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Jan 1, 1254
Marco Polo
he was Itlaian. he travel from Europe to Asia -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Age of Exploration
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Jan 1, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias
He was Portuguese. He led the first European expedition round the Cape -
Jan 1, 1491
Jacques Cartier
He was French. He clamied lands so that it would become Canada. -
Aug 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
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In August of 1492, Columbus left Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña along side. -
Jan 1, 1500
Hernando de Soto
He was spanish. 1st expedition to the Grand Canyon -
Jan 1, 1505
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan joins a fleet and soon starts his legacy as a Portugese sailor. -
Jan 1, 1507
Amerigo Vespucci
America named after Amerigo Vespucci by the French scholars. -
Jan 1, 1512
Juan Ponce de León
Juan Ponce de León searches for the Fountain of Youth for Spain. -
Jan 1, 1524
Giovanni da Verrazzano
He was Italian.He charted the Atlantic coast of North America between the Carolinas and Newfoundland, including New York Harbor. -
Sir Walter Raleeigh
He was English. He established a colony. -
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain begins to explore America as a French sailor. -
Henry Hudson
Hudson finds a northern trade route to Asia for the English.
