He named it Mar del Sur. And Magellan's name stuck. He was a soldier, an explorer, a writer, and a favorite with the Queen of England. When that didn't work, he claimed land near Roanoke Island, and called it Virginia. He gave the country of Canada its name. Cartier misunderstood the Iroquois word for village - Kanata - and thought it meant the region. The people in Quebec today still speak both French and English. Henry Hudson : Hudson was hired to find a route to China and India.
He discovered the Mississippi River. Father Jacques Marquette : Marquette was a French missionary. Marquette did a lot of exploration with his good friend and fellow explorer, Louis Joliet, a Canadian.
They also explored quite a ways down the Mississippi. He was the first to navigate all the way down to the mouth of the river. He claimed all the land he discovered for France. Later, after the Revolutionary War, the new government of the United States purchase that land from France.
We refer to this as the Louisiana Purchase. Juan Ponce de Leon led the first Spanish exploration to Florida. He was searching for the legendary fountain of youth.
Ponce de Leon sailed with Columbus the second time Columbus came to America. Ferdinand Magellan : Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, was the first man to attempt to sail around the globe on purpose. He died on the way, and never got to finish the trip, but his men finished it for him. Vasco da Gama was the first explorer to sail around the tip of Africa and reach India.
Dias, another explorer, had rounded the cape, but his men wanted to turn back because they had already spent so much time at sea, so he never reached India.
Vasco da Gama loved adventuring. He did not mind being out to sea for long periods of time. It was under King Manuel of Portugal that the voyage was actually made in King Manuel provided four specially designed ships for the trip, along with enough salted beef and wine to last for years! The worlds tallest buildings 9p Image Quiz. Speed up your math! Around the world 25p Image Quiz. What's your name? Mountain Ranges of Europe 25p Image Quiz.
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