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Christopher Columbus:
Background:
The voyages of Christopher Columbus introduced European exploration and the colonization of North and South America. He was an Italian sailor from
Genoa that became an admiral for Spain.
Nation he sailed for:
Spain.
Dates of voyages:
1492, 1493, 1498, 1502
Destinations:
1)-August, 3, 1492-Columbus and his crew of 90 men set sail from Palos, Spain, hoping to reach Asia.
2) -Sept. 23, 1493-On a second, larger expedition, he sailed with 17 ships and 1,200 to 1,500 men to La Navidad, off the north coast of Haiti, where he had left 39 men in a fortress from his first voyage, in attempt to build a Spanish colony there.
3)-May 30, 1498-Columbus started his third journey using a more southern route than the last two …show more content…

He achieved a reputation as a skilled navigator prior to making his three voyages to North America.
Nation he sailed for:
France
Dates of voyages:
1534, 1535, 1541-1543
Destinations:
1)- April, 1534-Jacques Cartier was sent by the king of France to sail to Newfoundland to search for a short route to the Far East.
2)-1535-The king sent Cartier to explore further up the St .Lawrence.
3)-1531 to 1543- Francis I, the king of France, sends Jacques Cartier to the St. Lawrence to establish a permanent French colony.
Results:
1)-1534-Jacques Cartier explores the Gulf of St. Lawrence and discovers Anticosti Island and Prince Edward Island. He also established political relations with the St. Lawrence, as far as Quebec, and established a base camp. 3)-1541 to 1543- The colonists abandoned the idea of a permanent settlement, resulting in failure to create the colony.Iroquois, and took two of their chiefs back to France so that they could learn French and tell the French about their country.
2)-1535- Cartier reaches the present-day Montreal. The two chiefs that Cartier had captured previously now acted as guides, and he and his men navigated the

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