European Explorers

Was the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Cartier

Encountered a lot of ice on his voyages.

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

Had to travel through dense forests/jungles.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

His settlement didn't survive the harsh winter in present-day Quebec.

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

Claimed Eastern Canada for England.

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Christopher Columbus

Discovered the Caribbean.

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Lack of maps and unskilled crew.

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

First European to reach the Pacific Ocean.

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

Began the fur trade with the natives in Canada.

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

Spread many diseases and killed Native Americans.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

• Henry Hudson