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Christopher Columbus Lead his first expedition westward in1492. He landed in the Bahama islandswhich he believe were near Asia.
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Europeans began to look beyond the seas. Many of the people wanted to spread christianity but most of all they wanted to find the riches.
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Prince Henry the Navigator from Portugal was urged to find a route around the Spice Islands, near India. In 1497-1498 Vasco da Gama found a way to sail all the way to India.
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In 1497 King Henry VII sent Cabot on a voyage to the West. Cabot landed on the far northern Atlantic coastnof North America.
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Christopher Columbus had a different idea, he though Asia could be reached by sailing West from Europe. He persuaded the king and queen of Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella to suport him in his adventure. He gave credit to the queen and king.
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In 1498 Christopher Columbus reached South America. Later a mapmaker labeled this continent America for another explorer, Amerigo Vespucci.
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The Columbian Exchange, exchanged plants, animals, and even diseases moved between Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Europeans enjoyed lots of American foods such as potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and corn. Native Americansmade use of horses and cattle, which were introduced to the Americas by the Spanish.
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IN 1524 King Francis I sent navigator Giovanni Da Verrazzno westward. He landed in North Carolina