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For what was Jacques Cartier searching?

A. the Northeast Passage
B. the Southeast Passage
C. the Northwest Passage
D. the Southwest Passage



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Final answer:

Jacques Cartier was searching for the Northwest Passage while exploring new routes to Asia.


Explanation:

Jacques Cartier was searching for the Northwest Passage while exploring new routes to Asia. He claimed the mouth to the St. Lawrence Seaway in the name of France and founded Charlesbourg-Royal as the first French settlement in the New World.


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