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Cartier
(kär′tē ā′, -tyā′)
Cartier,
Jacques 1491-1557; Fr. explorer: discovered the St. Lawrence River
See Cartier in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Prime minister of Canada (1858-1862) who served jointly with Sir John Macdonald. He persuaded French Canadians to accept Canada's confederation (1867).
, Jacques 1491-1557.
French explorer who navigated the St. Lawrence River (1535) and laid claim to the region for France.
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