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1st European to reach N. America
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Sailed to the bottom of the Africa and found the Cape of Good Hope (Bottom of Africa)
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1st trip sailed to North America, across the Atlantic Ocean, believed he had reached Asia.
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His 2nd Voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic Ocean.
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1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia.
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His 3rd Voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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He travels through central America and is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean (largest Ocean on earth)
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H went looking for the Fountain of Youth in Modern day florda
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Went into Central America (modern day Mexico)and conquered the Aztec.
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1st European to circumnavigate the globe.
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accomplishes by estevanico (a slave) and others explored the North AMerican southwest lookingf for 7 cityes of gold
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He went to South America and conquered the Inca Empire.
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explored Florida and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River
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cont. in North American southwest looking for cities of gold discovered the grand Canyon
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he explores up from Mexico and goes into modern day California
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Hudson and his crew landed on the shores of Delaware Bay. The native people offered goods for trade.
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located the great Mississippi river. They hoped to find that the river led to the Pacific Ocean.