| A | B |
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| Christopher Columbus | born in Italy; sailed for Spain; in 1492 sailed to the New World (North and South America) |
| John Cabot | born in Italy; sailed for England; explored the coast of what is now Canada |
| Giovanni da Verrazano | born in Italy; sailed for France; was the first European to see New York Bay in 1524 |
| Jaques Cartier | born in France;sailed up the St. Lawrence River hoping to find the Northwest Passage |
| Samuel de Champlain | born in France; sailed for France; reached Lake Champlain in 1609 and established friendly relations with the Algonquins |
| Henry Hudson | born in England;sailed for the Netherlands; traveled up the Hudson River in 1609 and reached what is now Albany |
| explorer | someone who travels to unknown places to discover new things |
| Northwest Passage | a water route to Asia through North America |
| Dutch West India Company | a company formed by several Dutch people to set up trade with the Native Americans |
| colony | a place ruled by another country |
| colonist | a person who lives in a colony |
| Peter Minuit | arrived in New Amsterdam in 1626 and bought Manhattan Island from Native American sachems |
