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Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed for France. He was seeking the shortest route to India. He found New York Bay.
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He sailed for France. He was looking to explore North America. He found and Established Quebec.
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He sailed for the Dutch East India Company to find the shortest route to India. He found the door to further exploration and settlement of North America.
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Peter Minuit became governor and bought Manhattan from the Algonquians.
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Peter Stuyvesant became the governor of New Amsterdam.
