My biggest obstacle that he faced was not finding the northwest passage
no
Giovanni da verrazano
Giovanni da verrazano
True
what country they were hired for
yes
Verrazano
His goal was to find a northwest passage to asia
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
They were trying to find the Northwest Passage.
Giovanni da Verrazano faced significant challenges in his quest for the Northwest Passage, primarily due to the harsh and unpredictable weather conditions of the North Atlantic, which hindered navigation and exploration. Additionally, he encountered difficulties in securing funding and support for his expeditions, as well as the lack of accurate maps and knowledge about the geography of the regions he explored. These factors ultimately limited his ability to find the desired passage.
that there was not a northwest passage