American Revolution

World Explorers

8th grade - U.S. History

VASCO DA GAMA

• First European explorer to reach India by sea

• His expedition linked Europe and Asia by an ocean route

• His journey to India was the longest voyage taken

• A crater on the moon is named after him

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

• He was the first European to navigate what is now known as the Strait of Magellan.

• His crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe

• He died in 1521 on the journey

• He was born in Portugal

JACQUES CARTIER

• He was born in 1941

• He sailed near the Gulf of St. Lawrence and claimed Canada for France

• He led 3 voyages and had a vessel named Grande Hermine

• He established a settlement named Charlesbourg Royal

• He died in 1557

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

• He was nicknamed "The Dragon"

• He was the oldest of 12 sons

• He claimed California for England

• He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I and made the Mayor of Plymouth

• The Spanish called him a pirate

RENE-ROBERT CAVELIER, SIEUR DE LA SALLE

• He was born in Rouen, France in 1643

• He traveled to Quebec, Canada in 1666

• He explored the Great lakes and claimed the Mississippi River Basin for France

• He was killed by of his own men in 1687

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CAPTAIN JAMES COOK

• He was born in 1728

• He served as a captain the royal navy

• He was a cartographer

• He was the first known to circumnavigate New Zealand

• He was killed in Hawaii in 1779