Robert peary did
portugal paid for his expedition
The Virginia Company of London funded the expedition to Jamestown in 1607. They were a group of wealthy English investors who hoped to establish a profitable colony in North America.
Several wealthy merchants of Bristol, England, paid for John Cabot's first expedition.
Thomas Jefferson paid.
Dutch
Portugal
The Dutch
The American taxpayers.
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Columbus asked John II of Portugal to pay for an expedition across the Atlantic.
I just paid 600.00 for my expedition.
They were paid to do it by President Thomas Jefferson