European and American Explorers
Who were some of the first explorers to America?
Goal:
Goal:
European and American explorers were eager to find new land and opportunities. Study the slides below to review some important explorers you learned about in this course.
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Christopher Columbus was one of the first Europeans to explore the Americas. 
Robert Sieur de La Salle claimed the Mississippi River Basin and Louisiana for France. 
Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau Nieto [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons During the Coronado Expedition, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado explored the southwestern part of the U.S., which included the Grand Canyon. 
Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer who was part of the first American expedition west of the Mississippi River. 
William Clark was an American explorer who was also a part of the first American expedition west of the Mississippi River. |
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