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European explorers
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Columbus | He sails for Spain in search of a route to Asia by going west and discovers North America. |
| Henry Hudson | This Englishman explores in 1610 for England and documented Canada, parts of New York, and Hudson Bay. |
| Amerigo Vespucci | First to relize the Asia was not Asia. The new land was name after him. He sailed for Spain. (1503) |
| Hernando Cortez | A spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico. (1519) |
| John Cabot | Sailed for England and explored the shores of Newfoundland. (1497-1498) |
| Giovanni da Verranzano | Searched for the Northwest Passage. (1523) |
| Franciso Pizarro | Sailed for Spain. Conquered the Incas in Peru. (1532) |
| Jacques Cartier | Sailed for France and Traveled the St.Lawrence River. Claimed Canada for France and started the French trade with the Natives. (1524) |
| Hernando De Soto | Sailed for Spain and was the first European to cross the Mississippi River. (1539) |
| Sir Frances Drake | Sailed for England and was the first Englishman to sail around the world. 1577-1580) |
| Samuel de Champlain | Sailed for France and established Quebec as a trading center, and documented Lake Champlian. (1608) |