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Identifier: unitedstateshist00ridp (find matches)
Title: United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present day..
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
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Publisher: Boston, New York, The United States history co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ieflyrelied on to give character and direction to the proposed colony was noother than James Cartier. He only seemed competent to conduct theenterprise with any promise of success. His name was accordingly addedto the list, and he was honored with the office of chief pilot and captain-general of the expedition. The next thing to be done was to find material for the colony. Thiswas a difficult task. The French peasants and mechanics were not eagerto embark for a country which promised nothing better than savages andsnow. Cartiers honest narrative about the resources of New France hadleft no room for further dreaming. So the work of enlisting volunteerswent on slowly, until the government adopted the plan of opening theprisons of the kingdom and giving freedom to whoever would join theexpedition. There was a rush of robbers, swindlers and murderers, andthe lists were immediately filled. Only counterfeiters and traitois weredenied the privilege of gaining their liberty in the lSew World.
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VOYAGE AND DISCOVERY. 73 in the latter part of May, 1541, five ships, under the immediatecommand of Cartier, left France, and soon reached the St. Lawrence.The expedition proceeded up the river to the present site of Quebec,where a fort was erected and named Charlesbourg. Here the colonistspassed the winter. Cartier, offended because of the subordinate positionwhich he held, was sullen and gloomy, and made no effort to prosecutediscoveries which could benefit no one but the ambitious Roberval. Thetwo leaders never acted in concert; and when La Roque, in June of thefollowing year, arrived with immigrants and supplies, Cartier secretlysailed away with his part of the squadron, and returned to Europe.Roberval was left in New France with three shiploads of criminals whocould only be restrained by whipping and hanging. During the autumnsome feeble efforts were made to discover a northern passage; the winterwas long and severe, and spring was welcomed by the colonists chieflyfor the opportu

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