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New World Explorers
2nd Grade Social Studies New World Explorers
| EXPLORER | FACTS |
|---|---|
| Leif Erikson | This Viking explored present-day Canada around the year 1,000. |
| Christopher Columbus | In the 1400's, Spain hired this explorer to find a water route to Asia. Instead, he found islands in the present-day Carribean Sea. |
| Amerigo Vespucius | In the early 1500's, Germany hired him to map the New World. America was named after him. |
| John Cabot | In 1497 he claimed land in present-day Canada for England. |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | In the late 1500's he claimed present-day Virginia for England |
| Hernando deSoto | In 1539 he explored the Mississippi River for Spain. |
| La Salle | In 1682, he claimed the mouth of the Mississippi River for France. |