Exploration of Canada by Europeans began with the Norse in the late 10th century on the country's East Coast. Following Jacques Cartier's ... He also discovered the Canadian winter, for in 1535–36, frozen in at Stadacona, he lost almost a quarter of his men to the cold and scurvy. read more
Europeans traditionally claim to have "discovered" the American continent, beginning with the islands of the Caribbean Sea, in the late 15th Century, A.D. From there, many nations (Spain, U.K., France, etc.) for various reasons sent exploration teams to the Americas to explore, settle and expand their territorial footprint. read more
Exploration. Exploration of Canada by Europeans began with the Norse in the late 10th century on the country’s East Coast. Following Jacques Cartier’s arrival in 1534, over the course of the next three centuries British and French explorers gradually moved further west. read more