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Explorers, Exploration, Reasons for Exploration

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Hernado de Soto

sent by Spain to settle Florida and nearby lands. He was the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

Image: Hernado de Soto

Jacques Cartier

French explorer who explored Canada along the St. Lawrence River and the King of France made a claim for much of Canada

Image: Jacques Cartier

An English explorer who was hired by the Dutch to search for a Northwest Passage. He reached New York Bay and explored along the river named after him.

Image: Henry Hudson

Italian explorer who explored for England. He landed in Canada and found rich fishing areas.

Giovanni da Verrazano

Italian explorer who searched for a Northwest passage for and explored the east coast of North America including the New York Harbor.

Image: Giovanni da Verrazano