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Explorers

Published on Mar 17, 2016

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GIOVANNI DA VERRAZZANO

  • Explored for France
  • Discovered the New York, Bay, Block Island, and Narragansete Bay
  • Discovered in 1524
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JAQUES CARTIER

  • Explored the St. Lawrence River and France laid claims the land
  • Explored in 1534
  • Explored for France
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SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN

  • Founded New France
  • 1608
  • Explored for France
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JAQUES MARQUETTE AND LOUIS JOILET

  • Explored for France
  • Explored regions from Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico
  • Explored in 1673
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SIEUR DE LASALLE

  • Explored for France
  • Explored the Great Lakes region of the U.S.,Canada, and the length of the Mississippi River
  • Explored in 1682
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HENRY HUDSON

  • Sailed for the Dutch
  • Voyaged in search of an ice free passage to Asia and also voyaged to the new world and discovered the Hudson River
  • Explored in 1609
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BARTOLOMEU DIAS

  • Explored for Portugal
  • Sailed around the tip of Africa and discovered the Cape of Good Hope
  • Explored in 1488
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VASCO DA GAMA

  • Explored for Portugal
  • Made the sea voyage from Portugal to India
  • Explored in 1497
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FERDINAND MAGELLAN

  • Explored for Spain
  • Discovered the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to sail the Pacific
  • Sailed in 1519
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CHRISTOPHER COLU,MBUA

  • Sailed for Spain
  • Discovered the area know as modern day Caribbean when he thought it was India
  • Sailed in 1492

Nathan Wilson