A reason France set explorers to America in the early 1500's was to start settlements in the Americas
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The lack of food brought on the voyage, many feel ill on the voyage. When they arrived many couldn’t help set up properly for the winter to come. They were unprepared and unknowledgeable for what to bring and grow etc.
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By the 15th century the African continent was already one of great of diversity. In many part of the continent no major centralised states existed and many people lived in societies where there were no great divisions of wealth and power.