier | French explorer | Britannica.com [PAR] Feb 2, 2016 ... French mariner, whose explorations of the Canadian coast and the St. ... the 
basis for later French claims to North America (see New France). ... Map 
depicting the European exploration of the New World in the 15th and 16th 
centuries, ... His claim to fame rests on his exploration of the St. Lawrence River 
to... [DOC] [TLE] Henry Hudson - Exploration - HISTORY.com [PAR] Henry Hudson made his first voyage west from England in 1607, when he was 
hired to ... of the Hudson River region, as well as English land claims in Canada. 
... Company of London provided Hudson financial backing based on his claims 
that ... on that from previous explorations made in the 16th century by Giovanni 
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centuries there were claims suggesting that the

Question: Much of France's 16th century Canadian claim was based on his explorations
Answer: (Jacques) Cartier