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100
This person wrote a book in the 1200s.
Who is Marco Polo?
100
This person named the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
100
This person was in search of the Northwest Passage.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
200
This person accidentally discovered the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
200
This person set out to find the fountain of youth.
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?
200
This person found what is now New York and had a bay named after him.
Who is Henry Hudson?
300
This person reached the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Who is John Cabot?
300
This person was welcomed by the Aztecs but the peace didn't last long.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
400
The Americas were named after this person.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
400
This person was in search of the seven cities of gold.
Who is Francisco Vasquez de Coronado?
500
This person was one of the first explorers to settle in the Americas.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa
500
This person met many Native Americans but it usually ended in bloody battles.
Who is Hernando de Soto?
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