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    Early explorers began exploring North America and establishing trade routes between Europe and Asia starting around 1000 AD. Some of the most notable early explorers included Leif Ericson, who sailed to Vinland (Newfoundland) around 1000; Bartolomeu Dias, who sailed around Africa in 1488 to find a trade route to Asia; Christopher Columbus, who discovered the Aztec and Inca civilizations in 1492 for Spain; Giovanni Caboto, who discovered Canada for England in 1497 and found new fishing routes for Europe; Jacques Cartier, who was the first European to navigate the St. Lawrence River and named Canada while exploring the area from 1534 to 1542 for France; and Samuel de Champlain,

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    Early explorers began exploring North America and establishing trade routes between Europe and Asia starting around 1000 AD. Some of the most notable early explorers included Leif Ericson, who sailed to Vinland (Newfoundland) around 1000; Bartolomeu Dias, who sailed around Africa in 1488 to find a trade route to Asia; Christopher Columbus, who discovered the Aztec and Inca civilizations in 1492 for Spain; Giovanni Caboto, who discovered Canada for England in 1497 and found new fishing routes for Europe; Jacques Cartier, who was the first European to navigate the St. Lawrence River and named Canada while exploring the area from 1534 to 1542 for France; and Samuel de Champlain,

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    A BRIEF HISTORY OF

    EARLY
    EXPLORERS
    TIMELINE 1000
    LEIF ERICSON
    Leif Ericson sailed to Vinland now

    Newfoundland

    BARTOLOMEU
    DIAS 1488
    He sailed around Africa and made

    ports to get to Asia CHRISTOPHER


    COLOUMBUS

    1492
    GIOVANNI Discovered the Aztec's and Inca's and stole

    their gold.

    CABOTO 1497
    GIOVANNI
    Discovered Canada for England and found

    new fishing routes for Europe

    1523 VERRAZZANO
    JACQUES Stole Aztec gold from the Spanish for France

    CARTIER 1534
    I, Jacques Cartier was the first European to

    navigate the St.Lawrence River. On three

    expeditions from 1534 to 1542, I laid the basis

    for later French claims to North America.

    I also am credited for naming Canada.


    SAMUEL DE
    1603 CHAMPLAIN

    HENRY
    I was a French explorer, the founder of

    the city Quebec and consolidator of the

    HUNDSON 1607 French colonies in the New World.

    I was a English explorer who set out to find an

    alternate route to get to Japan and China.

    JOHN
    FRANKLIN
    1845
    I set sail from Greenhithe, England, on 19 May

    1845, with a crew of 24 officers and 110 men.

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