| A | B |
|---|
| First European explorer to explore the Mississippi and Appalachian Mts. | De Soto |
| Conquered the Aztecs and first to strike it rich in New World | Cortes |
| Led expedition that was the first European expedition in the Grand Canyon | Coronado |
| Sailed for both the Dutch and the English and explored parts of NY and Canada | Hudson |
| Italian who sailed for the English and landed in what is probably northeastern Canada | Cabot |
| Navigator who voyaged to northern parts of South America and claimed he was the first European to reach the mainland of the New World | Vespucci |
| Sailed for the French along the Atlantic coast including the Carolinas | Verrazano |
| Discovered island of Puerto Rico and explored Florida | Ponce de Leon |
| Started a Spanish colony in present-day Panama and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean | Balboa |
| Founded the present-day city of Lima, Peru and defeated the Incan Empire | Pizzaro |
| Sailed up the St. Lawrence river searching for the Northwest Passage | Cartier |
| Sailed on voyage that circumnavigated the world although he died in the Philippines | Magellan |
