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Inherited his father's position as leader of the Norse colony in Greenland. Was a Norse Viking.
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Started the first school of navigation. He sent many ships on expidition but he never went with them. He helped begin the age of discovery.
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Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and set up trading routes frome Asia to Europe.
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Found Caribbean islands. Were met by local Indians.
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Sailed to find gold and capture Indians as slaves. Sailed along Cuba, and spotted an island now known as Dominica.
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Sailed to Canada at the request of King Henry VII of England in 1497. Claimed the land of Newfoundland to be England's.
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Sailed from Lisbon, Portugal to India. People thought the Indian Ocean wasnt connected to any other oceans, so they doubted him. He arrived on May 20, 1498.
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Sailed further south and became the first European since Leif Ericsson to step foot on the main land.
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He may have reached America, but its uncertian.
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Discovered the mouth of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers. Discovered America.
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Realized South America was not part of Asia. Made the first map of the New World.
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Sailed to Mexico, Panama, and Honduras, Jamaica, and Central America. He was buried Hispaniola.
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King Manuel I of Portugal made Vasco go back to India, where Vasco killed hundreds of muslims to establish his power.
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After the King died, King John III made da Gama go back to India as a representative. Vasco died of illness in 1524.
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Sebastian worked as a cartographer, he may have secrectly explored Venice, and he searched for a northwest passage across North America. Was born in 1474 and died in 1557.
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Sailed for Spain for gold and silver.
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Looking for a northwest passage to Asia.
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Looking for new settlements.
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Explored the Mississippi Region.
