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Giovanni da Verrazano sailed for France to find the shortest route to India. He found New York Bay.
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Samuel de Champlain sailed for France to explore North America. He found the area near the St. Lawrence River instead.
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Henry Hudson sailed for the Dutch East India company to find the shortest routes to India. He instead sailed to New York Bay.
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Peter Minuit became the governor and bought Manhattan from the Algonquians
