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Sailed to Newfoundland and Virginia for England - Cabot
Sailed for England first, but claimed rich land for the Netherlands - Hudson
First sailed up St. Lawrence and claimed land for France - Cartier
Founded Quebec and was the "Father of New France" - Champlain
Catholic priest who explored the upper Mississippi - Marquette
Though the Mississippi might turn west and be the passageway to China - Joliet
sailed the length of the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.- La Salle