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Henry Hudson
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English explorer who sailed for the Dutch and landed at the coast of present-day New York
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John Cabot
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Italian sailor who sailed for the English and is believed to have landed in Newfoundland, Canada
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Giovanni da Verrazzano
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Italian sailor who sailed for the French with hopes of finding an all-water route to Asia
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Jacques Cartier
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French sailor who sailed up the St. Lawrence River to present-day Montreal
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Spanish Armada
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large fleet of ships sent to invade England and restore Catholicism
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Samuel de Champlain
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founder of fur-trading post at Quebec
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New France
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first permanent French colony in North America
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New Netherland
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first permanent Dutch colony in North America
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galleon
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sailing ship
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