According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_de_Verrazzano), he was the "first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America...in 1524". Most notably, he traveled from France to New York Bay, stopping also at Cape Fear and Narragansett Bay.
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The Italian Sea Captain in the service of France who explored the Coast of North America from what is today the Carolinas and Nova Scotia was Giovannida Verrazano. He set sail in 1524 to search for a northwest passage to Asia.
The year that Verrazano search for a route to the Indies through the continent was in 1525. The mistook Chesapeake Bay to be an opening through to the North American continent to China.
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It was France.
He was in search of the West Indies or a path that lead to the West Indies.
Giovanni da Verrazano was a famous Florentine explorer. In 1524, he was commissioned by King Francis I to search for a Northwest Passage to Asia through North America.
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Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson were all explorers who searched for a western sea route to Asia or a passage to the Pacific Ocean. They were seeking a quicker and more direct route for trading goods with Asia.
King Francis I of France sent him to look for a sea route west to Asia.
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