| A | B |
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| Hernando de Soto | Explorer that sailed for Spain and claimed land in the southeast U.S. |
| Henry Hudson | Explorer that sailed for England looking for the Northwest Passage |
| Robert LaSalle | Explorer that sailed for France and claimed land along the Mississippi |
| Christopher Columbus | Explorer that traveled to the West Indies because Spain wanted to start a colony & find riches |
| John Cabot | Aside from the Vikings, the 1st European explorer to arrive to North America |
| Marco Polo | His journey led to people in Europe & Asia wanting to know more about each other |
| The Vikings | The first people to arrive in the New World around 1000 A.D. |
| Ferdinand Magellan | This explorer began his voyage by leaving Spain and heading west |
