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the adventures Marco Polo wrote about, lead many Europeans to think about the riches of Asia
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Europeans became curious of what was beyond and looked to the seas, Some seeked adventure, while others wanted to spread Christianity.
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He wanted someone to find a route around that continent to the Spice Islands, near India
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Columbus landed in the Bahamas, islands he beleived to be near Asia.
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The Engslish thoughtthat there might be a water route through the Americas that would lead north and west to Asia.
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He sailed past the African coast and Reached India,the Spice Islands.
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later, a mapmaker named the new continent "America" for another explorer, Amerigo Vespucci.
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Spain was taking control of South and Central America and many Caribean islands.
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His expedition landed on the east coast of Florida, where he sailed through the Florida Keys and sailed north into Caribean islands
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According to his report, his group made signs of friendship and traded gifts with local Indians. It was the first of many such exchanges to come.
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From Florida de Soto marched north to a site near present-day Tallahasse, Florida.
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From South Carolina, they led the group north and west on the same route that de Soto haf taken 25 years ealier.
