Various European explorers, including Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, and Henry Hudson, explored the present-day East Coast of the United States in the 15th and 16th centuries. They were seeking new trade routes and territories for their respective countries.
Walter Raleigh explored parts of South America in present-day Venezuela and Guyana, as well as the east coast of North America, specifically the area that would later become the state of North Carolina.
Spaniards explored regions such as Florida, the Southwest (including present-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas), and the Southeast (including present-day Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi) in the present-day US during the 16th century. They also explored parts of the West Coast and the Pacific Northwest.
When Hernan Cortes landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico 1519,he was looking for gold and glory.
The countries that sent explorers to present-day British Columbia in the late 1700s were Spain, Russia, and Great Britain. The Spanish explored the area as part of their exploration of the Pacific Coast, the Russians came down from Alaska, and the British explored the region as part of their efforts to expand their fur trade.
Francisco Pizarro explored present-day Peru as part of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in the early 16th century. He established the Spanish presence in the region, leading to the founding of Lima and the colonization of the area by Spain.
The east coast of Canada: Baffin Island, Labrador, Newfoundland.
Leif Erickson explored what is now present day Greenland and of course America. He explored Greenland in 997 ad, and he discovered America in 1001 ad.
Giovanni da Verrazano
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In west Asia, on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Giovanni da Verrazano
As of 1700, England controlled the region along the East Coast of the present-day US, which included the colonies of Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, and others.
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes.
The east coast of North America, west coast of africa
Walter Raleigh explored parts of South America in present-day Venezuela and Guyana, as well as the east coast of North America, specifically the area that would later become the state of North Carolina.
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Spaniards explored regions such as Florida, the Southwest (including present-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas), and the Southeast (including present-day Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi) in the present-day US during the 16th century. They also explored parts of the West Coast and the Pacific Northwest.