| A | B |
|---|
| Henry Hudson | an explorer working for the Dutch who explored New York Harbor and the Hudson River |
| Samuel de Champlain | a French explorer who named Lake Champlain |
| Northwest Passage | a route through North America to Asia that was never found |
| Christopher Columbus | an explorer who "discovered" America |
| John Cabot | an explorer working for England who explored the coast of New York |
| Giovanni da Verrazano | an Italian explorer who explored the coast of New York |
| New World | what Europeans called North and South America |
| Age of Exploration | the time when Europeans explored the rest of the world |
| Bering Strait | the area where Asia and North America almost meet |
