1. JACQUES CARTIER

2. He was BORN IN 1947 IN FRANCE AND He DIED in 1557 IN GREAT BRITAIN.

3. IT WAS THE FIRST FRENCH EXPLORER OF NORTH AMERICA.

5. HE CARRIED OUT THREE TRIPS TO NORTH AMERICA BETWEEN 1534 AND 1542, HOPING TO FIND A PATH TOWARDS ASIA.

7. THE FIRST TRIP HIS MISSION WAS TO FIND THE PATH TO THE NORTH-WEST TOWARD CHINA. CARTIER DEPARTED FROM SAINT-MALO AND CROSSED THE SOUTH TO LAND IN GASPE IN THE GULF OF SAN LORENZO.

10. CARTIER JACQUES DIED AS A RESULT OF THE PLAGUE OF THE CITY IN 1557.