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He landed on the coast of North America and he was the first European to land in North America
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Henry The Navigator made a school for sailors and financed Portuguese exploration
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Portugal's prince Henry set up a center of transport in Sagres
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Set out from Lisbon with two small caravels and a supply ship to explore the southernmost part of Africa "sponsored" by Portugal
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Christopher Columbus led 90 men on three ships to try to find a sea route to Asia for spices.
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Made it across to america by thinking it would go to Asia
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When he got off of his ship he thought he was in the indies however he had reached North America
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Vasco Da Gama began his voyage to India after he set sail from Portugal however they did not hug the coast of Africa as Dias's ships had instead they were out of sight of land
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Sailed all the way around Africa to India and won the sea race to get there
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On Nov 22nd 1497 Vasco Da Gama finally was on the Eastern coast of Africa he had made many stops including one at Mombasa which is part of present day Kenya and then he finally reach the port of Calicut India
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Over 13 ships had ended up landing in india over this time
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he claimed a ton of land for Spain
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Explored the Andes mountains of South America and conquered the Inca Empire
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Explored Florida looking for the "fountain of youth"
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German Priest that wrote theses protesting tha practices of the Catholic church
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Sailed to mexico in 1519 and conquered the Aztecs
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He discovered the Strait of Magellan
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Accompanied by Estevanico and others exploring the South West for 7 cities of gold
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Cont. Looking for cities of gold but found the Grand Canyon
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Explored Florida and North Carolina and discovered the Mississippi river
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Defended Native American rights
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He is sent to find the Northwest Passage
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Discovered the Hudson bay
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Send to find the Northwest passage as well
