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    The story that was initially heard upon the return of these explorers was quite different from the one that we hear today. People were not told how the Spanish and Portuguese explorers took advantage of indigenous peoples or how they later treated them with violence and brutality. While the conquistadors themselves behaved this immorally, they knew that their people back…

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    the island has a lot of history behind it. John White traveled from England to Roanoke Island in 1985. John traveled to Roanoke for a expedition mission. England wanted to be the first country to colonize in the New World. Sir Ralph Lane, English explorer, attempted to colonize Roanoke. Later, John realized he needed help. Sir Walter Raleigh sent 116 English settlers, three ships, plus himself in 1587 (Fox News). The first ship came to explore the land, the second ship was given a military and…

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    never-ending struggle for control overland. People have traveled great distances for land. They have endured pain and Suffering for the chance to get land. They have fought in bloody battles and wars to claim their own little corner of Earth. Stories of explorers claiming new lands for their countries have one stunning thing in common. In culture after culture, native peoples have been overlooked and abused. Indigenous people have often lived in a country for thousands of Years before it…

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    Europe had many good explorers such as Christopher Columbus as i think you all have heard. But another one in particular is a man named Walter Raleigh. You may not have heard of this particular explorer so let's learn a little more about him shall we. Walter Raleigh was born in England around 1552 and grew up in a farmhouse near east of Burleigh Devon England. He lived in england most of all his life maybe different cities but he still lived in england. Walter also was the youngest of 5…

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    the first thing that pops up in a person's head is either a hero or a respectable man for being the first to discover America. Though, is that the case here? Was he really a hero that should be respected for being no other different than other explorers? Clearly, Christopher Columbus is responsible for the start of slavery, rape, and killings of poor natives. Second, off, he isn’t the one to be credited for “discovering” the new world. To a popular belief, Columbus didn’t prove that the world is…

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    Meriwether Lewis, born August 18, 1774, was an American explorer. He and William Clark, born August 1, 1770, accompanied each other on a dangerous expedition. President Thomas Jefferson appointed Lewis and Clark to explore the territory that was acquired in the “Louisiana Purchase”. He commissioned this the Corps of Discovery Expedition that lasted from 1804 to 1806. As a result of this expedition, Lewis was rewarded with land and awarded the position of governor for a Louisiana territory.…

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    Christopher Columbus is credited with the discovering and integration of the once isolated Americas into the global world. For this, Columbus was given a holiday on which he is celebrated annually. Many people today believe that Columbus does not deserve a holiday and should not be celebrated due to the many atrocities he committed, such as killing and enslaving an entire population, in order to achieve what he did. Although Christopher Columbus is responsible for the decimation of millions of…

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    The Age of exploration Table of content Page 1 title Page 2 Table of content Page 3 introduction Page 4 Vasco da Gama Page 6 Is the Age of exploration a golden age? Page 8 Technology of the Age of Exploration. Page 9 Paragram of technology Page 10 credits Imagination you are on a boat going to a cotenant that nobody have never been too before.That really happened.It’s called “The Age of Exploration.”The Age of Exploration was time when europeans were going threw the oceans…

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    A city inhabited by the Ancient Incas, which had been lost to the Andes Mountain range in Peru. An explorer by the name of Hiram Bingham was traveling through the jungles of Peru when he caught a glimpse of the Incan buildings that had long been forgotten by society. Bingham believed he had discovered the lost city of Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu was a city built by the Inca Empire long ago before it fell, near another city with the name of Vilcabamba. It was the last capital of the Inca Empire.…

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    drones. They have introduced all kinds of drones which cover a large spectrum hence making it simple for a possible purchaser to have different options to select from. Their best designs are as follows: · Syma X5C Explorer 2.4 G. · Syma X1 4 Channel 2.4 G. · Syma Toy X 5C-1 Explorers. CAMERA DRONES: Deserving of note is a camera drone. This is made with a view of taking aerial pictures. In factor to consider of an unmanned aerial lorry that might provide you a perfect and target aerial…

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