The first french explorations of the new world: a. led to successful colonies in newfoundland and nova scotia. b. were intended to locate the northwest passage. c. brought great riches to france. d. created no permanent settlements until the eighteenth century. e. were in response to an intense rivalry with the netherlands.

Option: b. were intended to locate the Northwest Passage.

Explanation:

The first French explorer Jacques Cartier was sent to New World to find the wealth and to find a route to Asia. Though Cartier never succeeded in finding the Northwest Passage after making three attempts in Newfoundland. On his first route he finds St. Lawrence River and claimed the land in the name of France, on the second voyage he found Quebec and in the third, he failed.  

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