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Jacques cartier motives were to explore the Northern lands in search of gold, spices, and a northern passage to Asia.

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What were the main motivations and specific goals behind Jacques Cartier

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What were the main motivations and specific goals behind Jacques Cartier

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Jacques Cartier was the first European to navigate the ST. Lawrence river, and his explorations of the Atlantic coast of Canada. He was also the explorer who named Canada 

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What significant discoveries or achievements resulted from these voyages?

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What significant discoveries or achievements resulted from these voyages?

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Like most Europeans of his time, Cartier considered the Indigenous peoples of North America to be barbaric and subhuman, a belief reflected in his use of the term “savage.”

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How did the explorer interact with the indigenous peoples they encountered? 

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How did the explorer interact with the indigenous peoples they encountered? 

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There were many obstacles and difficulties during these explorations, as Cartier lost some of his men during his voyages, and also lost settlers to Indian attacks. The harsh winter season was another factor that hindered some attempts by Cartier to further explore the new lands.

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What major challenges and obstacles did the explorer face during their journeys? How did they overcome them?

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What major challenges and obstacles did the explorer face during their journeys? How did they overcome them?

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Cartier's 2 expeditions enabled France to lay to the lands that would become present day Canada. He also gained a reputation as a skilled navigator prior to his 3 explorations.  

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What is the lasting legacy of the explorer’s voyages? How did their discoveries influence the world, both in their time and in the present day?

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What is the lasting legacy of the explorer’s voyages? How did their discoveries influence the world, both in their time and in the present day?

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He was a French explorer one of the very first Europeans to ever come to Canada. At the end of his first trip here, he erected a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula, as a way of claiming the land for France. They say that's how he met Donnacona.

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Were there any controversies or criticisms associated with the explorer’s actions or discoveries?

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Were there any controversies or criticisms associated with the explorer’s actions or discoveries?