Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration | Columbus and Other New World Explorers | World Book Encyclopedia

World Book Encyclopedia examines the journeys of Christopher Columbus and other great explorers of North America, including the impact exploration had on Native Americans.

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Columbus and other New World explorers

Most of the explorers of the Great Age of European Exploration came from Italy, Spain, Portugal, England, and France.

Native Americans watch a ship carrying Sir Henry Hudson enter New York Bay in 1609.
Native Americans watch a ship carrying Sir Henry Hudson enter New York Bay in 1609.

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