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First European to reach North American Mainland
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Traveled to the Far East, to what was known then as Cathay or China-Made men want to travel there through his book
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| Created navigation school in Sagres, Portugal Explored the western African coastline |
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| First European to round the Cape of Good Hope |
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| Made 4 voyages to West Indies and Caribbean Islands |
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| Sailed to West Indies and South America |
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Explored the shores of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Labrador
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| First to travel to West Indies around Africa |
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| Led expedition across Panama and found the Pacific Ocean |
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| Explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth |
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| Commanded first globe circling voyage |
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| Conquered Aztecs in Mexico |
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| Searched for a Northwest Passage |
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| Traveled St. Lawrence River |
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| Explored American Southeast-Discovered the Mississippi River |
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| Francisco Vazquez de Coronado |
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| Explored American Southwest |
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| First English to sail around the world-Defeated the Spanish Armada- Claimed California for England |
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| Explored eastern coast of North America and the coast of the St. Lawrence River to Lake Huron-Reached Lake Champlain |
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| Explored Hudson Bay, Hudson River, and Hudson Strait |
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| Father Marquette and Louis Joliet |
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| Explored Northern Mississippi River |
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| Traveled to the mouth of the Mississippi River and claimed it for France |
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