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Leif Erickson was the first viking and person to set foot in the Americas unlocking new land filled with resources.
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Marco Polo traveled from Europe to Asia and wrote a book about his journeys.
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Christopher Columbus set sail to find a new route to the east but ended up in teh Americas.
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John Cobot traveld by sea to Canada and cliamed it for England.
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He was teh first person to sail directly from Europe to India.
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He traveled with Vasco de Balboa to help him find the Pacific Ocean
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Hernando Cortes was a spanish conquistador who conquered the Atec civilization cliaming Mexico for Spain.
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Ferdinand was the first explorer to circumnavigate the world.
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Sir Frances Drake led the second expedition around the world and back after Magellan.
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Samuel bagan exploring in North America establishing the Canadian city, Quebec adn colonized New France and is often called "Father of New France".
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Henry Hudson found what is now called teh Hudson River.
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Robert LaSalle was the first European to travel the Mississippi River
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