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Around this time, the vikings visited North America and some surrounding islands. After a failed attempt at colonization, they returned to Europe. Vikings landed on North America's coast, as well as some of the islands around it. After a failed attempt at colonization, they returned to Europe.
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After Spain funded a voyage to travel to Eastern Europe, Christopher Columbus accidently found some islands off the coast of Central America.
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After the success of his first voyage, Columbus made three more, starting in 1494.
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Henry VII sponsored an expedition, led by John Cabot. Despite finding many resources, Europe remained uninterested in exploration for many years after.
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A Portuguese explorer discovers Brazil, and claims it for Portugal.
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Juan Ponce de León Explored the coast of florida.
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Giovanni da Verrazano was commissioned to locate a northwest passage around North America to India. He was followed in 1534 by Jacques Cartier, who explored the St. Lawrence River as far as present-day Montreal
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Pedro de Mendoza went as far as present-day Buenos Aires in Argentina
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Francisco Vásquez de Coronado discovered the Grand Canyon 1539-1542
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Samuel de Champlain founds new France
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It began in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia and reached its peak when colonies had been established throughout the Americas.the English tended to conceive of North America as a base for piracy and harassment of the Spanish.
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Jamestown settled.
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Juan de onate established this
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The Dutch found new Amsterdam on Manhattan island
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Spaniards established first Texas mission, corpus christi de la ysela
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La salle establishes fort St. Louis
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PIERRE FRANÇOIS-XAVIER DE CHARLEVOIX explores to look for a path to the Pacific
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Russia explores to see if there is a land bridge connecting Alaska to Siberia lasted until 1730
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CHARLES MARIE de LA CONDAMINE maps and explores the Amazon
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Fransisco Garces explores modern day South-West and meets naitives such as the Hopi the the exploring lasted until 1776
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Juan Perez explores up the coast until he reaches British Columbia but is forced toi turn back to to weather problems.
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British search for a chnnel of water going through North America to establish a trade route with Asia lasted until 1779
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David Thompson explores and extensivley maps wester America
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George Vancouver reached the now United States adn Canadian border
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Explorers Alexander Humboldt and his friend Aime Bonpland explore the Venezuelan coast as well as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico. Ends in 1805.