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Published on Mar 20, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GIOVANNI DE VERAZZANO

  • Discovered Narragansett bay
  • Explored for France
  • He made his discover in 1524

JACQUES CARTIER

  • Discovered the St. Lawrence River
  • He explored for France
  • He made his discovery in 1534

SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN

  • Established the city of Quebec in New France
  • He explored for France
  • He made his discovery in 1603

JACQUES MARQUETTE

  • Mapped the northern portion of the Mississippi River
  • He explored for France
  • He made his discovery in 1673

LOUIS JOLIET

  • Mapped the northern portion of the Mississippi River with Jacques Marquette
  • He explored for France
  • He made his discovery in 1673

SIEUR DE LA SALLE

  • Claimed the Mississippi watershed for France
  • Made his claim in 1682
  • He explored for France

HENRY HUDSON

  • Discovered Hudson's Bay
  • He made his discovery in 1610
  • He explored for the English and the Dutch

BARTOLOMEU DIAS

  • Discovered the Cape of Good Hope and the route that Vasco da Gama would later avoid
  • He made his discovery in 1488
  • He explored for Portugal

VASCO DA GAMA

  • Discovered a route around Africa
  • He made his discovery in 1496
  • He explored for Portugal

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

  • Was the first man to circumvent the world
  • He made his discovery in 1519
  • He explored for Portugal

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

  • He accidentally discovered the Americas
  • He made his discovery in 1492
  • He explored for Spain