European Explorers

This Italian explorer explored Americas - Hispaniola, San Salvador for Spain from 1492-1502

• Hernan Cortes

• Bartolome de Las Casa

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

This English explorer explored Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, northeastern coast of North America from 1497-1498

• Hernan Cortes

• Bartolome de Las Casa

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

This Spanish explorer explored Hispaniola, Cuba, Venezuela, Santo Domingo, Mexico, Guatemala from 1502-1547

• Hernan Cortes

• Bartolome de Las Casa

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

This Spanish explorer explored Mexico in 1504

• Hernan Cortes

• Bartolome de Las Casa

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

This French explorer explored Canada, St. Lawrence River in 1535

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Walter Raleigh

This Spanish explorer traveled through Florida to explore Southeast America, the first to cross Mississippi River from 1538-1542

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Walter Raleigh

This English explorer explored Roanoke (North Carolina) in 1567 and from 1577-1580

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Walter Raleigh

This English explorer circumnavigated the globe; explored coast of California from 1584-1597

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Walter Raleigh

This French explorer explored Canada (Quebec), Nova Scotia, Atlantic Coast, Great Lakes from 1603-1615

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Walter Raleigh

This French explorer's motivation was (POWER)

Settle land for New France

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Walter Raleigh