He sailed west from Greenland to North America.
They were heading toward Asia because the prices of silk along the Silk Road were too high
Just along the north west coast from Alaska southwards were:EyakTlingitHaidaTsimshianHaislaBella BellaBella CoolaOowekeenoKwakiutlNootkaNorth Coast SalishCentral Coast SalishSouthern Coast SalishMakahQuileuteChinookanClatskanieTillamookAlseanSiuslawanKalapuyaCoosanAthapaskan
Columbus never set eyes on the Mexican coast. Never sailed further west than the Caribbean.
When Columbus sailed West from Europe, he was looking for a faster route to India (he believed the world was round). He thought he had landed in India when they landed in the Caribean. Thus, the West Indies.
Sir Francis drake sailed the West Coast in 1579 - Kasey
James Cook
Sir Francis Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world from 1577 to 1580. In 1579 he landed on the coast of California and claimed the land for the English Crown, calling it "New Britain".
In 1579, it was the English explorer Sir Francis Drake that explored the west coast. He landed just north of the area we now call San Francisco.
Sir Francis Drake sailed along the west coast of the United States, landing in 1579 and spending time in what is now California.
Sir Francis Drake.
He sailed west from Greenland, and then south along the east coast of Canada.
The person who sailed west was Jacques Cartier The person who sailed west was Jacques Cartier
Sailed west from Greenland to North America, then south along the east coast of Canada.
He sailed west from Greenland to North America.
They were heading toward Asia because the prices of silk along the Silk Road were too high
John Davis was the English explorer that sailed west of Greenland. This exploration of the western coast of Greenland took place from 1596 until 1597.