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Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, sailed primarily to find a northwest passage to Asia and to expand French territory in the New World. His voyages, beginning in 1534, focused on exploring the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River, where he sought to establish trade routes and claim land for France. Cartier's expeditions laid the groundwork for future French colonization in Canada.

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