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Explore with Vasco N??ez de Balboa

Follows the travels of Spanish explorer Vasco N??ez de Balboa who explored Panama and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.

America: Yesterday and Today

Beginnings to 1914
2000
Shows the history of America and how the events of the past afect our lives today. The segments may be used in a variety of ways, such as motivation, discussion, and research.

Henry Hudson

explorer of the Hudson River and Bay
Looks at the life of the sixteenth-century English mariner Henry Hudson, whose search for the Northwest Passage motivated his extensive explorations on the East Coast of North America.

Francisco de Vasquez Coronado

first European to reach the Grand Canyon
Looks at the life and accomplishments of Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, who--although he failed in his search for the mythical seven cities of gold--discovered the Grand Canyon during his explorations of North America.

West of the Revolution

an uncommon history of 1776
An exploration of the events that took place during the American Revolution in the rest of North America.
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Francisco V?squez de Coronado

Presents in graphic novel a brief biography of Spanish explorer and conquistador, Francisco V?squez de Coronado.
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Native time

a historical time line of native America
1996
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John Cabot

explorer of the North American mainland
Shares the life of the Italian explorer who made several voyages of discovery for England, including the discovery of the North American mainland.
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