G5-Explorers Unit-Accomplishments
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- Explorers Unit
- Accomplishments
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Leif Ericson
1002 - He became the first European to set foot on the North American continent.
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Marco Polo
1271 - After 17 years in China, he returned to Italy and wrote of his exploits. His book inspires future explorers.
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Prince Henry the Navigator
1410-1460 - He established a school of navigation and opened an observatory and shipyard.
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Bartholomeu Dias
1488 - He made it as far as the southern tip of Africa.
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Christopher Columbus
1492-1504 - He opened up the Western Hemisphere to Europe.
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John Cabot
1497 - He explored the waters off Canada, but thought he was in Asia. He discovered the Grand Banks, a rich fishing area.
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Vasco Da Gama
1498 - He became the first person to find an all-water route around Africa to Asia.
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Amerigo Vespucci
1507 - He realized that Columbus had discovered a world unknown to Europeans. America was named after Vespucci.
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Juan Ponce De Leon
1513 - He claimed Florida for Spain.
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Vasco Nunez De Balboa
1513 - He was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean.
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Hernando Cortés
1519 - He conquered the Aztecs, stole their gold and silver, and claimed their land for Spain.
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Ferdinand Magellan
1519-1522 - Though he was killed, his crew reached the West Indies and sailed around the world.
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Giovanni Da Verrazano
1524 - He explored the coast of North America from what is now the state of North Carolina up to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in Canada.
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Francisco Pizarro
1531 - He conquered the Incas, took their riches, and claimed their land for Spain.
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Jacques Cartier
1534 - He discovered the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River and claimed the area for France.
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Hernando De Soto
1539 - He claimed much of the southeastern part of today's United States for Spain.
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Francsisco Coronado
1540 - He claimed much of the southwestern part of today's United States for Spain.