EUROPEAN EXPLORERS

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JOHN CABOT

• Italian explorer
• Sailed under Henry VII
• Discovery: Parts of North America
• First European encounter w/ N.A.

CABOT'S ROUTE

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

• English sea captain & navigator
• Second circumnavigation of the world
• Lasted from 1577-1580

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HENRY HUDSON

• English explorer & navigator
• Two attempts to find Northwest Passage
• Discovery: the Hudson River

HUDSON'S ROUTE

HUMPHREY GILBERT

• Adventurer and explorer
• Established St Johns, Newfoundland

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WALTER RALEIGH

• English explorer and spy
• Discovery: Guiana
• Established Roanoke Island
• Virginia colony 1584

RALEIGH'S ROUTE

SIR WALTER HAWKINS

• English seaman and explorer
• Voyages to South America

HAWKIN'S ROUTE