History of North America

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Who was involved in the westward exspantion?

Explorers:

- Christopher Columbus: Italian explorer who discovered the Americas in 1492

- Vasco da Gama: Portuguese explorer who discovered the sea route to India in 1498

- Ferdinand Magellan: Portuguese explorer who led the first circumnavigation of the world (1519–1522)

- Samuel de Champlain: French explorer who founded Quebec in 1608

- Henry Hudson: English explorer who explored Hudson Bay and the Hudson River

Conquistadors:

- Hernán Cortés: Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico in 1521

- Francisco Pizarro: Spanish conquistador who conquered Peru in 1532

- Vasco Núñez de Balboa: Spanish conquistador who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513

- Ferdinand Magellan: Portuguese conquistador who led the first circumnavigation of the world (1519–1522)

Settlers:

- Pilgrims: English Puritans who founded the Plymouth Colony in 1620

- Puritans: English Protestants who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630

- Dutch: Dutch settlers who founded New Amsterdam (New York City) in 1624

- Swedes: Swedish settlers who founded New Sweden (Delaware) in 1638

- French: French settlers who founded Quebec in 1608 and New Orleans in 1718

Native Americans:

- Native American tribes who interacted with European settlers included the Iroquois, Huron, Algonquin, Sioux, Apache, and Navajo

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