Explorer: Alexander Mackenzie

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Explorer Alexander Mackenzie Country of Origin
Scotland Time Period Late 1700s Route Charted
much of Northern Canada. Purpose Hoping to find
the Pacific. Discoveries In 1789 he discovered
the Arctic mouth of the river that now bears his
name but called it the River of Disappointment,
for he was hoping to reach the Pacific Other
Information Nickname was Scottish Bulldog.
First European to cross the North American
continent north of Mexico. His 1793 expedition
proved the Rockies could be crossed.
Camille Waechter
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Nunez Cabeza De Vaca Country of Origin
Spain Time Period1490-1557 Route To Cuba and up
Purpose Discoveries Bison- American
buffalo. Other Information A governor of
Paraguay.
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Your Name Kenji
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Amerigo Vespucci Country of Origin Spain Time
Period Late 1400s Route Around Africa to the
Indies. Purpose To find Asia through the New
World. Discoveries Longitude ,Earths
circumference, First to effectively argue that
Columbuss Asia was a new continent. Other
Information Got two continents named after him.
North America and South America. In 1512
Amerigo Vespucci died of malaria.
Asa Stahl
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Bartolomeu Dias or Diaz Country of Origin
Portugal Time Period 1450?-1500 Route on the
African coast going southward. Purpose to find
an all-water route to India. Discoveries the
Cape of Good Hope. Other Information When Diaz
was sailing, he missed the Cape of Good Hope in a
storm, instead then going eastward until the
mouth of the Great Fish River, then finding the
Cape on the way home.
Imani Buckner
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Hernando Cortes Hernando Cortes came from
Spain. 1485-1547 seek his fortune at age 19.
Guatemala, Honduras, Coast of Mexico Hernando
explored to be wealthy and to serve Spanish.
Hernando Cortes found New Spain and explored
Tasco, Talaxca, Veracruz, and Telican.
Hernando Cortes was arrested.
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Michelle Shaffer Ito
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Explorer Ferdinand Magellan Country of Origin
Portugal Time Period1519 Route Through Cape
Horn and around South America. Purpose Discoverie
s South America Other Information Ferdinand
Magellan lived 41yrs( 1480-1521). On April
27,1521 Ferdinand Magellan wasss
Olven Yu
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Explorer Francisco Pizarro Country of Origin
Spain Time Period 1530-1533 Route Francisco
started at Panama ,went past Columbia, crossed
the equator and ended at Cuzco ,Peru. Purpose
Looting and destruction of the Inca Empire of
Peru ,he noticed the jewelry. Discoveries
Pacific Ocean (1513) Other Information Pizarro
never learned to read or write
Sierra Betts
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Explorer Giobanni da Verrazano Country of
Origin Tuscany, Italy and then he grew up and
sailed for France. Time Period Sailed two times
in the early 1500. Route Sailed on the East
Coast of North America. Purpose He wanted to
find the North West Passage. Discoveries He
discovered that the Hudson River was not a
strait. Other Information People are not sure
when he died, they think his lifespan was
1480-1527
Francesca Boszormenyi
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Explorer Henry Hudson Country of Origin
England. Time Period Early 1600s. Route
Amsterdam to Hudson Bay. Purpose To find
tresure and to find a all water route to the
east. Discoveries Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait,
Hudson River and Hudson River Valley. Other
Information Born in 1565, died in 1611. and he
was a English navigator.
Jacob Pearlstein
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Hernando De Soto Country of Origin Spain Time
Period 1539-1542 Route Spain to America,
Southeast U.S. Purpose To begin a search of gold
and other valuables Discoveries Florida,
Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Alabama,
Mississippi River, Arkansas River, Oklahoma Other
Information Though he was thought to be
immortal, he died in the middle of his expedition
due to a fever and his men continued without him.
The King of Spain appointed him governor of Cuba
and directed him to take possession of Florida.
