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Around the 1300's, the people who lived in Europe read of Marco Polo's travel to Cathay (China), What Polo wrote about all his adventures, led a lot of European people to think about the riches of Asia.
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Henery was a prince, who told sea captains to explore southward around th coast of Africa. He wanted someone to find a route around the Spice islands near India.
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He thought Asia could be reached if you sail west from Europe. He persuaded the king and queen of spain to pay for his ship and all the supplies he neaded to sail to Asia. He ended up landing in the Bahamas.
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They got credit for columbus's journey. They also gave support to Christopher Columbus. They gave him the supplies he needed.
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Found a route and sailed to India. he found the route Henry the navigator wanted.
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He was a spanish official. in 1508-1509 he explored and settled the island of Puerto Rico. Kinf Ferdinand allowed Juan to sail. and gave him all the supplies he needed.
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He wanted the mainland North of Florida. He seen some of the Atlantic coastline.
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He reached the outer banks of North Carolina. King Francis I sent him. King Francis I also paid for Giovanni's ship and all the supplies Giovanni needed.
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He sailed with a military expedition from Havana, Cuba, to the west coast of Florida. He and his soldiers marched to a site near present day Tallahassee, Florida.
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Huguenots were French Protestants, they were sometimes persecuted in Catholic France. Some Huguenots sought religious freedom in the new world.
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Later on European nations were challenging Spain. So France sent a colony under the command of Jean Ribault.
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Rene de Laudonniere led a group of Huguenots. They settled at Fort Caroline, on the North Florida Coast.
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Pedro was an officer who sent troopes South of Fort Caroline, and built a fort at St. Augustine. He caught the French defenders and killed most of them. He built forts all around Florida to strengthen Spains grip.
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Pedro was a leader of expedition, he marked their landing by placing a wooden cross on the shore. He tried sailing to Chesapeake bay, but the wind storms kept them from going so they went back to West indies.
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Juan Pardo and Hernando Boyano led a small group of men to South Carolina coast. They went on an expedition.
