| A | B |
|---|
| Giovanni Verrazano | the French Explorer who (1524) was looking for China, but found New York |
| Jacques Cartier | The French explorer who went in search of the North West Passage and found the St. Lawrence River |
| Samuel de Champlain | was looking for the Northwest Passage and started the colony- New France |
| Northwest Passage | the sea passage through N. America to Asia (non-existent) |
| Champlain | made friends with the Natives and established fur trade |
| Cartier | named hill at end of St Lawrence River Mont Real |
| Robert LaSalle | established a trading post at the mouth of the Mississippi River - New Orleans |
| Marquette & Joliet | discovered the Mississippi River |
