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First European to reach North America
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Sailed to the bottom of African and found the Cape of Good Hope (Bottom of Africa)
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1st trip sailed to North American, across the Atlantic Ocean, believed he reached Asia.
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His 2nd voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean.
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First to sail around Africa all the way to Asia.
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He was looking for a northern sea route to Asia. He landed near Newfoundland.
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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 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 too 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 (largest ocean on Earth).
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Explored present-day Florida in 1513, looking for the "fountain of youth".
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A conquistador who explored Mexico. Conquered the Aztec.
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1st European to circumnavigate the globe.
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His goal was to look for a northern route to Asia. He explored the coast of North America from Nova Scotia to the Carolinas.
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Accompanied by Estevanico (a slave) and others, explored the North American Southwest looking for 7 cities of gold.
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A conquistador who explored the Andes Mountains of South America and conquered the Inca Empire.
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Sailed up St. Lawrence River hoping it would lead to the Pacific Ocean. He didn't make it, but found a mountain peak and named it Mont-Royal, where Montreal is located now.
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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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In his ship, the Half Moon, sailed North on the Hudson River up to present-day Albany, New York. He did not find a passage to India, so he turned back.
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Hudson discovered a bay, which is now called the Hudson Bay. Thinking he found the Pacific he looked for an outlet for months. His crew rebelled and they set Hudson, his son, and a few other sailors on a small boat never to be seen again.
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Traveled the Mississippi River by canoe, hoping to find precious metals and a Northwest Passage. The realized it lead into the Gulf of Mexico and turned around.
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Sailed the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico, claiming the region and calling it Louisiana in honor of Louis XIV.
