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Was the 1st European to land on North America
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Sailed southward down the cost of Africa and named the Caper of Good Hope
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Known for finding the country of Brazil
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In 1492 Christopher Columbus Sailed for Spain and tried to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic ocean and landed in the Americas but believed he had reached Asia He also was the person made four trips across the Atlantic
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Sailed all around Africa and all the way to India winning the European race for a sea route to Asia
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Sailing for English, searched for a passage to the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Canada and Newfoundland and for looked for a northern sea route to Asia in 1497
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He led a voyage funded by Spain in 1499 he explored the coast of South America and realized South America was a separated continent, and not part of Asia
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Known for sailing to amino and discovering the pacific
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Made the first Spanish landing in the east coast of present-day Florida
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Landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico He also conquered the Aztec Empire that had ruled an region
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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who was sailing for Spain and reached the southernmost tip of South America. He also sailed through the stormy waters of a narrow sea passage, or strait
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Verrazano explored the coast of North America from present-day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas
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Was part of a Spanish expedition to Florida. After coming into Native Americans in Florida, the expedition sailed south toward Mexico in November
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Sailed down the Saint Lawrence river (all the way to present-day Montreal, claiming land for France) Hoping it would lead him to the pacific
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His travels took him through northern Mexico and present-day Arizona and New Mexico, until his expedition reached a Zuni settlement
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Led an expedition to explore Florida and what is today the southeastern United States. Then in 1541 he crossed the Mississippi river
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Was a maritime explorer best known for investigations of the West Coast of North America, under taken on behalf of the Spanish Empire
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He led an army into the Inca capital in Cuzco, Peru
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Led a Dutch expedition to present-day New York
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Followed the Mississippi all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. He claimed the region for France, calling it Louisiana in honor of Louis XIV.
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Louis was a fur trader and Jacques was a priest, they traveled the Mississippi River by Canoe. They hoped to find precious metals. They were also looking for a Northwest Passage
