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The people who explored America.
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer who founded Quebec City. Learn more about this famous explorer with this profile.
Christopher Columbus
Learn more about this famous explorer from Geography Guide Matt Rosenberg.
Sir Francis Drake: The Circumnavigation
From 1577 to 1580, Sir Francis Drake sailed around the globe leaving and returning to his native country of England. He went along the coast of present day Washington, Oregon and a small part of California. Read this brief synopsis and find further information about his voyage.

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