| A | B |
|---|
| Sir Francis DRAKE | English pirate circled the world. |
| Sir Francis DRAKE | English Admiral defeated Spanish Armada |
| Ponce de Leon | Spanish explorer discoverer of Florida. |
| Ponce de Leon | Spanish explorer seeking Fountain of Youth. |
| John CABOT | Sailed for English First to reach mainland N. Am. |
| MAGELLAN | 1st expedition to circumnavigate the globe |
| AMERIGO VESPUCCI | Portuguese, "New World" bears his name. |
| Samuel de CHAMPLAIN | Fr. explored the St. Lawrence River |
| Vasco DA GAMA | Port. 1st "all-water" route to India |
| CORONADO | 1st to see Grand Canyon |
| CORONADO | Sp. seeking 7 Cities of Gold |
| King FERDINAND | King of Spain for Columbus |
| Hernando CORTEZ | Sp. Conquered Aztecs in Mexico |
| Henry HUDSON | Claimed New York for Dutch |
| Henry HUDSON | Named a Bay, Strait, River |
| Bartholomew DIAZ | Port. 1st to round S. tip of Africa 1486 |
| PRINCE HENRY | Port. nobleman who encourage exploration. |
| BALBOA | Sp. Panama. 1st European to site Pacific Ocean. |
| Leif Ericson, Eric the Red | Leaders of the Vikings c. 1000 A.D. |
