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Explorers
Explorers Claimed Regions and West Africa
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |