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BY:REED DUNCAN

BACKGROUND INFO.

* Verrazano was born in the family castle in 1485.

* Verrazano was killed in 1528.

SPONSORS

* Verrazano was sponsored by France.

MOTIVES

Verrazano hoped to discover a shorter way to China.

ROUTE

He did not find a shorter way to China , so he began to explore the eastern cost of North America from California to the New Found Land.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Discovered New York Harbor.

* Made several trips to the Mideast.

IMPACTS
* Claimed plenty of land for France.

* Brought dissimilar kinds of wood to Europe.

INTERESTING FACTS
* People can walk on a bridge in New York named after verranzo.

*On Verrazano's third trip he was killed and eaten by the Carib tribe.

RIDDLE

• I made several trips
• I did not find what I was looking for
• I was sponsored by France
• I discovered New York harbor
• I was killed and eaten by the Carib tribe

SOURCES

• www.Worldbookonline.com
• www.Biography.com
• www.School.eb.com
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