European Explorers

What was the main accomplishment of exploration?

Discovery of new lands
Discover gulf of St. Lawrence and St. Lawrence River

Jacques Cartier
Claimed the eastern shores of Canada for England

John Cabbot
First European to reach the New World

Christopher Columbus
Explored area near present day new york state

Henry Hudson
Discovered Flordia

Juan Ponce de Leon
Discovered the pacific ocean

Vasco Nunez Balboa
a document giving permission to a person or a group to do something

charter
to sail completely around something

circumnavigate
a journey to achieve a goal

expidition

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Anonymous

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110053

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European Explorers

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European Explorers

Updated

2011-10-19T00:51:10Z