Monday-
Henry Hudson
- Tried to find a route from Europe to Asia
- Exploration of Canada and Northeastern US
- Discovered Hudson Bay
Sir Walter Raleigh
- Attempts to colonze is America failed
- Expedition to El Dorado "Golden Land"
- Fable
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
- Explored coast of Colombia, Panama
- First European to see eastern coast of the Pacific
Amerigo Vespucci
- Discovered Venezuela, Amazon River, and Cape St. Augustine
- First to realize this was a new continent
Tuesday-
Vasco de Gama
- Successfully sailed from Europe around Africa to southeast Asia
Hernan Cortes
- Conquered the Aztecs
Ferdinand Magellan
- First circumnavigation of Earth- all around the world
- He died and his crew finished
- Discovered Pacific Ocean
Sir Francis Drake
- Started as a Slave trader
- First English man to sail around the world
Wednesday- No school
Thursday-
Juan Ponce de Leon
- Searched for Fountain of Youth
- Found Florida
Francisco Pizarro
- Overthrew the Incan Emipire
Christopher Columbus
- Completed 4 voyages across the Atlantic Ocean
- Credited with discovery of Americas in 1492
Friday-
John Cabot
- Found Canada
Bartoleomeu Dias
- Sailed around the cape of good hope
- South tip of Africa
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