| A | B |
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| VASCO DA GAMA | sailed around Africa to find an all water route from Europe to India |
| VIKINGS | explored Iceland and Greenland |
| PONCE DE LEON | searched for the Fountain of Youth and explored Florida |
| VASCO BALBOA | first European to see Pacific Ocean |
| FERDINAND MAGELLAN | circumnavigated the world |
| LEWIS AND CLARK | led scientific expedition through the Louisiana Purchase |
| DANIEL BOONE | explored the Kentucky wilderness and found the Cumberland Gap |
| HERNANDO CORTES | fought the Aztecs and claimed Mexico and Cuba for Spain |
| CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS | sailed west to find a route to the east |
| MARTIN FROBISHER | explorer of Canada who held first Canadian Thanksgiving |
| MARCO POLO | traveled to China and told of its riches |
| JOHN CABOT | found Cape Breton, Canada |
| JACQUES CARTIER | named Canada "Kanata" and started settlement in Quebec |
| HERNANDO DE SOTO | Spanish explorer of Florida who conquered the Incan empire of Mexico |
| JAMES COOK | Explored Hawaii and Australia |
| HENRY HUDSON | Discovered Hudson River and Hudson Bay |
| ROBERT LASALLE | first European to travel entire Mississippi |
| SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN | explored Lake Champlain and established French colonies in Canada |
| FRANCISCO CORONADO | Spanish explorer who first saw the Grand Canyon |
| FRANCISCO PIZARRO | Spanish explorer who conquered Incan empire |
