Explorers

An English explorer that traveled during the time period of 1609. Discovered the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.

• Robert LaSalle
• Henry Hudson
• Christopher Columbus
• Magellan

A Spanish explorer that traveled during 1539 to 1542. He discovered the Mississippi River.

• Robert LaSalle
• Magellan
• Hernando DeSoto
• Christopher Columbus

Around 1,000 AD, he explored Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland looking for better weather and resources. He was a Viking.

• Henry Hudson
• Robert LaSalle
• Marco Polo
• Leif Erikson

An explorer that traveled during the time period of 1679-1682. Claimed the mouth of the Mississippi River. Claimed Louisiana for France.

• Robert LaSalle
• Hernando DeSoto
• John Cabot
• Christopher Columbus

Traveled for Spain during 1519 to 1522. He was the first to sail around the world.

• Christopher Columbus
• Robert LaSalle
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Marco Polo

An English explorer that traveled during 1496 to 1498. He claimed the eastern part of the United States.

• Henry Hudson
• John Cabot
• Leif Erikson
• Hernando DeSoto

Sailed in 1492-1493 for Spain. He was looking for a western route to Asia because he read the book The Adventures of Marco Polo. Thought he had discovered a water route to the Far East, instead he discovered the “New World” also known as San Salvador(Bahamas).

• Marco Polo
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Henry Hudson

Sailed in 1492-1493 for Spain. He was looking for a western route to Asia because he read the book The Adventures of Marco Polo. Thought he had discovered a water route to the Far East, instead he discovered the “New World” also known as San Salvador(Bahamas).

• Robert LaSalle
• Henry Husdon
• John Cabot
• Christopher Columbus

This explorer realized that the place Columbus landed was not the East Indies, but instead a New World. Because of this, the New World was named after him.

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernando DeSoto
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Robert LaSalle

Traveled to the Far East known as China during 1271-1295. Because of his book, many people wanted to travel there.

• Marco Polo
• Christopher Columbus
• Leif Erikson
• Hernando DeSoto