| A | B |
|---|
| Sir Francis Drake | English explorer who circled the globe. |
| Samuel de Champlain | Established Quebec for the French |
| Robert de La Salle | Claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France |
| Francisco Coronado | Claimed southwest U.S. for Spain |
| John Cabot | Led English expedition to the N.E. coast of N. America |
| Jacques Cartier | French explorer who sailed the Saint Lawerence River |
| Christopher Columbus | 1st Spaniard to sail to the Caribbean |
| Ferdinand Magellan | First explorer to sail around the globe. |
| Hernando Cortes | Conquered the Aztecs in 1519. |
| Vasco DaGama | Explorer who sailed around Africa to India |
