| A | B |
|---|
| John Cabot | 1st European to explore N. America since the Vikings |
| Marquette | Priest that helped find the Mississippi River, spread Christianity |
| Ponce de Leon | First to explore Florida, Fountain of Youth |
| Columbus | first European to discover the "New World" |
| Magellan | First to lead an expedition around the world |
| Pizarro | conquered the Incan Empire |
| Prince Henry the Navigator | set up a school for making maps, ships, learning navigation |
| Balboa | first European to see the Pacific Ocean |
| Vesucci | North & South America named for him |
| Sir Francis Drake | defeated Spanish Armada, 1st Englishman to sail around the world |
| Jolliet | first European to travel the Mississippi River |
| Cortez | defeated & wiped out Aztecs |
| DeSoto | Led first expedition across the U.S./ SE U.S. |
| Cartier | discovered the St. Lawrence River |
| LaSalle | first European to sail from Great Lakes to Gult of Mexico |
| Coronado | discovered SW part of U.S., Grand Canyon |
