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Columbus is hoping to find a shorter passage to India but instead sails to the americas. Scholars believe he landed somewhere in the bahamas.
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This time when columbus sails, he sails to claim land for spain.
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Because spain and portugal were very active in exploring south america tensions grew greater between them, s o much so that the Pope Alexander VI had to step in to keep the peace between the two countries.
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Under the flag of portugal Cabral sailed in 1500 to south america and claimed the land for his country.
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Vespucci, an italian serving under the portugese sailed to south americas east coast and, realized that this strange place was not in fact asia, it was a new world.
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First European Explorer to see the Pacific Ocean.
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Magellan, a portugese explorer, attempted a daring and bold exploration. With 5 ships and 250 men he began his voyage, following the coast of south america until he found what would become the strait of magellan. He travelled through and out into the pacific, he eventually made it ot the philipinnes, but was killed there. Ultimately, only 1 ship with 18 crewmembers made it around the world.
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Under the Spanish flag Cortes sailed to Mexico and began to trek inwards. This type of explorer was called the conquistador.
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Verrazzano originally sailed to find an alternate passage to the pacific ocean but instead discovered what is now new york harbor.
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Pizarro, another conquistador, also went inland and conquered the incan empire.
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Cartier, exploring for the french, found the st. lawrence river, as well as what is now montreal
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de Coronado explored much of what is now arizona, new mexico, texas, oklahoma, and kansas.
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In 1608 samuel de champlain sailed up the st. lawrence and founded the city of quebec
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Hudson was also searching for an alternate sea route to asia but ended up finding the Hudson River, the hudson bay, adn the Hudson Strait.
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