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Jacques Cartier France late 1400
mid 1500 France through Magdalen and
Prince islands and crossed the Gaspe Peninsula
discover certain land find gold and precious
things St. Lawrence River,Magdalen island,
Prince Edward island, and the great lakes
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Your Name Ajay
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Jacques Cartier Country of origin France Time
period late 1400 mid 1500 Route France through
Magdalen and Prince islands and
crossed the Gaspe Peninsula Purpose discover
certain land find gold and precious things
Discoveries St. Lawrence River, Magdalen
island, Prince Edward island, the great lakes,
and Canada
Ajay Thakkar
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Explorer information goes here. Explorer James
Cook Country of Origin Merton England 1728 Time
Period October 27, 1728 Route In tree pacific
voyages he not only elevated exploration to a
science but also proved the sailors scourge of
scurvy could be defeated with fresh fruits and
vegetables. Purpose He charted vast tracts of
the pacific before. Discoveries That find the
route
Maia Tillman
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Explorer John Cabot Country of Origin
England Time Period late 1400s Route They
assume he sailed down from the Bristol Channel
across to Ireland. Purpose He was attracted to
the treasures of the Orient (Asia). Discoveries
Discovered Newfoundland. Other Information his
real name is Giovanni Caboto. His ship was called
the Mathew .His death date is unrecorded.
Charltien Long
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Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon Country of Origin
Spain Time Period late 1400s early
1500s Route Started in Puerto Rico, traveled
across the Atlantic Ocean, around the tip of
Florida, to Cuba. Purpose to
find the fountain of youth Discoveries Florida,
gulf stream Other Information Sailed on
Columbuss second voyage and did not return to
Spain, but stayed in Santa Domingo. Colonized
Puerto Rico.
Emma Scoble
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Leif Eriksson Country of Origin Greenland Time
Period 975-1020 Route Up the coast of Greenland
and down the coast of the Baffin Island to
Southern Purpose To convert more people to
Catholics. Discoveries Discovered Vinland, or
Wineland, present-day Nova Scotia. Other
Information When Leif Eriksson was eight years
old he lived with Thyrker. He was the first to
set foot on North America.
Adrian Costantino
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Explorer Martin Frobisher Country of Origin
England Time Period Late 1500s Route Baffin
Isl. To Canada Purpose To reach Orient
Northwest Passage Discoveries Found Canada
fools gold Founded Frobisher Bay brought back
an Inuit man kayak Other Information Born
1534-1594 Was a privateer (Pirate for
hire) Raided Spanish Colonies mortally wounded
doing so
Kiran Melnyk
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Explorer Pedro Cabral Country of Origin
Portugal Time Period Early 1500s Route Sail
around Africa to Asia Purpose He wanted wealth
for himself and Portugal, adventure, pepper, and
spices. Discoveries Brazil Other Information
Four of his ships were hit buy an ice storm, the
rest of the ships were separated. He claimed land
for Portugal,but they were not interested in the
America at that time. Pedro Cabral followed Vasco
da Gamas route. Pedro arrived in India after
claiming Brazil for Portugal.
Maya Dornbrand-Lo
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Samuel de Champlain Country of Origin
France Time Period1567?-1635 No one knows his
exact birth date Route Traveled up Ottawa River
and took refuge in small lakes to avoid
rapids. Purpose Sent by the French to trade for
furs and fish, and also to discover new
land. Discoveries Founded New France, and
discovered new land in America. Other
Information Was known as The Father of New
France. His father taught him seafaring.
By Henry Coburn
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Sir Francis Drake England 1577-1580 England
around Cape Horn north of Australia to India
around Africa to England To get riches Tierra Del
Fuego archipelago. Cape Horn Route There were 3
ships the Golden Hind/Elizabeth, Marigold,
Pelican. He was a privateer and had a nickname,
El Draque. He went on 3 expeditions2 to the
Caribbean and 1 that went all around the world.
Evan James Fitzgerald
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Vasco de Gama Country of Origin Portugal
Time Period 1460(?)-1524 Route Around the Cape
of Good Hope along the east side of Africa to
India Purpose To collect goods from the Indies
for Portugal Discoveries The sea route to the
Indies Other Information Born Sines, Portugal
Voyage time
period1497-1499 Advantages Vasco was prepared
for what lay in wait Dias had told him
Your Name Lena Crown
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Explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa Country of
Origin Spain Time Period 1513 Route Santa
Maria la Antigua del Darien across Panama to
the Pacific Purpose Find gold and The Pacific
Ocean Discoveries The Pacific Ocean Other
Information Started his expedition as a stowaway
but by the end of the trip he was captain of the
ship
Julia Klein
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Explorer Vasquez de Coronado Country of
OriginNew Spain Time Period1510-1554 RouteTot
onteac PurposeTo find more gold DiscoveriesHe
found the Great canon Other Information
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