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  Giovanni deVerrazano was born in Val did Greve Italy.
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  Verrazano moved to Dieppi.
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  Verrazano was chosen by King Francis I of France to search for a Northwest Passage.
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  Verrazano left aboard La Dauphine.
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  he reached Cape Fear, North Carollina and proceeded north to explore the coastline.