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2.1 Introduction
Marco Polos tales of Asia inspired Europeans to find a shorter sea route to the Indies. Most explorers sailed east, a few sailed west. Do you think the Northwest passage exists?
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Spanish Conquistador
Francisco Pizarro
Ponce de Leon
Spanish Borderlands
Francisco Coronado
Coronados Route
Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
Huron Tribe
Champlain
Robert de La Salle
Jamestown Colony
Henry Hudson
Duke of York