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Which province did Jacques Cartier settle in?

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In addition to his exploration of the St. Lawrence region, Jacques Cartier is credited with giving Canada its name. He reportedly misused the Iroquois word kanata (meaning village or settlement) to refer to the entire region around what is now Quebec City; it was later extended to the entire country. read more

Jacques Cartier, (born 1491, Saint-Malo, Brittany, France—died September 1, 1557, near Saint-Malo), French mariner, whose explorations of the Canadian coast and the St. Lawrence River (1534, 1535, 1541–42) laid the basis for later French claims to North America (see New France). read more

I suspect that's not the answer you are looking for though and the key is in the word"settle" in your question. Cartier made three voyages to what would eventually become Quebec between 1534 and 1542. read more

Jacques Cartier led three voyages to the St Lawrence region in 1534, 1535-36 and 1541-42. Cartier's First Voyage 1534 With two ships and 61 crewmen, Cartier arrived off the barren shores of Newfoundland just 20 days after setting sail. read more

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