| A | B |
| Imperialism | Taking over the world bit by bit and forming an empire |
| Sponsors | The person(s) who fund an expedition |
| Perspective | The way something in viewed |
| Columbus | Travelled to the Caribbean, stole gold for Spain |
| Cabot | Travelled for England to Newfoundland, found lots of cod |
| Cartier | Travelled to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, found Stadacona |
| Champlain | Went to Port-Royal in Quebec, established Quebec |
| Frobisher | Sailed to the Arctic, found iron pyrite |
| Hudson | Sailed for Britain, went and found Hudson's Bay. Looked for Northwest passage |
| La Salle | Went to Gulf of Mexico, stretched the truth. Crew shot him |
| La Verendrye | Sailed west of the Great Lakes for France, built forts for the fur trade |
| Matonabbee and Hearne | Went west of Hudson's Bay, first to use First Nations as navigators |
| Mackenzie | Sailed for Britain to the Mackenzie River and the Peace river, first to reach Canada's west coast by land. Engraved name in stone |