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Who did Marco Polo explore for? Italy
What was Marco Polo's goals? To spread christianity to the ruling class of china to establish trade relations and riches
What made Marco Polo famous? Traveling to China and spending 17 years, returned and wrote a book, what he found, which sparked exploration
Was Marco Polo sucessful. yes and no
Who did Bartholomeu Dias explore for? Portugal
What was Bartholomeu Dias goals? Wanted to find trade route to india that way portugal could be apart of spice trade, find water route to Africa
Was Bartholomeu Dias sucessful? Yes and no
How did Bartholomeu Dias become famous? Sailed the southern tip of Africa and helped open trade routes to india
Who did Christopher Columbus sail for? Spain
What were Christopher Columbus's goals? Finding gold and spices, finding a route to Asia
How did Christipher Columbus become famous? Stumbled across America first, he lands in new world
Was Christopher Columbus sucessful? yes and no
Who did Vasco Da Gama sail for? Portugal
How did Vasco Da Gama become famous? Found route from Europe to India, caused spice trade for Portugal, made portugal wealthy
What were Vasco Da Gama's goals? Wanted to find a waterway to India and a trade route
Was Vasco Da Gama sucessful? Yes
Who did Amergio Vespucci sail for? Spain and Portugal
What was Amerigo Vespucci's goals? Find the Northwest Passage
How did Amerigo Vespucci get famous? America named after him since he discovered it
Was Amerigo Vespucci sucessful? Yes and no
Who did John Cabot sail for? England
What are John Cabot's goals? Find Northwest passage to get rich
How did John Cabot get famous? First European, reached North America before vikings, and established british claim to Canada
Was John Cabot sucessful? Yes and no
Who did Vasco Nunez de Balboa sail for? Spain
What was Vasco Nunez de Balboa's goals? Get money and claim land for Spain
How did Vasco Nunez de Balboa become famous? Saw pacific ocean from new world by crossing the Ithmus of Panama-first European, mainland country did as well
Was Vasco Nunez de Balboa sucessful? yes and no
Who did Juan Ponce de Leon sail for? Spain
What were Juan Ponce de Leon's goals? To find land and get rich, also find the fountain of youth
Was Juan Ponce de Leon sucessful? Yes and no
How did Juan Ponce de Leon become famous? 1st governer of Puerto Rico, discovered/ named flordia, started the first pernament spanish settlement and was on Columbus's second voyage
Who did Ferdinand Magellan sail for? Spain
What were Ferdinand Magellan's goals? Find a western sea route to the spice islands, get riches, and break Portugal's monopoly on trade
What made Ferdinand Magellan famous? Discovered strait of Magallan, 1st person to circumnavigate the Earth, helped prove Earth was round, and knowledge improved geography
Was Ferdinand Magellan sucessful? Yes and no
Who did Hernan Cortes sail for? Spain
What was Hernan Cortes's goals? Spread christianity and get rich, have fame for him and his country
How did Hernan Cortes get famous? Lead the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and claimed Mexico for Spain
Was Hernan Cortes successful? Yes
Who did Francisco Pizarro sail for? Spain
What were Francisco Pizarro's goals? He wanted to be rich and have personal power for him and his country, he also wanted to spread Christianity
How did Francisco Pizarro get famous? Conquering the inca empire and the city of Lima
Was Francisco Pizarro sucessful? Yes
Who did Henry Hudson sail for? England and dutch
What were Henry Hudson's goals? Northwest Passage to Asia
How did Henry Hudson get famous? His explorations to North America which led to discoveries of Hudson river and Hudson bay
Was Henry Hudson successful? Yes and no
Who did Samuel de Champlain sail for? France
What were Samuel de Champlain's goals? Explore new France, establish a French colony there, and examine and cartograph the waterways of New France, trade and mapping also, was trying to find Asia (wealth, land)
How did Samuel de Champlain get famous? The first European to map and describe the large lake that now bears his name. Quebec founded
Was Samuel de Champlain successful? Yes
Who did Francisco Coronado sail for? Spain
What were Francisco Coronado's goals? Expand land for Spain, find the seven cities of gold, get rich, spread christianity
How did Francisco Coronado get famous? Led voyage to seven cities of gold, first Eurapean to set eyes on Grand Canyon, provided information about land, and established a foundation fir later Spanish settlement
Was Francisco Coronado successful? Yes and no
Who did Hernando de Soto sail for? Spain
What was Hernando de Soto's goals? Find riches, find land to secure for Spain, and conquer La Flordia and settle there
How did Hernando de Soto get famous? leading the first major European expedition into the interior of the southeastern U.S. and being the first eurapean to document the missisipi river and cross it
Was Hernando de Soto successful? Yes and no
Who did Jacques Cartier sail for? France
What were Jacques Cartier's goals? Find the Northwest passage, get rich and fame, and find the Kingdom of Sangueny
What was Jaques Cartier famous for? He named Canada “Kanata” and explored along the Saint Lawrence River, first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Was Jaques Cartier successful? Yes and no
Who did Sir Francis Drake sail for? England
What were Sir Francis Drake's goals? To distract Spanish settlement by stealing treasures, get rich
What was Sir Francis Drake famous for? He was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world, the second in the world, which is a nobtable achievement. Stealing riches from Spain, he makes a land cliam for England that will become the Oregon teritory
Was Sir Francis Drake successful? Yes and no
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