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1st Europeon to reach America
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Portugal southward made it to the bottom of Africa
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Tried to reach Asia by sailing west across Atlantic, landed in the Americas but believed he had reached Asia
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His second voyage to the Americas across Atantic Ocean
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He took a northern sea route to Asia. He landed on the coast on present-day Newfoundland.
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1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia
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His 3rd voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean
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He sailed along the coast of South America. He took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced that this was not Asia and named the new land "America" in Amerigo's honor.
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On his way Around Africa it went to wide and 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 went looking for Fountain of Youth in modern day Florida
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He travels through Spouth America and is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean (largest ocean on Earth)
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Went into Central America (modern day Mexico) and conqured the Aztec.
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He circumnavigated the globe. It took just 3 years to do.
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He looked for a northern route. He explored the coast of North America from present-day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas.
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accopained by Estevanico (a slave) and others. explored the North American Southwest looking for the ledgendary gold and did not find it.
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He went to South America and conquered the Inca Empire.
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He sailed up the Lawerence River hoping it would lead to the Pacific. He did not make it to the Pacific, but he discovered a mountain peak hat he named Mont-royal which means "Royal Mountain".
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explored Florida and North Carolina, 1st European to cross the Mississippi River
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in North American Southwest, discovered the Grand Canyon
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He explors up from Mexico and goes into modern day California
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He sailed North on the Hudson River (named after him) as far as the site of present-day Albany, New York.
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He discovered a bay now named Hudson Bay. Thinking he had reached the Pacific, Hudson spent months looking for an outlet.
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They traveled the Mississippi River by canoe. They were hoping to fine precious metals. They were looking for a Northwest passage.
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He followed the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. He claimed the region for France, calling it Louisiana in honor of Louis XIV
