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SS4h2

• The student will describe European exploration in North America.

Christopher Columbus

• Explored for spain
• He wanted to find a shortcut to Asia from Europe to find riches
• 1st European to sail wet across the Atlantic Ocean
• 1st European to reach the new world.In 1492, he reached the Bahamas

John Cabot

• Explored for England
• He was the 1st European since the vikings to reach Canada in 1497
• He claimed Canada for England.
• He was searching for a ''Northwest passage to Asia from Europe

Juan ponce deleon

• Explored for Spain
• In 1513, he became the first European to set foot in Florida.
• Legends say he was searching for the ''Fountain of youth.'

vasco Nunez Balboa

• Explored for spain
• In 1513, he became the 1st European to discover the pacific ocean
• He crossed the Isthmus of panama.
• He was looking for wealth and fame.

Jacques Cartier

• Explored for France
• He discovered the St.Lawrence Bay and the St.Lawrence river in 1534.
• He named Canada, which means "village" in the Iroquois language.
• He was searching for gold

Henry Hudson

• Explored for Holland
• He explored the Hudson river near present-day New York state in 1609
• He explored the Hudson Bay in 1610
• He was trying to find a shortcut to Asia from Europe.