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Explorers
Explorers Claimed Regions and West Africa
Term | Definition |
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John Cabot | Claimed Eastern Canada |
Samuel de Chaplain | Established the settlement of Quebec |
Robert La Salle | Claimed the Mississippi River Valley |
Francisco Corando | Claimed the Southwest of the present-day United States |
The Portuguese | made voyages of discovery along the coast of West Africa |
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai | were located in the western region of Africa, south of the Sahara, near the Niger river. |
Metals, cloth, and manufactured goods | is what the Portugese traded with the West Africans for gold |