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Marco Polos expeditions caused Europeans to explore for riches
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The people of Europe started to explore and became curious of what was beyon the seas. Some wanted to spread Christianity and others seeked for adventure and riches.
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Columbus sailed to the New World and took three ships, The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria. They sailed to the Bahamas but he believed they were near Asia.
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Many Europeans began to like spices during the Middle Ages. Most spices came from Asia and the voyages were costly. The trade of spices was controlled by a port in venice. Henry the navigator urged Captains to try to find a way around this port. Many tried, but in 1497-1498 it was done by a man named Vasco da Gama.
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Exchangments between the New World and Old World began. These trades included, new crops, new animals, and diseases.
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Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spansish official in the New World. In 1513, Juan sailed to the east coast of Florida and traveled into the Caribean Islands through the Florida Keys.
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A navigator named Giovnni da Verrazano sailed West and discovered the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Across the thin, narrow islands, he thought he saw the pacific ocean even though he was just looking at the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds. He then traveled further up the coast and then returned to france to share the news.
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The Spanish sailed north into Florida. They also traveled through South Carolina, Georgia, and the North-Western part of North Carolina.
