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Published on Feb 03, 2016
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GIOVANNI DA VERRAZZANO
- An Italian man exploring for France in 1524.
- Sailed to North America trying to find a route to the pacific
- He did not find the route but instead found The New York harbor
JACQUES CARTIER
- In 1534 a french explorer ^ found the St.Lawrence river.
- He followed it inward till he found & island.
- The island is now known as montreal.
SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN
- A french explorer who also sailed the St.Lawrence river
- In 1608 he discovered Quebec.
- Quebec is now the base of frances colonial empire in North America
- The empire is now know as New France
JACQUES MARQUETTE & LOUIS JOLIET
- Jaques was a french priest
- Louis was a trader
- They explored thr Great Lakes & upper mississippi
- They explored in 1673
SIEUR DE LA SALLE
- He sailed the lower mississippi
- Claimed the whole river for france
- He named in Louisiana in honor of the french king
- He sailed in 1683
HENRY HUDSON
- Explored for England in 1611
- Hudson didn't find the route he wanted but found 3 waterways
- The Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, & the Hudson Bay
BARTOLOMEU DIAS
- An explorer who sailed for the king of Portugal in 1487
- He found the tip of Africa & named it the cape of good hope
VASCO DE GAMA
- Portuguese explorer first explored in 1497
- He found the route linking Asia and Europe
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
- Portuguese explorer
- In 1519 sailed Atlantic to the pacific
- He circumnavigated the world
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
- Sailed for the Spanish king and queen in 1492
- Discovered the new world
- He landed in Portugal
