Early Explorers

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Early Explorers

• 4th grade Melissa Eason

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Christopher Columbus

• Italian explorer
• Began is voyage in 1492
• Hoped to find a route to India in order to trade
  for spices
• He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean
  and South America
• 3 ships Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

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Columbus Voyage
From Palos, Spain, to the Caribbean islands off
southeastern North America
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Juan Ponce de Leon

• Spanish explorer and soldier
• Began voyage in 1513
• First European to set foot in Florida
• Discovered the Gulf Stream which is a current in
  the Atlantic Ocean
• He was searching for the Fountain of Youth and
  other riches

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De Leons voyage
Sailed from Puerto Rico and reached the east
coast of Florida
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Hernando DeSoto

• Spanish explorer
• Began voyage in in 1531
• Sailed the Atlantic Ocean
• Was the first European to explore Florida
• spent four years in Florida searching for gold
  and silver
• Died during his exploration and is buried on the
  banks of the Mississippi River

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DeSotos Voyage
Sailed the Atlantic Ocean and was the first
European to explore Florida and the southeastern
US.
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John Smith

• English adventurer and soldier
• Began voyage in 1606
• Began in England and landed in Virginia
• Founded Jamestown, Virginia
• Jamestown was the first permanent English
  Settlement in North America

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Smiths Voyage
Sailed from England and landed in Virginia then
explored the Chesapeake Bay area and Patomic River
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Robert LaSalle

• French Explorer
• Began his voyage in 1678
• Traveled south from Canada and sailed down the
  Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
• First European to travel the length of the
  Mississippi River
• Named the entire Mississippi basin, Louisiana
• Also explored 4 Great Lakes

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La Salles Voyage
Traveled south from Canada and sailed down the
Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix

• was a French Jesuit priest, explorer, teacher,
  and writer
• Set sail in 1719
• Sent from France to explore Canada, to look for a
  route to the Pacific Ocean
• He survived a shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico

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Francois Xavier de Charlevoixs Voyage
Sent from France to explore Canada, to look for a
route to the Pacific Ocean. he traveled to the
St. Lawrence River area, the Great Lakes region,
and the Mississippi River.
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Lewis and Clark

• Lewis and Clark started adventure in 1804
• To explore and map out the American West
• travelled by river and by land from St. Louis,
  Missouri, to the Oregon coast and back again.
  Both joined by a Shoshone Indian guide,
  interpreter, and negotiator Sacajawea.
• Her extensive contributions to the expedition
  brought about the Sacajawea dollar coin to the
  USA in 2000

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Lewis and Clarks Voyage
Set out to explore and map the American West.
Travelled by river and by land from St. Louis,
Missouri, to the Oregon coast (Fort Clatsop), and
back again.
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Zebulon Pike

• American explorer and military officer
• Started adventure in 1805
• tried to find the source of the Mississippi River
  and also explored the Rocky Mountains and
  southwestern North America.
• Discovered Pikes Peak in Colorado, but failed to
  climb it

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Pikes Voyage
Tried to find the source of the Mississippi River
and also explored the Rocky Mountains and
southwestern North America.