Jacques Cartier

Ensign”. This flags were first introduced when explores from different parts of Europe came to Canada. “Fleur-de-lis” was introduced by the French sovereignty and was the first flag to wave over Canada from 1534. This was because of Jacques Cartier. When Cartier landed Cartier claimed the new world for France, until the early 1760s, when Canada was ceded to the United Kingdom. Then came the “Union Jack”. In the early 1760s, the official British flag was the Two-Crossed jack or the Royal Union…

French during this time. When the French first came to North America, they were seeking trade opportunities.1 In the beginning they were unsuccessful in creating colonies due to blunders on their part. In the 16th century a man by the name of Jacques Cartier abducted several members of the Iroquoian tribe to prosecute them in…

New France was the first major French settlement in what is now the country of Canada. Prior to French settlement in the early 17th century, various aboriginals tribes lived in the region for millenniums. The encounter between the French and the aboriginals during the establishment and development of New France affected the aboriginal population in several ways. In the following, the establishment, government, trade, and the following developments of New France will be described with specific…

The Cause and effects of the Pilgrims exploring the New World has caused many problems to the people in the Americans.There are so many causes for why they left England and effects that came their way. One of these causes were Religion, they left Europe because they didn’t like the religion that originally was used there. One reason was that the bible was written in one language which was Hebrew or Greek. Also the people couldn’t read the bible do to the language, so the Priest or the Pastor…

strengths all contributed to the English establishing dominance in North America. Although England dominated North America, the French and Spanish settlement regions retained their national characteristics, which are still present today. In 1534, Jacques Cartier was the first French navigator to settle in North America. He was sent by King Francis I in search of gold and other precious metals. He explored the coast of North America…

that someone is laying down a challenge, or striking a claim. The flags and crosses that were planted mean nothing to the occupants but are directly linked to their nation and religion back home. The Mi’kmaq people were nervous and timid when Cartier and his crew came upon them. They scurried away at the sight of new explorers and didn’t think twice about wanting to investigate these new people. The text reads: “When he saw that we were coming, he started to run away and to flee before us.”…

The Religion of Canada was mostly consisted of catholic French and English protestant. “Canada was discovered in the year 1534, by Jacques Cartier.” “A mariner belonging to the small French seaport St. Malo. He was a man in whom were combined the qualities of prudence, industry, skill, perseverance, courage, and a deep sense of religion.” Justin Trudeau was the prime minister designate in…

New France was the area colonized by Britain in 1534 when French explorers led by Jacques Cartier was exploring for a new route to India. Since that point in time, New France rapidly expanded into this newly found land creating colonies from the North which included Acadia, Quebec, and Louisbourg to name a few, stretching down south towards Louisiana. Moving into the late 17th century and early 18th century, Settlements began to grow and prosper which caused conflict between settlers and the…

it was. In 1497, John Cabot discovered Canada while looking for a route to Asia. This discovery attracted English, French, Spanish and Portuguese fishermen who opened up new cod fishing and whaling grounds off the east coast. In 1534 and 1535, Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, was sent to Canada to explore and establish inland presence. Later, Pierre de Monts and Samuel de champlain became the first two people to attempt colonization. After meeting the Native peoples, Europeans started to…

This historical study will define the impact of the fishing industry and ethnic diversity of immigrant populations in the early settlement of Newfoundland from 1500-1800. The settlement of Newfoundland was primarily based on the fishing industry due to a lack of other resources on the island. The settlements of early Newfoundland were primarily formed through the diverse array of ethnic cultures, such as the Portuguese, English, French, and Irish that eventually came to develop settlements in…