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Chapter 2 Notes

Chapter 2 Explorers

Explorer Country Accomplishments

John Cabot England Founded Newfoundland

Amerigo Vespucci Italy Letters and records described the New Land. People named the continent America.

Juan Ponce de Leon Spain Searched for gold and the “fountain of youth” – founded Florida

Vasco Nunez de Balboa Spain Searching for silver and gold – became 1st Europeans to see the Pacific Ocean from its eastern shore

Francisco Pizzaro Spain Attacked the Incas to collect riches and land for Spain

Ferdinand Magellan Portugal Voyage proved the earth was round – never made the entire trip – was killed in the Philippines before the trip was over

Hernando Cortes

Spain Landed in what is now Mexico searching for gold and silver – defeated the Aztec King, Montezuma and got empire

Giovanni da Verrazano France Found the Northwest Passage, sailed to North Carolina & then to Newfoundland

Jacques Cartier France Explored the St. Lawrence River in Canada Claimed lands for France

Sir Francis Drake England 2nd to sail around the world