History#ca-016

Which explorer claimed land for France in 1534 and gave Canada its name from a word for "village"?

  1. Jacques Cartier
  2. Samuel de Champlain
  3. Henry Hudson
  4. John Cabot
Why

Jacques Cartier made three voyages from 1534. "Kanata", an Iroquoian word for village, gave Canada its name.

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