| A | B |
|---|
| Henry the Navigator | Explored coast of Africa |
| Bartholomew Diaz | Rounded tip of Africa |
| Christopher Columbus | discovered America while trying to west to find East Asia |
| John Cabot | Rediscovered NewFoundland |
| Vasco da Gama | Sailed around Africa to India |
| Amerigo Vespucci | Sailed coast of South America; special name |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | Explored Caribbean;discovered Florida |
| Balboa | Crossed the Isthmus of Panama |
| Hernando Cortez | Conquered Aztec of Mexico |
| Verrazano | Sailed coast of North Carolina |
| Francisco Pizarro | Conquered Incas; captured silver mines |
| Hernando de Soto | first European to explore GA |
| John White | "Lost(his) Colony" |
| Jamestown Settlers | First permanent English settlement in New World |
| Massachusetts Colony Settlers | Looking for religious freedom |
| Westerlies | Blow west to east 30 to 60 degrees;used to return to Europe |
| Trade winds | blow towards west30 degrees to equator; used to sail to New World |
| Gulf Stream | ocean current off eastern coast of U.S. |
| Canary currents | ocean current moving sw from Europe to Africa |
| Spanish armada | fleet that planned to invade England but was defeated |
