Question

12. Minibiographies The following played significant roles in the period studied. Select ONE and with considerable detail a person's basic facts and why he/she was noteworthy William Bradstreet - Vasco da Gama- Prince Henry the Navigator William Bradford Anne Bradstreet- Myles Standish - John Smyth- Cotton Mather Increase Mather -John Mason Opechancanough - Massasoit- King Philip- Anthony Johnson (Colonist)- King James I Oliver Cromwell Queen Isabella-Ferdinand Magellan-Pocahantas - Anne Hutchinson

Answer 1

Vasco da Gama is a Portuguese explorer , born in the late 1460's in a poor family in Sines. His dad was Estevão da Gama and his mother was Isabel Sodre. His dad was a Knight in the order of Santiago and was also a ships commander.

He was a naval commander of all the ships along the Portuguese coast. He was also asked to go fight against the French trading ships that were attacking some Portuguese ships. He was the first Portuguese who arrived in India in 1498 and established a tarding post there.

He was rewarded by the King and was given much money in recompense. He was nominated as the Conde de Vidigueira and that made him be able to collect the taxes from the villages. Because of his voyage two Continents established trading relationship.