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4. a. Giovanna Verrazano b. Ferdinand Magellan c. Jacques Cartier d. Henry Hudson Explorer #1 Clue: I sailed for Portugal. Some say that my voyage was a failure, because I died before it was over, but I am given credit for sailing around the world and proving that it was round.

5. a. Samuel de Champlain b. Amerigo Verespucci c. Ferdinand Megellan d. Henry Hudson Explorer #2 Clue: Even though I wasn’t a well-known explorer, my name is famous because the “New World” was named after me.

6. a. Giovanni da Verrazano b. Ferdinand Magellan c. Christopher Columbus d. Henry Hudson Explorer #3 Clue: I was looking for the Northwest Passage, but ended up exploring many areas of New York State. I even have several bodies of water ( a lake, a river and a strait) named after me.

7. a. Giovanni da Verrazano b. Henry Hudson c. Samuel de Champlain d. Ferdinand Magellan Explorer #4 Clue: I was unsuccessful in finding the Northwest Passage, but I did set up a major trading post in the area now called Quebec. I even have a lake in NYS named after me.

8. a. Giovanna Verrazano b. Samuel de Champlain c. Christopher Columbus d. Amerigo Verespucci Explorer #5 Clue: I sailed for Queen Isabella of Spain. My three ships were the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. I am given credit for discovering “The New World” now known as America.

9. a. Jacques Cartier b. Ferdinand Magellan c. Giovanni da Verrazano d. Samuel de Champlain Explorer #6 Clue: I was a French explorer who was looking for the Northwest Passage I didn’t find it, but I did explore the St. Lawrence River. I also found fur, fish and other products that I took back to France.

10. a. Giovanni da Verrazano b. Samuel de Champlain c. Jacques Cartier d. Henry Hudson Explorer #7 Clue: I was looking for a water route through the New World. I didn't t find it, but I am famous for being the first European explorer in New York State.

11. a. Henry Hudson b. Ferdinand Magellan c. Jacques Cartier d. Christopher Columbus Explorer #8 Clue: I sailed for Queen Isabella of Spain. My three ships were the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. I am given credit for discovering “The New World” now known as America.

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