Transcript Slide 1

1643-1687
1510-1554
1451-1506
French Explorer
Spanish Explorer
Spanish Explorer
He was the first
European to sail
down the
Mississippi River
from the Great
Lakes to the Gulf of
Mexico.
He discovered the
southwestern part
of the United
States including the
Grand Canyon.
He was the first
European since the
Vikings to
“discover” the New
World.
1460-1521
1500-1541
1450-1499
Spanish Explorer
Spanish Explorer
English Explorer
He was the first
European to
explore Florida,
searching for the
Fountain of Youth.
He led the first
expedition across
the southeastern
United States.
He was the first
European since the
Vikings to explore
the mainland of N.
America and the
first to search for
the Northwest
Passage.