Where did Jacques Cartier go for his voyages?

Answer 1

In 1534, King Francis I of France authorized Jacques Cartier, a navigator, to lead a voyage to the New World (presumabely North America) so that he could find gold and other treasures, as well as create a new route to Asia. Cartier lead three separate expeditions along the St. Lawrence River, eventually enabling France to claim the lands that would later become Canada (an example would be the Quebec province, which is inhabited by French and French-Canadian residents). In April of 1534, Cartier set sail with two ships and 61 men to the western coast of Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and as far as present-day Anticosti Island, which Cartier called "Assomption." He had also captured two Native Americans from the Gaspe Peninsula. Moreover, he's credited with the discovery of what's now Prince Edward Island. The following year, in 1535, Cartier traveled back to the West with three ships and 110 men. I'm not sure the specifics of these explorations and if they're accurate, or if they're the exact places he traveled to. I'm also not sure if there were any other voyages to the east coast of Canada and/or America in which Cartier explored and established a population or base to camp out in.