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1st European to reach N. America
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Sailed from Portugal southward made it to bottom of Africa.m Discovering the southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope.
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1st trip sailed to North America, across Atlantic Ocean believed he had reached Asia.
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His 2nd voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean
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Sailed all around Africa and all the way to India. Winning the European race for a sea route to Asia.
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Sent to look for a northern sea route to Asia, but probably landed on modern-day Newfoundland.
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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, South America.
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His 4th & 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 (largest ocean on earth)
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Explored present-day Florida, looking for the "fountain of youth".
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Conquistador who explored Mexico. Conquered the Aztec.
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1st European to circumnavigate the globe.
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Sent to look for a northern route to Asia. Ended up exploring the coast of N. America from modern-day Nova Scotia until the Carolinas.
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Accompanied by Estevancio (a slave) and others, explored the N. American Southwest looking for 7 cites of gold.
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Conquistador who explored the Andes Mountains of S. America and conquered the Inca Empire.
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Hoped to find path to the Pacific, but found modern-day Montreal.
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Explored Florida and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River.
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Cont. in N. American Southwest, looking for cities of gold, discovered the Grand Canyon (in AZ)
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He explores up from Mexico and goes into modern day California.
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Sent to find a passage through America. Discovered Hudson River.
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Sent again to find a passage through America. Discovered Hudson Bay.
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Looking for Northwest Passage and hoped to find precious metals. Found Mississippi River.
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Took the Mississippi all the way South and claimed land for France, naming it Louisiana.
