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1st European to reach North America
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sailed to the bottom of Africa and found the Cape of Good Hope
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1st trip sailed to North america , across the Atlantic Ocean, believed he had reached Asian
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His 2nd voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic ocean
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1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia
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He went to look for a northern sea route to Asia
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His 3rd voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic ocean
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Sailed along the coast of S. 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
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His 4th voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic ocean
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Explored present day Florida looking for the fountain of youth
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He travels through central America and is the first European to see the Pacific Ocean ( the largest ocean on earth)
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A conquistador who explored Mexico Conquered the Aztec
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First European to circumnavigate the globe
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Explored the coast of North America present day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas
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Accompanied by Estevanico slave and others , eexplored the North American Southwest looking for 7 cities of gold
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A conquistador who explored the Andes Mountains of South America and conquered the Inca Empire
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Sailed to St. Lawrence hoping it would go to the Pacific
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Explored Florida and North Carolina discovered Mississippi RIver
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Cont, in North Americac Soouthwest, looking for cities of gold, discovered the Grand Canyon in AZ
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He explorers up from Mexico and goes into modern day California
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England sent Henry to present day New York in search for a way to Europe
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Henry Hudson believed that the Hudson river lead to Asia. His crew was getting impatient so they dumped Henry , his son and a few crew members in a small row boat and left them.
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Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette were French explorers Louis was a fur trader and Jacques was a priest.
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Robert sailed the Mississippi river all the way to the Gulf of Mexico
