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Is it true that john Cabot and a crew of English sailors think they discovered the northwest passage?
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What route did Cabot take?
At the time, many sailors and navigators believed that there was a water route called the Northwest Passage that ran from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean along the border of the modern U.S. and Canada. He took that route.
What was Christopher Columbus looking for?
he was looking for a shorter route to Asia so people can get spices faster and most sailors at that time was looking for th Northwest Passage so he might've been looking for it on the sidenote
Who was the prince that sent out sailors to find a passage around the Ottoman Empire?
Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal.
What happened to the side that won in the Spanish Armada?
The English were the victors in the Spanish Armada. But only Francis Drake and Lord Howard were allowed back to England. The rest of the English sailors were left in their ships to die. This was because the government knew they would have to pay a lot of money for sailors reward. After 1 year only half of the English sailors were still alive.
Early sailors discovered a gradual change in postion of the north star this discovery helped to prove that?
the answer is IT HELPED TO PROVE THAT THE EARTH IS ROUND!!!!!!
Did john Cabot and his crew of English sailors think they had discovered the northwest passage?
John Cabot and his crew knew they had not found the Northwest Passage. However, they did believe that they had found part of Asia.
What is the importance of the northwest passage?
Because the early explorers needed it to find their way through the northwest passage it played an important role in there time, it also save time, money and supplies for the sailors.
What route did Cabot take?
At the time, many sailors and navigators believed that there was a water route called the Northwest Passage that ran from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean along the border of the modern U.S. and Canada. He took that route.
What is 'with the sailors' when translated from English to Latin?
"With the sailors!" in English is Cum nautis! in Latin.
What was Columbus look for?
he was looking for a shorter route to Asia so people can get spices faster and most sailors at that time was looking for th Northwest Passage so he might've been looking for it on the sidenote
Why did sailors look for the north west passege?
Until the North West passage was discovered, ships assumed the only way to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean - was round the tip of Argentina. Discovering the North West passage drastically cut the voyage time for explorers.
In the triangle trade what difficulties did the middle passage pose for sailors and slavers?
sailors - slaves would take over ship and kill all sailors! slavers - dying
Did Jaques Cartier find the northwest passage?
No. It was many years after Cartier landed on the shores of what is now Canada that the Northwest Passage was found. Many sailors attempted to find a passage through the arctic. Men like John Cabot, Francis Drake, James Cook, James Franklin and Martin Frobisher were among them and all failed until 1906 when Roland Amundsen spent three years successfully navigating the passage and later in 1944 it was done in one single seasons voyage by RCMP officer Henry Larsen.
What was Christopher Columbus looking for?
he was looking for a shorter route to Asia so people can get spices faster and most sailors at that time was looking for th Northwest Passage so he might've been looking for it on the sidenote
When were penguins first discovered?
Penguins were first discovered in the 15th century. They were discovered by sailors sailing into the southern waters near New Zealand.
When was India found and who by?
India was discovered in 1857-1858. It was discovered when Indian told the Portuguese sailors welcome to India.
Who invented catchup?
English and dutch sailors
