he had things to do
he went to a big hill in what is called Montreal today and said,"mont royal" which means royal mountain
3 voyages each came up with no new sea route. even though he discoverd many other things. for list of things go to wikipedia/jacques cartier
Before becoming an explorer, Cartier was a sailor.
Jacques Cartier was the one to claim Canada for the French and to give it its name. He essentially scouted out the land, giving the French an idea about what was located there and brought back things from the Americas.
Jacques Cartier was the one to claim Canada for the French and to give it its name. He essentially scouted out the land, giving the French an idea about what was located there and brought back things from the Americas.
In April of 1534, Jacques Cartier departed from France with the intend of finding a northwestern passage to Asia that explorer's believed to exist. Cartier was also given the task to "discover certain islands and lands where it is said that a great quantity of gold and other previous things are to be found". On his voyage Cartier explored parts of Newfoundland, parts of the Canadian artic and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Oranges and sailers
it was when jaques cartier planted the cross on the Indian land, an they traded good with the first nations. (fur for other things)the aboriginals where not happy about this and was ready to fight but Jacques convinced them to let him take two of the chiefs sons to France and when they came back with amazing stories of great places they where friends. this led to good things such as fur trading as well as bad things like war.
"yes"Sorry to Change you answer But No Jacques Cartier did Not explore to find Riches, yes that was one of the things he Explored for but not the main reason.In 1534 King Francis I Sent Jacques Cartier on an Expedition to find the North west passage to the Pacific ocean (To find an Alternative route to Asia.) Finding riches was his Second Objective
On his first voyage, Jacques Cartier had the goal of finding a western passage to the markets of Asia as well as lands and islands where gold and other precious things would be found. On his third voyage, he was looking for the 'Kingdom of Saguenay.'
He was a French explorer. He claimed Canada for France. He named Canada, and he called the people living in Canada "Canadians."Jacques Cartier was challenged by the king of France to do several things. Here are some of them:To find a shipping route to the Orient to allow France traders to import silk and other fine products to Europe.Find precious gems and metals such as gold to make France rich.