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He was a viking that traveled from Scandinavia, then Iceland, to Greenland, and lastly to North America. He marked a stone so they could come back and find the right place, but they never came back.
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He sailed from Portugal the Africa. He was the first European to travel by the bottom tip of Africa. While sailing he passed a piece of land called the cape, then passed it again and it was named "Cape of Good Hope".
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His voyages led to new exchanges between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. While trying to find a new water route he came upon the Americas. He set sail on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.
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He made sailed to the New World multiple times. The first time he went he sailed to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Then his next trips he explored the coast of South America. His voyages led to maps of the New World, which helped Europeans understand teh world they lived in.
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He looked for a passage to the Pacific Ocean along the Coast of Canada. That was Newfoundland and it became the basis of England claim to North America.
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He sailed all the way around Africa to India using 4 ships. The rounding of "Cape of Good Hope" was delayed due to winds. Many of his crew died of Scurvy.
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He explored what is now present-day Florida. He was looking for a fountain, but never found it. Many years later he traveled back to Florida.
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He was the first European to see the East Coast of the Pacific Ocean. He began in Panama,
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He crossed over Panama then to the Pacific Ocean. While looking for things is when he spotted the Pacific Ocean.When he was wrongly accused of treason he was later executed.
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He was an conquistador for Spanish. He also defeated the Aztecs. He explored Mexico
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He sailed all the way around the world. It took him three long years, but he was the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean. After he returned he was seriously injured.
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He explored North America with a slave and many others. He was looking for 7 cities of gold.
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He was a Spanish conquistador. He explored to Andes Mountains. He also conquered the Inca empire.
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He sailed to the Saint Lawrence river, and then to present-day Montreal. He claimed lands for France. Also many of his men died from scurvy which made everything a lot more difficult.
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He was a Spanish conquistador. He explored Florida and North Carolina. He also discovered the Mississippi on his voyage.
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He explored in North America looking for cities of gold. Instead he found the Grand Canyon. He was a Spanish conquistador.
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He was a maritime explorer. He was for his investigations of part of North America. Which was undertaken by the Spanish empire.
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He started exploring in North America. The his voyage led him to Montreal. He also helped find Quebec City.
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He led a Dutch voyage to what is present-day New York. He searched for a shorter route to Asia from England in the Arctic ocean.
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He sailed from Canada to the Mississippi River, then to the Gulf of Mexico. He was the first European to sail down the whole length of the Mississippi river.
