French, English, and Dutch Explorers

Internet Resources for Fifth Grade Activities
Sites to explore about European Explorers.  Click on the links below.

 

Biographies of Explorers
Here are some brief biographies of famous world explorers from The Mariners' Museum.
John and Sebastian Cabot
Father and son who were explorers looking for a faster way to get to the Orient from Europe.
John Cabot
Information from the Discoverers Web
Sebastian Cabot
Information from the Discoverers Web
Jacques Cartier
Navigator who discover the St. Lawrence River.
Jacques Cartier
Information from the Discoverers Web
Jacques Cartier
Article from World Book Online
Samuel de Champlain
From The Virtual Museum of New France: The Explorers.
Samuel de Champlain
An historical biography.
Samuel de Champlain's 1607 Map
Map of the New England and Canadian coast drawn in 1607.
Henry Hudson
English navigator and explorer.
Henry Hudson
From Canadian Arctic Profiles
Henry Hudson
The life and times of Henry Hudson, includes information about his family.
Louis Jolliet
From The Virtual Museum of New France: The Explorers.
Louis Jolliet
Article from World Book Online
English Voyages before Cabot
Early English explorers.
The Explorers
From the Virtual Museum of New France in Canada.

Zoom Explorers
        John Cabot

Sebastian Cabot

Samuel de Champlain

Henry Hudson
Louis Jolliet Jacques Marquette

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