EXPLORER'S

GIOVANNI DA VERRAZZANO

• Giovanni da Verrazzano was a Florentine explorer of North America.
• He explored for France
• He made his discovery some time in the early 16th century.

JACQUES CARTIER

• He claimed what is now Canada.
• He explored for France.
• He made these discoveries in 1543.

SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN

• He founded New France and Quebec City.
• He explored for France.
• He made his discovery in 1608.

JACQUES MARQUETTE

• He founded Michigan's first european settlement.
• He did this in the mid-1600's.
• He worked for France.
• He was a priest in the catholic church.

LOUIS JOLIET

• He was a French Canadian.
• He discovered this in 1773.
• He made discoveries in North America.

SIEUR DE LA SALLE

• He made discoveries in the Great Lakes Region.
• He was a French Explorer
• He made these discoveries in 1682.

HENRY HUDSON

• He was a English sea explorer.
• He explored the Arctic Ocean and NE North America.
• He did this in the early 17th century.

BARTOLOMEU DIAS

• He was a Portuguese Explorer.
• He sailed aroud the tip of Africa in 1488.

VASCO DE GAMA

• He was a Portuguese Explorer.
• He was the first to reach India by sea.
• He did this in 1497.

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

• He was a Portuguese Explorer.
• He organized the spanish exedition to the indies.
• He did this in 1519.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

• Was a italian explorer.
• He completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean.
• He did this in 1492.