| A | B |
|---|
| Christopher Columbus | San Salvador and islands south of the Americans in 1492. |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa | He discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513. |
| Ponce de Leon | This Spanish explorer discovered what is now known as Florida in 1513. He was looking for the so-called Fountain of Youth. |
| John Cabot | Newfoundland and Nova Scotia |
| Jacques Cartier | French Explorer who founded the Gulf of St. Lawrence and St. Lawerence River in 1534. He was also looking for gold but never found it. |
| Henry Hudson | New York and Northern Canada |
| Leif Eriksson | First European, a Viking, to reach the shores of North America. |
| Hernando de Soto | First European to explore Florida and the southeastern part of America |
| King Henry VII | He paid for the English expeditions to gain land and wealth. |
| Marco Polo | Wrote a famous book on his travels to Asia. |
| Amerigo Vespucci | America is named after this explorer. |
