Explorers of the New World

I believed that I could find Asia by sailing west from Europe across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Christopher Columbus

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

I was an Italian explorer but I sailed for Spain.

• Christopher Columbus

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

I was an English sea captain who sailed up the Hudson River looking for passage through the continent.

• Christopher Columbus

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

I was a French explorer who built a permanent settlement along the St. Lawrence River.

• Christopher Columbus

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

While traveling, my Algonkian allies and I got into a fight against a group of Iroquois. From that point on the Iroquois held a grudge against France.

• Christopher Columbus

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

After I arrived at a large lake I named it after myself.

• Christopher Columbus

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

I set sail from the Netherlands in my small ship, the Half Moon.

• Christopher Columbus

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

I set sail from France in 1524 and landed on what is now South Carolina. From there, I headed north and eventually sailed into New York Bay.

• Christopher Columbus

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

I was a French explorer who sailed to New York Bay.

• Christopher Columbus

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

When I waded ashore on one of the Bahama Islands I met 'Indians' because I thought I was close to India.

• Christopher Columbus

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson