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Infante Henrique of Portugal (1394-1460), better known as Prince Henry the Navigator, was the third son of King John I, the leader of Portugal at the time, and his English wife, Phillipa of Lancaster. He played an important role in the exploration and navigation of lands and route around Africa in order to reach Asia. With these expeditions, he helped create map that have an important impact on the world’s geography. According to Russell Yost in his article “Henry the Navigator”, Henry play an…

As colonization in the New World broke out, many Spanish and English settlers wanted in. These explorers both had the intention of exploring and expanding their colonies, but with different reason. From different viewpoints, you can clearly see differences with the economic structures, government, and religion motivation that these colonies have. With the English explorers and settlers, they were looking forward to settling throughout the east coast with the Parliament to allow local governments…

Columbus' main plan during his voyage season was to reach Asia in search of spices. They were in search of an efficient route to travel to Asia. Their whole motivation for leaving Europe was to come across the mainland of Asia by sailing west of Europe. Knowing that the massive continent of Africa was in the was if your head east, they decided to head west. This seemed like a good plan until they ended up coming across the Indies in the Carribean. Columbus did not expect to reach these many…

¬ Silver was the cause of the age of exploration in Europe and china. Silver was very valuable to china; it was the only form of payment they allowed for a while. Spain mined for silver in the Americas to trade with china. Spain wanted to go to Mexico to find a direct passage that connects the Americas to china in 1571. They would have direct access to Chinese markets…

Christopher Columbus discovers America 1492-1763 Christopher Columbus was born before October 31, 1451. His name in Italian is had Cristoforo Colombo. He was a great Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. He was first person who discovers America. On August 3, 1492 Christopher Columbus was provided, from the queen of Spain, three ships named the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Christopher Columbus sailed his three ships out of the Spanish harbor of Palos. His intention was to travel…

route to the riches of Spice Islands of Indonesia. Queen Isabella and King Charles I, who later became Charles V, funded his voyage. Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519 with about 250 men and five ships, sailing around the southern end of South America. He and his crew sailed for months without a sight of land with the exception of small islands. During those months, food supply ran short. In 1520 he explored Rio and later ported in San Julian, only to remain there for several months. It was…

In the 15th century, North America was taken over by England, Spain, and France. These three countries were motivated by the goods of Native Americans had, which shaped their interactions. The colonization was both good and bad. The main motivation for France, Spain and England is to use the native American land to become richer and more powerful in their country, but Spain wanted to expand the Christianity, France was going to convert Christianity and have freedom in the land that they took…

things. Columbus was granted permission by the Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to venture on the Atlantic Ocean in hope of seeking an easier route to China. Instead of finding a new route to China, Columbus discovered the New World, America. The explorer had three ships: Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria, and his discovery led to many things. Not only did Columbus leave a permanent mark on the New World he discovered, he also deeply impacted…

The Miami Tribe now lives in all fifty states, but home started in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. The tribe was forced out of their homes during the Indian Removals (History). According to the Kansas Historical Society, “At the time of the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson believed that American Indians could be moved from the East to lands in the new territory” (Indian Removal Act). Nowadays, there are two main Miami groups. There is one group in Indiana that has about two…

Was Columbus a Hero or Villain? By Brendan Mullen Multiple people argue that Christopher Columbus was a “Hero”, since he discovered the Americas and was the start of the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange was a huge trade involving plants, animals, culture, technology and ideas between the Americas and the Old world. The exchange was all due to Columbus landing in the new world, and changed a lot for how the world is today. Without Columbus, people in the old world most likely would…