How long did it take to cross the Atlantic ocean in the 1700's?
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it still took 1-2 months in the 1700s\n\nhttp://pilgrims.net/plymouth/history/mayflower.html
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What did Drake find out on his voyage around the world?\nDrake's voyage helped to give a more accurate picture of the true geography of the world. During the course of the voyage, Drake discovered that Tierra del Fuego, the land seen to the south of the Magellan Strait, was not part of a southern continent as had been believed previously, but an archipelago, or group of islands. Francis Fletcher, the chaplain on Drake's ship described it like this:\n\nIn passing along we plainly discovered that same Terra Australis to be no continent, but broken islands and large passages amongst them....\n\nThis meant that if the American continent was not connected to a southern continent, the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans met at Cape Horn. It should be possible to sail ships around the bottom of South America, south of Tierra. This was the Cape Horn route, eventually discovered in 1616.
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500 years ago would be 1506 AD\n\nconsider \n*who would be paying for the exploration, \n*how he would carry or get money\n*where he would be starting from\n*where he would be going\n*his mode of transport (on foot, by horse, sailing ship etc)\n*his instruments of exploration (compass, star charts etc)\n*food and drink \n*length of voyage (years?) \n*disease and hardships\n*what he would be interested in finding (gold, silver or valuable commodities for trade)\n*what sort of people he would meet\n\nuse your imagination and make it up. \n\nexample\ntuesday 1st may 1506 in the year of our lord\nThe ships are still becalmed off the coast of a wild godforsaken country, many of the crew are sick from a strange disease. I tried to buy fresh water but the natives laughed at my gold coins and we were forced to return to our boats at arrowpoint. I saw many natives wearing pearls as big as hens eggs, but we have nothing to give them in exchange. the king will be very cross if we return empty handed. fish and rum again for lunch, yuk.
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The journey was many days to months, it finally ended in Canada. At least thats what I was taught. Try going to African-American History.com  The answers you need may be there!!\n\nGood Luck!!
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The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of the earth's surface. The ocean's name, derived from Greek mythology, means the "Sea of Atlas." The oldest known mention of this name is contained in The Histories of Herodotus around 450 BC (I 202).
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1600's I believe. Like 1620.
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I could find only two things...I'll link the sites so you can check for yourself.\nGood luck\nRoyal William, first steamship to cross the Atlantic wholly under steam power, 1833 \nhttp://members.shaw.ca/saladgoat/canada.html#Achievements\n\nIncluded in the Canadian line-up was George A. Barber who for many years worked tirelessly to improve the sport in the province of Upper Canada (Ontario).  To-day Barber is regarded as the Father of Canadian cricket.  In 1827 he was also largely responsible for introducing cricket into Upper Canada College in 1830\n\nhttp://www.canadiancricket.org/index.jsp?page_id=usa\n\nGood Luck
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Ask what long ocean voyages are like.
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Across the Bering Strait. The strait is approximately 90 km (56 mile) wide. In March, 2006, Briton Karl Bushby and French American adventurer Dimitri Kieffer crossed the strait on foot, walking across a frozen 90 km (56 mile) section in 15 days. (BBC) (although they were soon arrested for not entering Russia through a border control.)
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y didn't u just mapquest it?  wouldn't that have been easier?\n\nanyways, it's 182 miles, 3 hours 23 min.
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he departed augots 3 in 1492 and arrived in bahamas in oct. 12 so 2 monthes and a week roughly... (dont wanna count days)
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Vespucci didn't get to America until 1497.  He was not the first.  It is possible, I suppose, That the Japanese made it, but there is no evidence to support that.  Some say that St. Brenden the Navigator may have been the first to land on America.
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(The following was said in the 1400's)\n\n"What right do we have pursuing living across the ocean when we can't even take care of this continent"
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I don't know christepher columbus! \nBut I know someone named Christopher Columbus.\n\nChristopher Columbus (ca. 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 great significance on his landing in South Africa in 1491, 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, being celebrated in many parts of America. Although there is evidence of Pre-Columbian trans-Atlantic Ocean European contact, Columbus is commonly credited as the first European to see the Americas because of the profound impact his contact wrought on history. His voyage marked the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the Americas. He was married to Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, and had a son named Diego.
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Check here (look at the end for   See Magellan's voyage.)\n\nhttp://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/magellan.php#\n\nAlso here:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan#Circumnavigation_and_return\n\nBest map here:\nhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/printouts/m/magellan.shtml
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you could make it in one second or beyond 12 hours depending on where you are, excluding flight delays at al. it should not actually take long enough to measure in days, unless you are travelling by boat/ship
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False, It has been longer. 1619 First Africans arrived in Virginia