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Jun 24, 1499
John Cabot
John Cabot was an Italian-born English explorer. His purpose was to find a Northwest passage but instead landed in Northeastern Asia. -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English explorer. He went looking for a Northwest passage from North America to Asia but instead found a river called the Hudson river. The hudson bay and the Hudson Strait are also named after him. -
Samuel De Champlain
Samuel De Champlain was a geographer and mapped out most of North America and later discovered later the lake named after him. -
David Thompson
David Thompson was an amazing land geographer. He mapped out amazing places. He was the first European to explore the Coloumbia river. -
James Cook
James Cook was a British explorerwho went on many expeditions to the Pacific Ocean, the Anartic, the Artic and all over the world. -
Leif Erickson
Leif Erickson lived in Greenland. He travelled to Helluland then to Markland finally he settled in Vinland The Good. Which he thought was NewFoundLand. Picture found on Google Images. -
Alexander Mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish explorer who sailed to Canada through the Pacific Ocean. On his way travelling to lake Athabasca he discovered the Mackenzie river. -
Simon Fraiser
Simon Fraiser was a fur trader and explorer. He started to look for a place to start his trades but instead he disovered a river which is now known as the Fraiser river. -
Jaques Cartier
Jaques Cartier was a French explorer who led three expeditions to Canada. He was looking for a route to the Pacific for a Northwest but he failed. He settled in what he called "Canada".