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They did not discover anything about it, BUT they traveled along it until they came to an area with Spanish explorers and hostile Indians. They turned back there, for fear of being attacked.
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Normandy (an important Viking settlement in France), England, Scotland, Iceland, Canada.
Explorers of England, France, and the Netherlands hoped to discover the northwest passage into Asia. They were looking for a faster way to send their goods into Asia.
Spain, England, Netherlands,and France
spain , england , netherlands , and france
There were many explorers searching for the Northwest Passage, beginning with John Cabot in 1497. Sir Robert McClure would not discover the actual Northwest Passage until 1851.England, France, and the Netherlands hoped to discover a northwest passage.
England, France and the Netherlands The explorers were John Cabot (Under England), Giovanni da Verrazano (Under France), and Henry Hudson (Under the Netherlands)
Spain, Portugal, England, France and Netherlands, primarily,
England, France, and the Netherlands, refused to comply with the Treaty of Tordesillas and also began to explore and establish colonies in the Americas.
England, Spain, France, Portugal, Netherlands were the primary explorers in the New World.
So they didn't have to get their spices through Turkey and Italy.
England, France, and The Netherlands competed to discover it. The route was called the North-West Passage
Several countries sent explorers, including England, France, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
Spain, England France, Portugal and the Netherlands all sent expeditions to the New World and to Africa and Asia.