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Jaques Cartier Jaques Cartier was born on December 31,1491, in Saint Malo, Brittany, France and was sent by King Francis l to the new world in search of the riches and a new water route to Asia in 1534.His exploration of the St.Lawrence River allowed France to claim lands that would become Canada. He died in Saint Malo in 1554.1554. Jacques Cartier had these explorations because King Francis l sent him to look for new riches and for a new route to Asia. Cartier also went on three voyages. The first one was when he set sail on April 20,1534, with two ships and 61 men, and arrived 20 days later. He explored the West coast of New Found land, discovered Prince Edward Island and sailed through the Gulf of the St.Lawrence river past the Anticosti Island. Jaques Cartier's second voyage happened when he returned back, the king was impressed with Cartier's work. So he sent Cartier back the following year in May with three ships and 110 men. Two Indians Cartier captured now served as guides, he and his men navigated the St.Lawrence river. Finally, on his third voyages, he left with five ships,in May and abandanded the idea of finding a passage to the Orient, and was sent to establish a pernament settlement along the St.Lawrence river.Cartier set up a camp near the Quebec and found an abundance of gold and dimonds there.But a group of colonists were following him this time.Not waiting for the conlonists to arrive,Cartier sailded to France along the way, he stopped at Newfoundland,where he encountered the colonists whose leader, made Cartier go back to Quebec. But Cartier had other plans, he snuck away during the night and sailed back to France. The gold and dimonds that Cartier had found ended up being worthless. Carteir's career of a state-funded explorer was coming to and end. Cartier's reputation has been tarnished by his by his dealings with the Iroquois and abandonment of the incoming colonists as he fled the New World. Cartier, never returning back to the New World,Cartier died in Saintmalo 1557.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 Boston Massachusetts. He was an diplomat,scientist,inventor,and a writer.Benjamin Franklin also went to school at Boston Latin School. Ben helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution, and he negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War. Ben was also diplomat who published //Poor Richard's// //Almanac,// invented bifocal glasses, and organized the first sucessful American lending library, helped start the first ost office.Ben was also the 6th president of Pennsylvania.

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston Massachusetts which was then known as the Massachusetts Bay colony. His father Josiah Frsnklin had seven children with his first wife, Anne Child, and ten more children with his second wife Abiah Folger. Benjamin Franklin was his 15th child and also the youngest one. Ben was among his older brother James and his younger sister Jane. Ben intended Boston Latin School. But only had enough money to go to school for two years, he failed arithmetic but did well in reading and handwriting. Ben loved books. He also loved the outdoors. Swimming and kite-flying were his favorite sports. Ben's first invention was for swimmers.Soon stopped his schooling at the age of 10 to work full time at his father's candle and soap shop. And when he was 12, he became an apprentice for his brother James who was a printer who taught Ben the printing trade. When Ben was 15, James founded //The New England Courant.// When James refused to publish any of his brother's writing's. Wen Ben was 16, he adopted the pseudonym of //Mrs.Silence Dogood,// a middle aged widow. Ben Would wright letters and he would slide it to his brother under the door and James would find it. But Ben did not sign it his name. He signed it by th name Mrs.Silence Dogood. James was in trouble. He criticized the English officials who ran Massachusetts. His writings in the //Courant// landed him in jail for a month. In 1723, an order was issued. James could no longer print The //New England Courant.// When Ben was 17, he ran away to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. Benjamin Franklin was a very helpful person, or else, some things would still be very difficult for us. . Biography.com. BenjaminFranklinWikipedia. Book: Who Was Ben Franklin? Book By: Dennis Brindell Fradin