John Cabot who sailed for England claimed North America in 1497. Giovanni da Verrazzano claimed the land in 1534 for France. Some Spanish missionaries settled in Virginia in 1570 but were killed by Native Americans. The English sent a colony to Roanoake Island in 1584. At the time the land was considered Virginia but is now part of North Carolina. However all the colonists disappeared. James' Fort or Jamestown was established in 1607. It was the first permanent settlement by Europeans.
John Smith of Jamestown. Hes was also the leader of the Virginia Colony.
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Ancient Greeks
Portugal. But the first explorers were the Chinese.
Many explorers were not from Spain. For example, the Vikings, some of the first explorers, were from Greenland. In addition, Portugal also invested heavily in explorers like Vasco De Gama.
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The Vikings were the first non-native explorers.
Jamestown was establish on the north bank of the James River
John Smith of Jamestown. Hes was also the leader of the Virginia Colony.
The first Explorers would be Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
On May 14, 1607, the Virginia Company explorers landed on Jamestown Island to establish the Virginia English colony on the banks of the James River, 60 miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.SOURCES:http://www.apva.org/history/Answered by:Glazeyadeaddonut
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Perhaps an occasional visiting hunter or Indian trader from the Virginia Colony.
The first European explorers to arrive in China were greeted by the native Chinese. The explorers exchanged gifts and ideas. The European explorers took tea back to Europe.
British explorers include Henry Hudson (he tried to find the Northwest Passage); Ernest Shackleton (he explored Antarctica); Sir Francis Drake (first Englishman to sail around the world); and Sir Walter Raleigh (he explored the New World and established a colony in what became Virginia).
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