Renaissance+Explorers

Walter Raleigh 1554-1618 Walter Raleigh was Famous for his poem, writing, exploring, he was also a famous spy. n 1572 Walter in-listed as an undergraduate at Oxford university. Walter plan for for colonization in North America 1585 forward. Around this time he put together a brochure to get europeans to move to the “new world”. Ultimately they put together a voyage and unload ship of colonist on what is now know as Roanoke island. The ship plan to return in a couple of months with more supplies But when the ship return they couldn’t find the colonist all they found was the word “Croaton” carved in to a near by tree. People now believe that croaton in a Indian tribe a that inhabited the island

Samuel de Champlain 1567-1635 Samuel was a french geographer, draftsman, exploer, ans founder of Quebec city. The first trip to North America he made was in 1603 as a part of a fur trading expetdition. On this expedition her created a map of the St. Lawerence River. On another expedition that samuel went on in 1604 led by Pierre Dugua Sieur de monts. On this voyage they founf saint Croix island and settle it but it got abanoded in 1605 when the settler moved to port royal a cross the bay. Samuel was apart of one more settlement. This one took place in what is now known as Quebec city they built 3 buliding but the winter was so tough on the settlers that only 8 out of the 25 remained the following spring.

Giovanni de Verrazano 1485-1528 Italian Exploer of North America. In 1525 Goivanni was sent by the King Francis I of france to explore what we now know as Newfoundland and Florida for a route the Pacific Ocean. Even though he is the first recored european to vist the east coat of North America His repuation didn’t seem to compare to those of other explorers from his era that is why there isnt alot known about him.



Giovanni (John) Cabot 1450-1499 Giovanni also known as John was a Italian navigator and explorer. He was also creditied with the discovery of modern day Canada. In 1497 Giovanni set sail From a port in Bristal upon his ship Matthew in search of a sea route to asia but by mistake he and his crew ended up in North America.King Henry the 5 of England gave Giovanni a grant to sail the sea to the north, wast and east he also provided the explorer with 5 ship on of which was the Matthew which he had used on many other voyages. Many historians belivie that under this grant Giovanni found Newfoundland. He did one more voyage on the Matthew in 1497 to Dusey Head Ireland and then to the coat of Newfoundland.

Vasco de Gama 1469-1524 When Vasso was a young man his father was assigned The task to find a safe water route around Africa to Asia but unfortunately he died before this voyage could even beginning to get under way. So Vasco was given the appointed and he accepted it In 1497 him and 4 other ships set sail. In 1488 Vasco and this crew reached the coat of India and on his return voyage home in 1499 he was given the nick name “Admiral of the Indian ocean”.

Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 Cartier was a french explore and was popularity thought as one of the major discovers of Canada. One of his first voyages the King of France sent him to go find what he called “certain island land where it is said there are great quantity of gold and other riches” and i534 he set sail to find the western passages to Asia. He explored part of Newfoundland and modern day Quebec. After these voyages he made several more voyages to Canada in 1536, and 1542



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