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1. John Cabot 2.
Sir Frances Drake 3.
Amerigo Vespucci 4.
Verranzano 5.
Jacques Cartier 6.
Samuel de Champlain 7.
Father Marquett and Louis Joliet 8.
Robert LaSalle 9.
Christopher Columbus 10.
Ponce de Leon 11.
DeSoto 12.
Fransico Coronado 13.
Lief Ericson 14.
Marco Polo 15.
Vasco Nùñez de Balboa 16.
Ferdinand Magellan 17.
Hernando Corteza. Discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1682
b. Established Quebec, explored the Great Lakes in 1608, and became friends with the Huron Indians
c. Conquered the Aztecs in Mexico
d. Was the first explorer to realize that he had found a New World and America is named after him
e. Viking explorer who was the first white man to reach mainland America
f. First English explorer to sail to North America. He became a pirate after the Spanish sank his ship killing many of his men.
g. Set out to find cities of gold, but found the Pueblo and Plains Indians instead
h. Explored the shores of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Labrador
i. Searched for a Northwest Passage
j. Traveled St. Lawerence River
k. Explored Northern Mississippi River
l. Explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth
m. Explored American Southeast-Discovered the Mississippi River
n. Led expedition across Panama and found the Pacific Ocean
o. Commanded first globe circling voyage
p. Traveled to the West Indies-Made men want to travel there through his book
q. Is given credit for discovering the New World