| A | B |
|---|
| French; explored Canada | Cartier |
| French; founded Quebec, explored Great Lakes | Champlain |
| French; landed near Cape Fear, NC | Verrazano |
| Spanish; conquered Incas | Pizarro |
| Spanish; found Florida | Ponce deLeon |
| Spanish; went through GA to NC | de Soto |
| Spanish; his search for gold allowed Spain to claim vast amounts of North America | Coronado |
| Spanish; went across Gulf of Mexico to Texas | de Vaca |
| Spanish; founded San Diego | Junipero Serra |
| Spanish; founded St. Augustine | Menendez |
| Viking explorer; found Vinland | Leif Ericson |
| French; crossed Mississipi | Marquette |
| Dutch; purchased Manhattan | Peter Minuit |
