[DOC] [TLE] Jacques Cartier - Wikipedia [PAR] Jacques Cartier was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now 
Canada for France. Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map 
the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he 
named "The ... Starting on May 10 of that year, he explored parts of 
Newfoundland, areas... [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 the Saint 
Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New 
France .... colony. Champlain was named Governor of New France and Richelieu 
forbade... [DOC] [TLE] French colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia [PAR] In 1534, Francis I of France sent Jacques Cartier on the first of three voyages to 
explore the coast of Newfoundland and the St. Lawrence River. He founded New
... [DOC] [TLE] New France | French colonies, North America | Britannica.com [PAR] Nov 20, 2015 ... Then in 1534 the French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier ... In 1608 he 
began the settlement that was named Quebec, selecting a commanding site that 
controlled the narrowing of the St. Lawrence River estuary. [DOC] [TLE] New France: Historical Background in Brief [PAR] France's earliest attempt to stake a claim in the new world was in 1534 when ... 
Cartier promptly returned home, but, in two later trips, he explored and ... in 
France, he began work in 1608 on his second colony which he called ... a grant 
of land northeast of Qubec City on the St-Lawrence River, across from the le d'
Orlans. [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF FRENCH COLONIAL AMERICA [PAR] In 1534 the French king, Francis I, sends Jacques Cartier - with two ships and ... 
Cartier discovers the great inlet of the St Lawrence river, which he hopes will ... In 
1611 Samuel de Champlain establishes the beginning of a settlement on the ... is 
the direct result of the growth of the colony of New France during the 1660s. [DOC] [TLE] The French in North America [PAR] Jacques Cartier, 1534 ... New York. Northwest Passage. Nova Scotia. pots and 
pans. Quebec, 1608 ... If a French explorer found a Northwest Passage, France 
would have become ... Jacques Cartier did not find the Northwest Passage. ... 
Kebec - In 1608, Champlain started a colony called Quebec on the St. Lawrence 
River. [DOC] [TLE] New France - The Canadian Encyclopedia [PAR] Sep 4, 2013 ... Jacques Cartier then made three voyages of discovery for France. ... The next 
year, he sailed up the St. Lawrence River and visited ... In 154142 he returned, 
establishing a short-lived colony, which he called "Charlesbourg- .... New France 
reached its greatest territorial extent at the start of the 18th century. [DOC] [TLE] Samuel de Champlain 1604-1616 | Virtual Museum of New France [PAR] Arrival of Jacques Cartier at Stadacona (detail), 1890-1912, Walter Baker ... 
historians have deduced that Champlain must have been born around 1570. ... it 
was to explore the country called New France, examine its waterways and then ... 
year Champlain was induced to make a voyage up the Ottawa River in the 
course of... [DOC] [TLE] Unique Facts about Canada: New France - Sheppard Software [PAR] In 1534, Jacques Cartier planted a cross in the Gasp peninsula and claimed ... 
continued to sail to the Atlantic coast and into the St. Lawrence River, making 
alliances ... Champlain was named Governor of New France, and Richelieu 
forbade ... At the same time, however, the English colonies to the south began to 
raid the... [DOC] [TLE] French in America *** - Colonial America [PAR] French in America for kids - Arcadia and New France. ... French in America; The 
French explorers and the first colonists; Interesting facts ... He was closely 
followed in 1534 by Jacques Cartier who explored the coast from the Cape Fear 
River to ... continent of America had begun - the French called the lands New 
France. [DOC] [TLE] The Fur Trade

Question: Beginning in the 1600s, the colony called New France was based around this river explored by Jacques Cartier
Answer: St. Lawrence