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they probably needed to look for shortcuts to Asia

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How did the Spanish different from the Portuguese in searching for a route to Asia?

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What was Giovanni verrazzano goal?

He wanted to find a new route to Asia. Just as many other explorers were doing at the time.


What were the goals of the early English explorers?

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It was a passage that many explorers looked for to find a route to Asia.


What were explorers hoping to find by searching for the Northwest Passage?

a sea route to Asia across North America


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