Explorers and Expeditions
From the beginning of time man has never been satisfied to stay in one place. Forever curious, individuals and groups have set out on new and wondrous voyages throughout history. Their stories and information can be found here.
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An age of 65 years 8 months 1 day was how old Jacques Cartier was at the time of his death. He was born on December 31, 1491. He...
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Yes he does in 1492.He thought he had reached India and mistakenly called the Bahamas the "West Indies".The Bahamas.
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Giovanni da Verrazano was born in Tuscany, Italy.
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He found goods, a new world, gold, and slaves. Christopher Columbus learned about the sea, because he grew up in a major...
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he conquered the island of Puerto Rico and explored the coastline of Florida, which he claimed for the Spanish crown.
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There was no one who gave financial services to Louis Joliet on his expedition. Though Jean Talon persuaded Governor Frontenac to...
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To conquer the Incan Empire.
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Nobody really knows.
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His name was Henry Ponce de Leon.
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Isabela Vasquez De Coronado &Marina Vasquez De Coronado
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vasco da gama was inspired by a very wise women mrs lyttle
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Florida was named by Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León, who was the first European to record its location, on April 2,...
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John Cabot set out to find a new route to Asia. Like Columbus, he believed that by going west, he could find the East. He hoped...
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Francisco Pizarro sailed.He traveled on a boat called the Pioto Mayor.
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He discovered Newfoundland 500 years before Christopher Columbus. That makes him the person who discovered the Americas.
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Italy and Grand Duchy of Tuscany
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peanuts, fruits and various vegtables such as potatoes wheat product and corn
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This is something that may never be definitively known.In 1778, Captain James Cook and his crew were greeted with much warmth by...
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food, supplies, courage
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Hernan Cortes was on search of gold when he came to mesoameica! Hernan Cortes was on search of gold when he came to mesoameica! ...
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North america...... they thought that they were at the new world. North america...... they thought that they were at the new...
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how did sir francis drake become a explorer?
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Ferdinand Magellan Sailed from Spain
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Henry Morton Stanley died on May 10, 1904.
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Francisco Pizarro, a spanish conquistador Atalhualpa and defeated the incas After the ruler Huayna Capac died of smallpox, his...
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he explored for SpainWhen was this published?
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Most likely he was Italian, from the city of Genoa.
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Leif Ericson is NOT correct! Erik the Red discovered and created a settlement on Greenland. Leif Erikson, his son, was born in...
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Christopher Columbus found America by sailing went to find the indies. In those days everyone thought that the world was flat but...
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his crew grew so fearful and homesick,that they were ready 2 throw him overboard and go back 2 Spain
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Among several Non-aviation jobs She (according to various biographers) Served as a Nurse"s aid at a VA hospital, taught English...
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Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480, and at the age of 10, his parents died. Afterward, when he turned 12, he became a page for...
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They competed for land that had many gold and land that was full of riches. Also they wanted land that seemed nice. They competed...
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3sebastian, ludovico, and sancto
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Sacajawea wasLewis and Clark's guide on their expedition to search the Louisiana territory and the Mississippi river to see what...
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he set out to find Asia to get rich
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from what country did Henry Hudson said from..Henry Hudson sailed for the Dutch, even though he did not speak Dutch
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he made over 4 voyages to new France. early in his life he was a solider when he was 43 he married a 12 year old girl named...
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He discovered America! where have you been, in Viking Tavern or something? YES I HAVE ACTUALLY FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS!!NO IT'S...
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He sailed from England!:)
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Yes Jacques Cartier was married to Elizabeth Scott
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He thought that Cortes was a god that returned and he was afraid that he would take his place
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On his voyage, he was tasked with discovery of India, by sailing west, which was postulated to be a shorter distance than sailing...
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Alonso Álvarez de Pineda (1494 - 1519), the Spanish explorer and cartographer
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British and French were the first settlers of Canada.
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know one really knows what kind of hardships Amerigo Vespucci encountered but 2 are: Malaria bad weather
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he sailed for spian to find the seven cities of gold in the southwest.he is from the south
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Historical sources disagree as to whether de Soto died near present-day MacArthur, Arkansas or in Louisiana, on the western banks...
