significant explorers:
Ferdinand Magellan
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Jacques Cartier
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Attempted circumnavigation of the globe, the search for a trade route to Asia through the Northwest passage, and Captain James Cook's voyages that allowed him to map various areas and travel as far as Alaska.
LOUIS jollietFrench Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. Joliet and Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette, a Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore and map the Mississippi River in 1673.
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On his 3rd voyage he had his most successful run, Rio De Janeiro and Rio De La Plata.
He thought he found a new continent so he named it South Africa in the New World. America is named after him because he had a big part in exploring and navigation into the New World. |
Explored the St. Lawrence river and naming Canada.
The name "Canada” came from the Huron-Iroquois word “kanata,” meaning “village” or “settlement.” In 1535, two aboriginal youths, traveling with French explorer Jacques Cartier used the word to describe the village of Stadacona (the site of present-day Quebec City) Explored the Americas and Brazil before traveling to Canada’s territories |