Cartier's exploration of Canada (1534–1542)
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:encountered_people |
gptkb:St._Lawrence_Iroquoians
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gptkbp:endDate |
1542
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cartier's exploration of Canada (1534–1542)
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gptkbp:legacy |
opened way for French colonization of North America
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:maidenVoyage |
1534
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gptkbp:notable_place_visited |
gptkb:Stadacona
gptkb:Gaspé_Peninsula gptkb:Hochelaga |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
first contact with Iroquoian peoples
first European description of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
gptkbp:notableFinds |
gptkb:St._Lawrence_River
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gptkbp:number_of_voyages |
three
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gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Jacques_Cartier
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gptkbp:purpose |
gptkb:explorer
search for Northwest Passage claim land for France |
gptkbp:result |
claimed land for France
named Canada |
gptkbp:second_voyage |
1535–1536
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gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:King_Francis_I_of_France
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gptkbp:startDate |
1534
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gptkbp:third_voyage |
1541–1542
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:European_exploration_of_the_Americas
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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