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After the expedition, the two would lead completely different lives. Meriwether Lewis was serving as governor of Missouri...
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He once had a difficulty with his army and the army left him and he didnt have an army or 3 weeks until 4 men came to help him....
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he travel the cape of horn,magado,cape blanko, cape verde island, cape of joy,port st jullian,strait of Magellan,lamocha. That's...
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Sir Francis Drake did not have any Children.
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John Cabot was seeking a route to Asia by going west from Europe. He did not know that he had landed on Newfoundland. He thought...
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He was captured in war against the Genoans.----At the time of Marco Polo's return to his home city of Venice, Venice and Genoa...
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She became invaluable as a guide in the region of her birth, near the Three Forks of the Missouri, and as a interpreter between...
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In 1803, when was President of the United States, the U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. This was a huge tract...
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1.1 First voyage, 1534 1.2 Second voyage, 1535-1536 1.3 Third voyage, 1541-1542
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yes he had one brother and one sister
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Sacagawea help save and direct Captains Lewis and Clark, on their expedition. They helped our country, and she helped them to do...
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Leiv Eiriksson loved Torgunna, from the Hebrides. She bore him a son, Torgils. But it's not certain that it actually was Leiv's...
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see the links below
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he encounted problems with engine failure
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John Cabot is so important because he found new found a piece of land that nobody found yet and brought a new language to Canada...
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He did not kill anyone.
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Sturt crossed what is now known as Sturt's Stony Desert in 1845.
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Sir Francis Drake was not known for great discoveries. Born around the year 1540, he was a skilled seaman, having experience in...
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He died in Valladolid, Spain of natural cause. i dont know where he died but he died in 1557
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God, gold and gloryMost likely to steal gold and land. Some claim he wanted to spread Christianity, but you don't do that by...
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Samuel Cloud is my mom's dad's mom's dad's dad or my great-great-great grandfather. He survived the Trail of Tears and was...
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There is no maps to Walter Raleighs expiditons
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he wanted to go to the store to get a hamburger with his girlfriend...
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James Cook commanded three ships, the HM Bark Endeavour, the Resolution and the Adventure. Cook's best known ship was the...
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Alexander Mackenzie searched for the Pacific ocean, and eventually found it. The above answer is right. Along with discovering...
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I do Not knowabout Russia, but the Aviatrix did visit Romania to receive an award from The romanian Govt,presumably Queen Marie....
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In a sense it was, if you were the first to find gold on a site and then record the claim. After the early days, it was more...
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Giovanni da Verrazano was born in Tuscany, Italy in 1485 and died in 1528 in the Lesser Antilles. He was a Florentine explorer....
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Yes of course! His patrons paid for all expenses that pertained to his journeys.
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the thing that was so important about the fundamental orders of Connecticut is that the laws were a constitution, the fundamental...
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He is not known to have had any siblings.No he did not. His mother died when he was a child, and his father and uncle were off on...
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In 1518 Cartier married Marie Katherine des Granches.
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In 1287 Marco Polo accompanied Kublai Khan and his army on an expedition to destroy the forces of the Khan's uncle and rival...
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He married the daughter of Pedro Arias D'avila. Her name was Isabel de Bobadillo.
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True, but he was also a soldier and a Congressman.
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His ship broke (sucks right) HE had to rebuild it on the spot...........and it was cold and in the winter
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Matthew Flinders was most famous for circumnavigating Australia. He first circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) with...
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The first European on the site that would later become Montreal was Jacques Cartier. if you talk hockey, its mats naslud,...
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Ferdinand Magellan studied astronomy and navigation, his studies convinced him that going westward to the to Spice Islands was...
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Yes he did - Manteo, a close person with John White was of Croatoan decent, his tribe was from there. Because of this, the...
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Ferdinand Magellan did not himself make it around the world. He died fighting natives in the Philippines during the journey. But...
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Most say potatoes, tobacco and tomatoes, I think, but I may be wrong, either QI or the horrible history books of past times will...
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Christopher had three brothers-Bartholomew, Giovanni Pellegrino, Giacomo (also known as Diego) and one sister, Bianchinetta.
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