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| John Cabot | Englishman who sailed along the coast of Newfoundland in 1497. |
| Giovanni da Verrazano | French explorer looking for the Northwest Passage. Explored the U.S. coastline. |
| Chief Donnaconna | Leader of the Huron (Wyandot) Indians |
| Jacques Cartier | Frenchman looking for the Northwest Passage. Explored the St. Lawrence River. |
| Henry Hudson | Englishman who sailed for both England and the Nerherlands looking for the Northwest Passage. |
| Queen Elizabeth I | Ruler of England during the defeat of the Spanish Armada. |
| Sir Francis Drake | Led raids on Spanish ships. First Englishman to circumnavigate the world. |
| John Hawkins | Drake's cousin who also led attacks on Spanish ships. |
| King Philip II | Ruler of Spain who sent the Spanish Armada to attack England. |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | Organized 2 attempts to start a colony on Roanoke Island on the coast of present-day North Carolina. |
| John White | Leader of the second Roanoke Colony in 1587. |
| Virginia Dare | First English child born in the Americas. |
| Sameul de Champlain | Started the colony of New France in 1608 and founded the settlement of Quebec. |
| Louis Joliet | Frenchman who explored the Mississippi River in 1673. |
| Jacques Marquette | French priest who accompanied Joliet. |
| Robert La Salle | Frenchman who explored the Mississippi R. to its mouth. Claimed entire Mississippi valley for France. |
