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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Cartier Gathering Historical Evidence CMap, On May 10, 1534, Jacques and the sixty-one sailors in his two little ships, sighted Cape Bonavista, "The Cape of Happy Vision." It was his first glimpse of Newfoundland. Ice was so thick along the shore that they could not land. Instead they sailed south and spent a few days repairing their ships. On May 21st, they set to sea again, to chart the coast of Newfoundland. http://www.chinstitute.org/lives_events/more/cartier.shtml Attitude toward the Land, Motivation Are you driven by a need to adventure and build your own personal reputations Curiosity, His main goal was to find a short route to Asia. He also went to Newfoundland and explored there a little bit. Cartier discovered the St. Lawrence river and also went down it a few times. He explored the Gulf of St. Lawrence also., Chrisitanity http://www.chinstitute.org/lives_events/more/cartier.shtml Jacques Cartier grew up as a sailor, married well and became an agent of exploration for King Francis I of France. In April, 1534, he sailed for the New World. Before sailing, his men took an oath that they would "behave themselves truly and faithfully in the service of the Most Christian King." Jacques' name was made immortal by the faithfulness with which he and his men carried out that oath., Curiosity http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/excartier.htm Jacques Cartier was a sea captain . He was the first European to map, travel and attempt to establish a settlement in the northern St. Lawrence area., Motivation Are you driven by the ‘promise’ of wealth ? Commerce, Motivation Are you driven by the opportunity to spread the Christian faith to the First Nations people Chrisitanity, He made the crossing of the Atlantic in only twenty days http://www.win.tue.nl/%7Eengels/discovery/cartier.html Curiosity, Curiosity http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/jacques_cartier.htm He may have sailed to Newfoundland with a fishing fleet in the early 1500s. Some historians believe Cartier accompanied Giovanni de Verrazano on French expeditions to the New World., Cartier discovered the St. Lawrence river and also went down it a few times. He explored the Gulf of St. Lawrence also. http://www.asij.ac.jp/elementary/gr5web/c5r/explorer_reports/briancu.htm Curiosity, Jacques Cartier kidnaped two indians for display to france. Book Attitude towards First Nations People, Jacques was a practicing French Catholic. Consequently, in his explorations of Canada, he treated Native Americans--for the most part--with kindness and integrity. He made a point of sharing the Gospel with them and perpetrated few of the cruelties that were so common in Latin America and would later occur among other North Americans: http://www.chinstitute.org/lives_events/more/cartier.shtml Attitude towards First Nations People, He was in many different areas of what’s now Quebec and Canada. He also explored Anicosti Island. Cartier discovered the St. Lawrence river and also went down it a few times. He explored the Gulf of St. Lawrence also.