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1st Europeans to reach N. America
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in 1488 sailed from Portugal southward made it to the bottom of Africa
Discovering the southern tip of Africa the cape of good hope -
Tried to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic landed in the America but believed he had reached Asia
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his 2nd Voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic sea.
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In 1497, sailed all around Africa and all the way to India
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was an Italian explorer and navigator who may have developed the idea of sailing westward to reach the riches of Asia while working for a Venetian merchant.
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his 3rd Voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic sea voyage
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he sailed along the coast of south america. he took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced this was not Asia and named the new land " america " in his honor
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on his way around Africa he went to wide and ended up in Brazil, South America
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his 4th and final Voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic sea voyage
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he travels through central america and is the 1st european to see the pacific ocean ( largest on earth)
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explored present day Florida looking for the "fountain of youth"
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a conquistador who explored mexico. conquered Aztec.
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1st European to circumnavigate the globe
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Italian navigator and explorer for France who was the first European to sight New York and Narragansett bays.
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accompanied by Estevanico (a slave) and others, explored the north american southwest looking for 7 cites of gold
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A conquistador who explored the Andes mountains of south america and conquered Inca Empire
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was the first European to navigate the St. Lawrence River, and his explorations of the river and the Atlantic coast of Canada, on three expeditions from 1534 to 1542, laid the basis for later French claims to North America.
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Explored Florida and North Carolina discovered Mississippi river
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cont. in north american southwest looking for cites of gold discovered the grand canyon (az)
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he explored up from mexico and goes into modern day Californa
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was an English navigator and explorer who set out to find either a northeast passage “by the North Pole to Japan and China”
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was 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.
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Jacques Marquette founded missions in present-day Michigan and later joined explorer Louis Joliet on an expedition to discover and map the Mississippi River
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He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico.
