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What were explorers searching for during their explorations the north American coast?
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they were looking for the north west passage
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What explorers used a quadrant?
Explorers such as Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan used a quadrant, a navigational instrument, to measure the altitude of celestial bodies like the sun or stars to determine their position at sea. This helped them navigate and map their way during their explorations.
What city was the starting point for all the explorations?
Louisiana
What Continent the explorers were looking for?
Explorers were primarily searching for a faster trade route to Asia, mainly for spices, during the Age of Discovery. This led them to discover the Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, rather than the direct routes to Asia they initially sought.
Which North American area that Jacques Cartier claim as France?
Jacques Cartier claimed parts of present-day Canada, specifically the area around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, for France in the 16th century during his explorations.
Was Francisco Coronado successful in getting to Kansas?
Yes, Francisco Coronado did reach Kansas during his explorations in 1541. He was searching for the legendary Seven Cities of Gold but did not find the riches he was seeking in the area.
What were explores searching for during their explorations of the north American coast?
A Northwest Passage to Asia
What were explorers searching for during their explorations of the North America coast?
Gold and land
What were explorers searching for during the exploration of the North American coast?
A Northwest Passage to Asia
Where was Juan Cabrillo's home?
Most believe he was Portugese, but he was in the service of Spain during his American explorations.
Who are you if you lived during the time of the Europeans explorers you died because you had no resistance to smallpox?
A native North American.
Why was Portugal so successful during the age of explorations?
They developed early habits that could help them lead to new explorations.
Why was the bible important to the explorers?
The Bible was important to explorers for several reasons: it provided moral guidance and a sense of purpose in their journeys, it was a source of comfort and inspiration during challenging times, and it often served as a means of justifying their explorations to both themselves and to others. Additionally, many explorers believed that spreading Christianity to new lands was a key mission of their expeditions, and the Bible was central to this mission.
Briefly discuss the role that monarchies played in European explorations during the Age of Discovery?
they played a big role in the european explorations
What was Juan Ponce de Leon's motivation for exploring Florida?
There is a widely circulated legend that Juan Ponce de Leon explored Florida because he was searching for the (nonexistent) Fountain of Youth, but historians generally agree that this was not the case. The likely explanation for the explorations of de Leon is that he was searching for gold, and contributing to the expansion of the Spanish Empire, for which he worked. Florida did become a Spanish colony, but was eventually seized by the US during the Spanish American War.
What did Francisco Coronado have trouble with during his explorations in 1532?
hi bye
What country exploring for?
Columbus searched on behalf of this country during his explorations
When the Spanish explorers arrived in North America during the the early 1500s who did they find first?
the met the Indians or Native American in the north east
