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1000
Leif Eriksson- viking
first european to reach north america -
1447
Vasco Da Gama sailed for Portugal
First to sail all the way around Africa to Asia -
1492
Christopher Columbus sailed for spain
1st trip sailed to north america across the Atlantic ocean believed he had reached Asia -
1493
Christopher Columbus sailed for spain
his second voyage to the america across the Atlantic ocean -
1497
John Cabot sent by England
an Italian to look for the northern sea route -
1497
Bartolomeu Dias sailed for Portugal
discovering the southern tip of africa, the cape of good hope -
1498
Christopher Columbus sailed for spain
his thrid voyage to the america across the Atlantic ocean -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci- sailed for spain
Sailed along the coast of S. america. He took such good notes about the coast the mapmakers were convinced this was not Asia and named the new land " America" in his honor -
1500
Pedro Alavres Cabral sailed for Portugal
on his way around Africa he went to wide and ended up in Brazil, South America -
1502
Christopher Columbus sailed for spain
his fourth and final voyage to the america across the Atlantic ocean -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Bailboa sailed for spain
He travels through central America and the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean (the largest ocean) -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
explored present-day flordia looking for "fountain of flowers" -
1519
Hernan Cortes sailed for spain
a conquistador who explored Mexico and conquered the aztec -
Period: 1520 to 1522
Ferdinand Magellan Sailed for Spain
1st European to circumnavigate the globe -
1524
Giovanni de Varrazano
He is renowned as the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and New Brunswick -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca sailed for spain
accompanied by Estevanicio( a slave) and others, explored the North America Southwest looks for 7 cities of gold -
1532
Francisco Pizarro sailed for spain
a conquistador who explored the Andes mountain of south america and conquered the Inca empire -
Period: 1534 to 1536
jacques cartier
Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de Soto sailed for spain
explored Flordia and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado sailed for spain
cont. in North America southwest, looking for cites of gold discoverd the grand canyon ( in az) -
1542
Juan Cabrillo sailed for spain
he explores up from mexico and goes into modern day California -
Henry Hudson
an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States -
Robert Cavelier de La Salle
followed the Mississippi all the way to the gulf of mexico, he claimed the region for France and named it Louisiana in honor of Louis XlV -
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Robert Cavelier de La Salle
He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette
Father Jacques Marquette and fur trader Louis Joliet set out on a four-month voyage that carried them thousands of miles through the heart of North America to explore the path of the Mississippi River.
