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James __; 1778 Alaskan coast, Hawaii
COOK
Juan Ponce de __; 1513 Fountain of Youth explorer
LEON
John __; 1497 sailed for England, 1st to discover N. Am
CABOT
Sir Francis __; 1577-78 2nd to sail around the world
DRAKE
John __; 1607 One of the leaders of Jamestown
SMITH
Vasco de __; 1513 crossed Panama, sighted Pacific
BALBOA
Explorer for Russia, discovered Alaska, Vitus __ 1725-41
BERING
1519-21 overthrew Aztecs & claimed Mexico for Spain
CORTEZ
Hernando __; 1539-42 American SE to the Mississippi
DESOTO
Henry __; 1609 Sailed for Dutch East India Co.
HUDSON
__ Vespucci; Controversial Italian namesake of America
AMERIGO
Jacques __; 1535 NE Canada, sailed St. Lawrence River
CARTIER
Leif __; Viking explorer c. 1000
ERICSON
John __; 1562-3 First English slave trader
HAWKINS
Partner to France's Marquette in 1673, Louis __
JOLLIET
Jean __; 1634 1st to travel the Great Lakes, Wisconsin
NICOLET
Sir Walter __; Named Virginia for Queen Elizabeth
RALEIGH
Juan de __; 1542-43 1st explorer of the CA coast
CABRILLO
Antoine de __; Founded Detroit 1701
CADILLAC
1492 founder; 4 voyages to West Indies
COLUMBUS
Francisco de __; 1540-42 Southwestern US to Kansas
CORONADO
Ferdinand __; 1521 1st circumnavigator of the globe
MAGELLAN
Samuel de __; Founder of New France; Quebec
CHAMPLAIN
Sieur __; 1st to travel all of the Mississippi 1682
DELASALLE
Jacques __; 1673, 1st expedition on Mississippi River
MARQUETTE
__ Cabot, son of John. 1508 NW Passage search
SEBASTIAN
French Jesuit; 1744 1st published account of N. Am
CHARLEVOIX
Giovanni da __; 1524 Explored from NC to Maine
VERRAZZANO
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