Editing St. Lawrence River

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'''St. Lawrence River''' is a river in [[North America]], flowing from {{Wiki|Lake Ontario}} to the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]], passing through the [[Canada|Canadian]] provinces of {{Wiki|Ontario}} and [[Quebec]] and the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[New York]].

==History==
[[Europe]]an exploration of the St. Lawrence gulf began with [[John Cabot]] in the 15th century, but the river itself would only be sailed in 1534<ref>{{WP|Jacques Cartier}}</ref> by [[Jacques Cartier]] with help from the local [[Iroquois]].<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Database: River Valley]]</ref> Cartier conducted a thorough exploration of the Sriver in hopes of discovering a way through to [[China]], being convinced he had reached [[Asia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[Lost files]]: Path to China</ref> [[France|French]] colonization of North America was made possible by the work of explorers and fur traders and their settlements limited the westward expansion of the [[British Empire]].<ref name="DB"/>

In the early 18th century, as workers congregated in [[Quebec City]] to build the {{Wiki|Château Frontenac}}, [[Wales]] [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] sent some ships from his [[Edward Kenway's fleet|fleet]] sailing up the river to trade [[wine]] with the merchants there.<ref name="Lost">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway's fleet#Eastern Canada|Edward Kenway's fleet: "The Lost Expedition III"]]</ref>

British and French interests often clashed in regards to their overseas colonies and the [[Seven Years' War]] broke out in 1755.<ref name="DB"/> By 1758, the British planned to capture the French [[fort]] of [[Louisbourg]] and, by doing so, allowing the [[Royal Navy]] to sail down the river unhindered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Men o' War]]</ref> The [[Siege of Louisbourg]] proved to be the turning point of the war, weakening the French and eventually leading to the the capture of [[Montreal]] and Quebec City.<ref>{{WP|Siege of Louisbourg (1758)}}</ref> 

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{1st}}

==References==
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[[Category:Rivers]]
[[Category:Rivers of North America]]