| A | B |
| John Cabot | He discovered the Grand Banks and Newfoundland. |
| Nothwest Passage | A water route that linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in Noth America. |
| Jacques Cartier | He explored the St. Lawrence River and founded Montreal. |
| Henry Hudson | He explored the Hudson River and Hudson Bay. |
| Francis Drake | The "Sea Dog" who sailed all the way around the world for England. |
| Armada | a large group of ships |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | He explored NC and VA and claimed this area for England. |
| Roanoke Islkand | The 1st English settlement in the New World. |
| Virginia Dare | the 1st English baby born in North America. |
| John White | Leader of Roanoke Island who went back to England to get supplies. |
| Samuel de Champlain | He started the New France colony in Canada |
| Quebec | City started by Champlain near Montreal |
| Marquette and Joliet | French explorers who explored part of the Mississippi River. |
| Robert La Salle | French explorer who sailed all the way down the Mississippi River ann claimed it for France. |
| New Orleans | The French city located at the mouth of the Mississippi River |
| Louisiana | /The large part of Noth America located west of the Mississippi River that belonged to France. |