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Leif Eriksson was a Norse explorer and sailor from Iceland. When his father got exiled from Iceland, he departed from Iceland and began his journey. He is famous for finding Greenland in 1001. He also found new land which he named Vinland.

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Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Born in Genoa Italy, he enjoyed exploring. Columbus wanted to find a faster route to China and the Indies. After several attempts he finally got the royal family of Spain to pay for his trip. He had 3 ships the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. He is credited for finding the Caribbean in 1492.

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Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian merchant, explorer, and navigator from Florence, Italy. He was born for a wealthy family and is also known as master navigator. The Medici (a powerful family) sent him to Spain to prepare for voyages in 1491, where he became eager to explore the unknown. He found new land (current day Rio de Janeiro) and he named it America after himself in 1497.

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John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer. .John departed in England, and found newfoundland in 1497

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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer, credited the first person to go around the world. While doing so, he also discover a passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific and named  it the Straits of Magellan. Magellan went to the King of Spain, who agreed to fund for his trip. Most of his crew died of hunger and scurvy. He at one point died as well while fighting is constant battles. Only one ship returned(The Victoria) with very few survivors, but they were the first to make a voyage around the world in 1521

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Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. Hernando was born in Spain in the 1500 to a noble but poor family. He wanted to become an explorer and denied his family's request of becoming a lawyer. He had a family but grew tired of hearing stories of explorers exploring Southern USA. He decided to go on a voyage and explore himself. He explored Florida, Georgia and most of the southern United States. He was the first European explored to use and discover the Mississippi river in 1539.

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Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator, he is best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States. Like many conutries, he wanted to find a faster route to Asia. He thought ice during the summer melted in the North Pole. When his first two expeditions failed, the king of England lost hope and so Henry went to the Dutch who agreed to sponsor for his voyage. He had clear instuctions but when his crew mutinied because of the frigid weather, he had to turn and he landed in Northern USA. After discovering much of Northern USA, the Hudson bay and the Hudson river in 1609.

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Robert La Salle was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America. The Native/Indgioues people became friends with Robert and showed him the Ohio river. Taking this Path he discovered the missipi river and Louisana in 1687. He named Loiusana after the king at the time (King Louis XIV).