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Leif Erikson is blown off course and spots a America being the first Europeans to America.
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Prince Henry explored the West African coast. He went pass the part where no salior would go because it was called the Sea of Darkness.
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Colombus was able to convince the Queen and King of Spain to finance his first voyage
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His second voyage was bigger with 17 ships and 1000 men. His job was to expand settlement on Hispaniola and spread christianity.
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Vasco was the first person to sail from Europe to India. Vasco took advantage of the winds to help him sail down to the tip of africa and back up to india
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Colombus's third voyage was bad. He went to the americas to find out the places he put of settlements were a disaster. The people didnt like him either. He was thrown in jail but talked his way to getting out.
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Pedro followed the path by Vasco da Gama took to india but he sail to brazil he staied there for 10 days before sailing towards the Cape of Good Hope. 4 ships were lost but they made it at Calicut, India.
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He set out for South America and reached to coast of Brazil. He then sail down farther mapping rhe coast as he went.
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In 1502 colombus set out on his fourth and final voyage, he explored some of South America but his ships were ruin and were stranded for a year before getting rescued and going back to Spain
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Hudson and his crew aboard the Half Moon sailed off the Altantic and into the river because of strong winds pushing them
