答案:In1535,thethenFrenchkingfrancoisIorderedthenavigatorJacquesKartiertoexplorethe"newworld"inordertofindaroutetoIndia.Cartier'sfirstexpeditiontookhimtothegulfofst.Lawrence.Hedidnotknowwhathewouldfindhere,buthehopeditwouldbeabranchoftheoceanandanecessaryrouteonhisjourneytothefareast.Sohewentupthest.Lawrenceriver.Hedidnot,however,arriveinthedesiredAsia,butinQuebec,whichtheindianscallStadakona.TwoyoungindianstoldJacquesCartiertheroutetokanata,whichtheythenreferredtoasCanada,anamethatremainedinuseuntiltheearly17thcentury.