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What french sailor was sent to find the northwest passage?
Magellan
What sailor was sent by the king of France to find the Northwest Passage?
Henry Hudson
What countried sent Henry Hudson to find a northwest passage?
He was hired by the Muscovy Company, of the Kingdom of England, to find the northerly rout to the Pacific coast of Asia. They were fighting with the Dutch to find the northwest passage.
Why did Jacques cartiers become a explorer?
The king sent him to find a northwest passage to China
Who sent Verrazano to find the Northwest passage?
The French king, Francis the first, was the one of the European rulers who wanted to find the Northwest Passage through North America. In 1524, he sent an Italian sailer, Giovanni da Verrazano, to find it. King François 1
Who sent you to find the northwest passage?
President Thomas Jefferson funded the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Who was Mariwether Lewis?
Mariwether Lewis was one of the two explorers sent find the Northwest Passage.
What was Sir Francis Drake's Goal in California?
He was sent to find Northwest Passage and rob the Spanish of gold.
European nations sent explorers in search of a northwest passage to find what?
a direct water route to Asia..
Why was Amerigo Vespucci sent on a voyage to America?
they was searching for a waterway through or around north america, or a northwest passage to asia
Who sent Giovanni Da Verrazano to find the Northwest Passage?
king HenryThe French king, Francis the first
What sent William Baffin to baffin bay?
He did not intend to find the baffin bay but instead the nortwest passage. When he failed on finding the northwest passage he found the baffin bay.
