Who explored America? And more...?
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Here's three:\n\nLewis and Clark\nJohn Wesely Powell
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Jesuits were generally expelled in the 19th century from Latin American missions.\n\nAs to what year was the discovery and conquest of America, this is a really poor question.  It is true that Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, but the conquest took a lot longer than that.  As to the discovery, there are a lot of historical arguments that show that the Old World had met the New World on many occasions prior to Columbus.\n\nWhen were the independent wars against Spain? Well, again this depends on the country, but most were in the first 50 years of the 19th century.\n\nWhat century did the first democracies start to arise? Are you talking about democracy as we know it today, or are you talking about the roots of it in Greece?  Democracy is a conglomeration of a lot of political ideas from many countries and it comes in a lot of forms.  So it's very hard to say when it arose unless you are more specific.  Some argue that the US, in 1776, was the first "democracy."\n\nWhen did the indigenous people live in America? Well, that would be about 15,000 BC until the present.  But the 15,000 BC date is quite obscure and there are a lot of arguments for dates before and after that.
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God, Gold and Glory sum up the Age of Discovery which begins in the 15th!!!! Century  (seriously.  Remember Christopher Columbus? The guy that set out for Asia but actually only made it to the West Indies? During the 15th Century?)\n\nGod - to spread Christianity to what they believed were 'pagan' nations of Muslims, \nGold - they wanted money from silk and spice trades and \nGlory - they wanted to become famous.
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He was a famous explorer
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Green Bay Packers win first super bowl under coach Lombardi. Plus Pere Marquette ventured through Wisconsin as a missionary to enlighten the Indians about Christianity. Columbus is credited with discovering America, yet Marquette is credited with discovering America's heartland. As far as robbery, John Dillenger the 1930s gangster might have been there, since he grew up in Indiana.
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Well I love the chance to answer a history question, expecially one about Columbus who in 1492 sailed the ocean blue.  \n\nHe acutally went on his voyage from the direction of Queen Isabella of Spain who wanted to have the first chance to get a Walmart franchise in her country., but alas when Columbus arrived here he found out the Walmart did not franchise, so he talked Isabella into a K-mark which is now bankrupt.\n\nShe also wanted him to bring back the recipe for turkey burgers and fishsticks for she wanted to open fast food resturants in Spain.\n\nNow what did he get:\n\nA holiday named after him\n\nA city in Ohio named after him\n\nHerpes\n\nThe love and devotion of millions of italians (why I don't know)\n\nA song about his voyages\n\nWhoops, I goofed up I am not sure that I gave four reasons, I may have given less or maybe more, but considering the fact that they are not really true who gives a sh...t....\n\nHave a nice day, keep smiling and have a sense of humor...
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i can't give you the answer to the first part because i forgot...lol...but to the second..Pilgrims went to the Americas so they could have the freedom to practice their religion..they weren't allowed in their country..(i think it was forbidden..not sure)
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African-American Matthew A. Henson accompanied polar explorer Robert E. Peary on a U.S. expedition to the North Pole on April 6, 1909. In 2000,\n\nsource: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/01/0110_030113_henson.html\n\nFollow the footsteps of the great explorers, Robert E. Peary\nsource: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northpole2001/explorers.shtml
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Henry Hudson, Explorer \n\nBorn: 1570 (?) \nBirthplace: England \nDied: 1611 (?) \nBest Known As: The first European to sail up the Hudson River \nHenry Hudson was the English navigator who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1609 and became the first European to sail up what is now the Hudson River in New York. Little is known about Hudson's early life. In 1607 he was hired by the English Muscovy Company to lead the ship Hopewell on an expedition north of the European continent, in an effort to discover a northeastern sea passage to the spice islands of the South Pacific. He reached Greenland and Spitzbergen before his path was blocked by ice. On his second voyage, a year later, he made it as far as the archipelago of Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic Ocean. Still convinced that there might be a separate passage to the northeast, the merchants of the Dutch East India Company hired Hudson in 1609 to lead an expedition on the ship Halve Maen (Half Moon in English). Hudson had other ideas, however, and sailed in the other direction, across the Atlantic to North America. He explored along the coast of Nova Scotia and down to what is now New York Harbor, sailing up the Hudson River as far north as Albany. Hudson's fourth voyage, aboard Discovery (1610-11), was financed by English merchants seeking the Northwest Passage across America to the Far East. He made it as far as Hudson's Bay before mutineers put him and eight others (including his son) adrift on a small boat in the bay in June of 1611. Although no record exists of their fate, the men were already sick and without provisions, and it is assumed Hudson and the others did not survive.
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There was a great seven-part series on PBS in 1992 for the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovering "America", or more specifically the Western Hemisphere ala Santo Domingo.  Like many discoveries it was a happy accident in the pursuit of a shorter route to Asia, the spice route, and to India, hence the term the West Indies.  \n\nOne of the more fascinating aspects is the perception of European Exploration through the years.  At the 400th anniversary in the 1890's the west's attitude was one of the white race conquering primitive lands and civilizing the uncivilized.  Here in Chicago, the Columbian Exposition in 1893 showcased the progress of America with the most perfect "White City" as a commemoration of this event.  \n\nA mere 100 years later with political correctness more prevalent(Dances with Wolves as an example) we see more of how unique cultures have been lost to European greed and conquest.  Where was the celebration?  The event became more of a chance for the world to become introspective in examining the pros and cons of this discovery, and seemed to acknowledge plenty of each.\n\nWikipedia has additional observations -- see the link below.
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Christopher Columbus (October 30, 1451? – 20 May 1506) was an explorer and trader, who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas on October 12, 1492 under the flag of Castile. History places a great significance on his landing in America in 1492, with the entire period of the history of the Americas before this date usually known as Pre-Columbian, and the anniversary of this event, Columbus Day, is celebrated in many parts of America. Although there is evidence of Pre-Columbian trans-Atlantic Ocean European contact, Columbus is commonly credited as "the" European discoverer of the Americas because of the profound impact his contact wrought on history. His voyage marked the beginning of the European exploration and colonization of the Americas.\n\nIt is generally assumed he was Genoese, although some historians claim he could have been born in other places, from the Crown of Aragón to the Kingdoms of Galicia or Portugal, or in the Greek island of Chios, among others. The real name of the explorer is also unknown; see the section on Columbus' national origin for a discussion of his origin and names.
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I am assuming you mean the guy who explored with Merriwether Lewis. Here is something from PBS\n\nhttp://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/clark.htm
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There's still disagreement about just where Columbus first saw the new world and set foot upon its shores.  No one knows for sure.\n\nHere are some sites that may be helpful to you.  Best of luck.
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Jaques Cartier was the first... I don't remember the others, there was also Samuel De Champlain... and the others was some misionairy like Père Marquette... lol I should listen more in history class I learn this this year... well hope you are satisfied by the answer^^
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Columbus wanted to prove you could sail to the far east by sailing west, that the world was round.\n\nAnd, he didn't discover America. He thought we was in India.\n\nColumbus was the prototype of a Politician: he headed off not knowing where he was going, arrived not knowing were he was, and did it all on borrowed money.
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Since the fossil records indicate human life began in Africa, we're all immigrants. Even native peoples crossed the Bering straights from Asia into North America.
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Most textbooks (with their Euro-centric biases) will say that Columbus discovered the Americas.  The real answer is nothing; Columbus discovered nothing.  You can not discover a continent that is already inhabited.