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first european to reach north america
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First to sail all the way around Africa to Asia
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1st trip sailed to north america across the Atlantic ocean believed he had reached Asia
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his second voyage to the america across the Atlantic ocean
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an Italian to look for the northern sea route
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discovering the southern tip of africa, the cape of good hope
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his thrid voyage to the america across the Atlantic ocean
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Sailed along the coast of S. america. He took such good notes about the coast the 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 fourth and final voyage to the america across the Atlantic ocean
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He travels through central America and the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean (the largest ocean)
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explored present-day flordia looking for "fountain of flowers"
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a conquistador who explored Mexico and conquered the aztec
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1st European to circumnavigate the globe
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He is renowned as the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and New Brunswick
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accompanied by Estevanicio( a slave) and others, explored the North America Southwest looks for 7 cities of gold
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a conquistador who explored the Andes mountain of south america and conquered the Inca empire
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Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint
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explored Flordia and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River
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cont. in North America southwest, looking for cites of gold discoverd the grand canyon ( in az)
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he explores up from mexico and goes into modern day California
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an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States
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followed the Mississippi all the way to the gulf of mexico, he claimed the region for France and named it Louisiana in honor of Louis XlV
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He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico
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Father Jacques Marquette and fur trader Louis Joliet set out on a four-month voyage that carried them thousands of miles through the heart of North America to explore the path of the Mississippi River.
