G5-Explorers Unit-Reasons
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- Explorers Unit
- Reasons for Exploration
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Prince Henry the Navigator
1410 - 1460 - He was fascinated by the sea and wanted his fleet to find an all-water route between Portugal and Asia.
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Bartholomeu Dias
1488 - He wanted to find an all-water route to Asia by heading around Africa.
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Christopher Columbus
1492 - 1504 - He wanted to head west to find an all-water route to Asia.
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Vasco Da Gama
1498 - He wanted to find an all-water route to Asia by heading around Africa.
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Amerigo Vespucci
1507 - He was inspired by the stories of Columbus.
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Vasco Nunez De Balboa
1513 - He wanted to find riches and a way across America.
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Juan Ponce De León
1513 - He was looking for gold and found the "fountain of youth".
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Ferdinand Magellan
1519-1522 - He wanted to reach the West Indies by sailing west.
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Giovanni Da Verrazano
1524 - He wanted to find a Northwest Passage to Asia.
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Francisco Pizarro
1531 - He wanted to conquer the Incas and take all of their gold and silver.
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Jacques Cartier
1534 - He wanted to find a Northwest Passage to Asia.
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Hernando De Soto
1539 - He was looking for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
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Francisco Coronado
1540 - He was looking for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
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Hernando Cortés
1519 - He wanted to conquer the Aztecs for their gold and silver.
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John Cabot
1497 - He wanted to find an all water route to Asia by traveling north and west.
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Marco Polo
1271 - He wanted to travel to China to get spices, jewels, perfumes, and silks to take back to Italy.
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Leif Ericson
1002 - He wanted to find wood for Viking settlements in Greenland.