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Who sponsored Christopher Newport? England
Who sponsored Christopher Columbus? Spain
Who sponsored Jacques Cartier? France
Who sponsored Juan Ponce de Leon? Spain
Who arrived at present day Jamestown? Christopher Newport
Who was searching for the fountain of youth? Juan Ponce de Leon
Who explored the St. Lawrence River Valley? Jacques Cartier
Who was the first European to land in Florida? Juan Ponce de Leon
Who was the first European to discover a sea route to America, discovering the "New World"? Christopher Columbus
Whose main reason for exploring was to discover riches and land to conquer? Juan Ponce de Leon
Whose main reason for exploring was to colonize Virginia? Christopher Newport
Who landed in San Salvador? Christopher Columbus
Who gave France a North American claim? Jacques Cartier
Who landed in St. Augustine, Florida? Juan Ponce de Leon
Who was one of the first men to reach the Fall line of the James River? Christopher Newport
Which European explorer did France sponsor? Jacques Cartier
Which European explorer did England sponsor? Christopher Newport
Which European explorers did Spain sponsor? Christopher Columbus and Juan Ponce de Leon
Whose main purpose for exploring was to colonize the new world? Jacques Cartier
Whose main purpose for exploring was to discover riches and land to conquer? Juan Ponce de Leon
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