Jacques Cartier (1534 - 1542) 1534 - Cartier set out across the Atlantic to find a route to Asia. He came across a group of Mi’kmaq the Gulf of St. Lawrence. He also went to Gaspe where he encountered the Haud. 1535 - Cartier returned to North America with Donnacona’s sons. Cartier and his crew decided to stay the winter, however, many of the crew died from scurvy, but the Haudenosaunee had a cure for scurvy. Without their help, Cartier and his men would've died. 1536 - Cartier forcibly took Donnacon (jan 1, 1534 – jan 1, 1542)
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jan 1, 1534
jan 1, 1542
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