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Leif Erikson was the first European to reach North America.
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Bartholomew sailed from Europe to the bottom of Africa to see if there was land down their.
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The first out of four trips he takes across the Atlantic ocean and reaches North america but believes it was actually Asia that he reached.
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The Second Voyage that Columbus takes across the Atlantic ocean to the Americas.
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Vasco da Gama sailed to the bottom of Africa then over to India.
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John Cabot was an Italian who was sent by England to try and find a northern sea route to Asia. He most likely ended up on the coast of Newfoundland.
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The Third Voyage that Columbus takes across the Atlantic ocean to the Americas.
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He explored the coast of South America and discovered that South America was a separate continent and not apart of Asia.
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On his way around Africa he went to wide and ended up in Brazil south america.
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The Forth Voyage that Columbus takes across the Atlantic ocean to the Americas.
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He travels through central america and is the first 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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A conquistador who explored Mexico and conquered the Aztec.
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Ferdinand sailed through stormy waters of the tip of South America and eventually found a calm and peaceful ocean. Since it was so pacifico (peaceful) he decided to name it the Pacific ocean. He eventually passed and his crew returned home.
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Giovanni was an Italian explorer hired by France to look for a northern route. He went from present day Nova Scotia down to the Carolina's while exploring the coast of North America.
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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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Jacques sailed upwards on the St. Lawrence River hoping it would lead him to the pacific ocean. But it didn't lead him there instead it lead him to find a mountain that he chose to name Mont-Royal also known as present day Montreal.
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Explored Florida and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River.
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Went to North American Southwest, looking for the cities of gold, discovered the Grand Canon (in AZ).
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He explored upwards from Mexico and goes into modern day California.
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He was hired to find a passage through the Americas. He sailed down the Hudson River which was named after him and eventually reached present day New York. Since he didn't find the passage to India he turned back.
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England sent Hudson to try again and he discovered a large bay that is now named the Hudson bay. But things started to go down hill when he thought he reached the Pacific. So he looked for an outlet but his crew became angry and sent him and others adrift and they were never seen again.
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Louis and Jacques traveled on the Mississippi River on a canoe. They wanted to find precious metals and a Northwest Passage. But they soon realized the river went south into the Gulf of Mexico not west into the Pacific so the headed back upriver.
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Robert followed the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. He then labeled the region as France's and called it Louisiana after Louis XIV.
