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First European to land on North America
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Sailed to the bottom of Africa and found the Cape of Good Hope (bottom of Africa)
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1st trip sailed to North America, across the 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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First to sail around Africa all the way to Asia
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He sailed for Asia in 1497 but ended up on the coast present 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 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 to 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 first 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 in 1519. Conquered the Aztec.
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1st European to circumnavigate the globe.
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Explored the coast of North America from present-day Nova Scotia down to the Carolina's.
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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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He was looking for a route to the Pacific through North America (a Northwest Passage) but did not find one. Cartier paved the way for French exploration of North America.
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Explored Florida and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River.
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In North America 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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He discovered a river that now bears his name.
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Hudson had discovered a bay what is now know as Hudson Bay. Thinking he had reached the Pacific, he spent months looking for an outlet.
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When they realized that the Mississippi flowed south into the Gulf of Mexico rather than west to the Pacific, they headed back up river.
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He claimed this region for France and named it Louisiana in honor of Louis XVI
