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Columbus "discovered" the Americas for Spain.
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He explored west of Newfoundland and discovered St. Lawrence River during three voyages. (French)
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Explored the Southeast region of North America for Spain.
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Explored the Southwest for Spain. "Discovered" the Grand Canyon.
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He wrote many accounts of European voyages and wrote "Divers Voyages" and "Principal Navigations". (English)
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Expedition from Mexico to explore New Mexico, led by Francisco Chamuscado.
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they took part in the poems of George Peckham's account of Sir Humphrey Gilbert's expedition to Newfoundland. (English)
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he wrorte promotional piece of writing called Discourse of Western Planting to try to get Queen Elizabeth I to support the English colonies.
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English financiers and searchers became curious as to what their chances for having North American wealth and claims were and if they would slowly disappear.
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English established a colony on the atlantic coast.
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Samuel de Champlain founded Port Royal.
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Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec in 1608. (Frenc h)
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Champlain, nine French soldiers, and the Huron attacked the Iroquois and discovered Lake Champlain. (French)
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September he entered what later would become New York harbor as well as the Hudson river
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Hudson left Amsterdam. Hudson made landfall on Labrador
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Official historian of the first Spanish expedition. Published a 34-canto epic poem documenting the Chamuscado expedition. Considered the first Europeajn poem in North America.
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Captin adraen Block, who explored New York and southern New England
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Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet discovered the Mississippi River wasn’t a water passage to the Pacific Ocean. (French)
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Sieur de Bienville was the founder of New Orleans and explored the Mississippi Valley. (French)
