It was the first European voyage to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. It was the first voyage to circumnavigate, or sail around, the globe. It was the first voyage to sail through he Northwest Passage.
James Cook's first voyage was from 1768 to 1771.
The goal for the first voyage of Christopher Columbus was to reach the West Indies.
The goal was to build a new settlement.
Culminating in the discovery of the New World (if only a very small portion thereof), the first voyage of Christopher Columbus led him and many others to believe that he had discovered a new passage from Europe to the East Indies. As such a discovery was his goal when he set out, he believed that he had accomplished that goal, thereby paving the way for new trading possibilities and increased riches for Europe, among other anticipated benefits.
The goal for the first voyage of Christopher Columbus was to reach the West Indies.
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.'
to find the route to india which ended up being the bahamas region
To reach the eastern indies
He was in search of gold and riches.
Spices in Asia.
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To find gold and visit the motherland
his first voyage was with Diego Velasquez.
Jacques Cartier's first voyage started on April 20, 1534 from St. Malo in Brittany. His goal was to find a passage to Cathay. Twenty days later he found Canada in the name of France. Since the voyage was so short, and there is no indication otherwise, the weather must have been calm and easy.