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Early explorers

  • Viking- Leif Eriksson
    1000

    Viking- Leif Eriksson

    First European to get to North America
  • Bartolomeu dias sailed for Pourtagual
    1488

    Bartolomeu dias sailed for Pourtagual

    He was the first on to find the bottom of africa
  • The first trip of Christoper Columbus
    1492

    The first trip of Christoper Columbus

    His first trip to North America but he beleived he reached Asia
  • Christoper Coulumbus sailed for spain
    1493

    Christoper Coulumbus sailed for spain

    Christoper columbus sailed across the ocean for a second time.
  • Vasco da gama
    1497

    Vasco da gama

    1st to go around Africa to Asia
  • John Cabot- Italian explorer
    1497

    John Cabot- Italian explorer

    Searched for the Northern passege to Asia.
  • Christoper Columbus sailed for spain
    1498

    Christoper Columbus sailed for spain

    Christoper columbus sailed across the ocean for the thrid time.
  • Amerigo Vespucci- Sailed for Spain
    1499

    Amerigo Vespucci- Sailed for Spain

    Sailed amoung S. America. He took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced this was not Asia and named the land America in his honor.
  • Pedro Alavers Cabral Sailed for pourtagual
    1500

    Pedro Alavers Cabral Sailed for pourtagual

    On his way around Africa he lands in Brazil.
  • Christoper Columbus sailed for spain
    1502

    Christoper Columbus sailed for spain

    Christoper columbus sailed across the ocean for the 4th time.
  • Vasco Nunez Day Balboia sailed for Spain
    1513

    Vasco Nunez Day Balboia sailed for Spain

    He travels through central America and finds the pacific Ocean as the first European to do it.
  • Juan Ponce de Leon-sailed for Spain
    1513

    Juan Ponce de Leon-sailed for Spain

    Explored Florida looking for "fountain of youth".
  • Hernando Cortes- spainish conquistador
    1519

    Hernando Cortes- spainish conquistador

    He explored Mexico and conqured the Aztec.
  • Period: 1519 to 1522

    Ferdinand magellan- sailed for Spain

    The first European to circumnavigate the globe.
  • Giovanni de Varrazano- Italian/French explorer
    1524

    Giovanni de Varrazano- Italian/French explorer

    He looked for the northern passage but just went down north america.
  • Period: 1528 to 1536

    Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca- spainish sailer

    explor American Southwest looking for 7 cities of gold.
  • Francisco Pizarro-sailed for Spain
    1532

    Francisco Pizarro-sailed for Spain

    Explored the Andes and conquered the Inca Empire.
  • Jaques Cartier-French explorer
    1535

    Jaques Cartier-French explorer

    Went down the st.Lawrence river looking for the pacific but never found it.
  • Period: 1539 to 1542

    Hernando de Soto-sailed for Spain

    explored Florida and North Carolina and discovers Mississippi.
  • Period: 1540 to 1542

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado-sailed for Spain

    he looks for the 7 cities of gold but discovers the Grand Canyon.
  • Juan Cabrillo-sailed for Spain
    1542

    Juan Cabrillo-sailed for Spain

    First spainish explorer to reach California.
  • Hennry Hudson- Dutch explorer

    Hennry Hudson- Dutch explorer

    He sailed the Hudson river serching for India but never found it.
  • Hennry Hudson- Dutch explorer

    Hennry Hudson- Dutch explorer

    He found the Hudson bay which he thought was the pacific and keept exploring and died.
  • Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette-french explorers

    Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette-french explorers

    They canoed down the Missisppi looking for the Pacific but only found the Gulf of Mexico
  • Robert Cavelier de La Salle-French explorer

    Robert Cavelier de La Salle-French explorer

    He went up the Missisippi into Canada