European Exploration By caylinh Period: 1450 to 1600 Europeans Explored North American Many European nations were trying to find a short cut to China for trade purposes and their explorers came across North American instead. 1492 Christopher Columbus' First Voyage 1497 John Cabot Reached America 1500 Vasco Nunez de Balboa Reached Hispaniola 1538 Hernando de Soto Explored North America 1607 Henry Hudson Reached North America
