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Dec 3, 1508
Sebastian Cabot
Searched for Northwest Passage -
Sep 3, 1534
French:Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier discovered the st.lawence river -
Oct 4, 1539
Spanish
•HERNANDO DE SOTO explored the southeast region of North America for Spain, searching for gold, a suitable site for a colony, and an overland route from Mexico to the Atlantic. From 1539 to 1543, starting in Florida. At every point the Spanish attacked Indian villages -
Sir Walter Raliegh
led expeditions to North and South America trying to found new settlements find gold and increase trade sent colonist to what is now Virgina -
French Samuel De Chaplain
Founded Quebec and explored candian woordlands -
samuel de champlain
explored the interoir of canada accompanied by a tribe of Native Americans -
Dutch Explorer, Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman was a Dutch explorer, he was best known for his voyages in 1642 and 1644.Tasman was the first European explorer to make it to what is now known as Tasmania and New Zealand.In 1642 he was sent by the the governor- general of the Dutch East Indies to explore and map out New Holland. On November 24th 1642 he came across the island of Tasmania. Tasman claimed the island for Holland by leaving a Dutch flag.He mapped out the coast then continued east crossing what is now the Tasman Sea. -
Dutch Exploer, Abel Tasman
His voyage also proved that Australia was not part of the south continent that connected all the way to the south pole. When he returned home the governor wasn't happy since they didn't find gold. In 1644 he was sent on another voyage. This time he was to see if New Guinea connected to the south land. He was supposed to sail down its east coast, but at Torres Strait he couldn't get through the reefs. He went west and came up on the Gulf of Carpentaria. -
Dutch Exploer, Abel Tasman
In hopes of cutting through the center of New Holland he continued sailing west. He sailed up to eight thousand kilometers of coastline of Australia before returning to Batavia. Tasman's voyagws were the last major efforts made by the Dutch to map New Holland. By the end of the 1600's no other voyages were made. -
French Jacques & Louis Joliet
sent to explore the Mississippi River -
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James Cook
Last expedition to find Northwest Passage -
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John Franklin
English explorer proved the existence of a Northwest Passage he surveyed part of Canadian coast east of the Coppermine River. a second expedition Franklin explored the North American coast from the opening of the Mackenzie River, in Canada, to Point Beechey