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First European to reach North America.
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Sailed from Portugal southward made it to the bottom of Africa.
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Made 4 trips across the Atlantic and tried to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic.
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His 2nd voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean.
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First to sail all around Africa and to Asia.
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He looked 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 South America he took such good notes about the coast that the 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 Americas across the Atlantic Ocean.
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He travels through central America and is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean.
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He went looking for the Fountain of Youth in modern day Florida.
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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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He explored the coast of North America from present-day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas.
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Accompanied by Estevancio and others, explored the North America southwest looking for 7 cities of gold.
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He went to South America and conquered the Inca Empire.
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He discovered a mountain peak that he named “Mont-Royal” that is the site of present-day city of Montreal.
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Explored Florida and North Carolina and discovered the Mississippi River.
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Cont. In North American southwest, looking for cities of gold, discovered the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
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He explorers up from Mexico and goes into modern day California.
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He discovered a river that now bears his name and sailed north of the Hudson River as far as the site of present-day Albany.
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On his 2nd trip he discovered a huge bay now called the Hudson Bay.
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They traveled the Mississippi River by canoe and was also looking for the Northwest Passage.
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He followed the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the region for France.
