Michigan as a province, territory and state, the twenty-sixth member of the federal Union . , and thathe spent the spring and early summer of 1524 exploringpractically the whole Atlantic coast of the UnitedStates, from Florida to Maine. The quite full descrip-tion which he wrote to Francis I upon his return toDieppe and the account which he gave of the newlands and new peoples inhabiting them were eagerlycopied and the transcripts widely circulated. The com-mercial advantages likely to accrue to France by theimportant discovery of a country thickly populated, rich,in resources of natural produ
Michigan as a province, territory and state, the twenty-sixth member of the federal Union . , and thathe spent the spring and early summer of 1524 exploringpractically the whole Atlantic coast of the UnitedStates, from Florida to Maine. The quite full descrip-tion which he wrote to Francis I upon his return toDieppe and the account which he gave of the newlands and new peoples inhabiting them were eagerlycopied and the transcripts widely circulated. The com-mercial advantages likely to accrue to France by theimportant discovery of a country thickly populated, rich,in resources of natural products, furs and metals,quickly presented themselves to the popular mind. In 1526 he set forth from Havre de Grace on histhird voyage from which he never returned, having beenmurdered by cannibals after landing with a few of hismen to confer with the savages. His biographer says:Many who had known and conversed with him havetold me that he had declared that it was his intention topersuade the most Christian King to send a goodly num-ber of people to settle in some places of the JACQUES CARTIER
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