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Cartier's third voyage

Type Event Region North America Time 1541–1542

In 1541, Jacques Cartier's third expedition reached the St. Lawrence, founding Charlesbourg-Royal near Quebec, but the colony failed and was abandone…

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  1. 1541Charlesbourg-Royal · QuebecIn the summer of 1541, Cartier built a fort and settlement near Cap-Rouge on the St. Lawrence River, naming it Charlesbourg-Royal after Charles, son of Francis I, intending to colonize permanently.
  2. 1541–1542St. Lawrence Valley · QuebecDuring the winter of 1541–1542, settlers suffered heavy losses from severe cold, scurvy, and attacks by the Stadacona (Iroquoian) people; hopes of finding gold and spices were dashed, and the colony fell into a survival crisis.
  3. 1542Saint-Malo (return port) · Saint-MaloIn June 1542, Cartier departed for France with some of the settlers without waiting for governor Roberval to arrive; after Roberval arrived in the autumn of 1542, he too abandoned Charlesbourg-Royal in 1543, and French colonization in Canada temporarily failed.

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