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1st European to reach N.america
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sailed to the bottom of Africa and found the cape of good home
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sailed to north america, across the Atlantic ocean, believed he had reached Asia
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his 2nd voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic ocean
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1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia
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an Italian, to look for sea route to Asia.
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his 3rd voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic ocean
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sailed along the cost of S. 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 final voyage to the Americans 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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he went looking for the fountain of youth in modern day Florida
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went into central america (modern day mexico ) and conquered the Aztec
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1st European to circumnavigate the globe.
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in 1524 France hired another Italian,Giovanni de Varrazano,to look for a northern route.
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accompanied by estevanica ( a slave) and others, explored the north american southwest looking for 7 cities of gold
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he went to south america and conquered the Inca empire
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french explorer jacques cartier sailed up the st. lawrence river, hoping it would lead to the pacific
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explored Florida and north Carolina discovered Mississippi river
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francisco vasquez de coronado cont.- in north american southwest, looking for cites 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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Henry Hudson to look for it in 1609 he discovered the river that now bears his name.
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traveled the Mississippi River by canoe Juliet and Marquette hoped to find precious metals.
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followed the Mississippi all the way to the gulf of mexico.
