Henry Hudson was English. He explored for English merchants and the Dutch East India Company. He looked for the Northeast Passage to India and the Northwest Passage to the Spice Island. Part of his exploration for the Northwest passage led him to explore the Hudson river for the Dutch East India company and laid the foundation for Dutch settlement of New York.
He did not explore on behalf of Spain.
They were both Americans, and explored for the United States.
The Spanish conquistadors explored the Spanish borderlands that spanned present-day United States from Florida to California.
Soto explored the Southeastern Region of the United States. This included modern day Georgia and Florida. Soto also claimed Florida in the name of the Spanish Republic.
There were two main rivers that the Spanish explored throughout the United States. These rivers include the Gila River and the Colorado River.
Samuel de Champlain explored Canada and the United States.
Christopher Columbus explored Florida or off the east coast
Juan Ponce de León explored the region of Florida from 1513 to 1521. He was the first Spanish explorer to set foot in the current territory of the United States during this time.
He explored the modern day states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
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The first country to explore the Northern United States was France. They explored this region in 1738, when France laid claim to North Dakota.
No, Lewis and Clark only explored from the east coast of the continental United States to the west coast of the continental United States.
Spanish explorers such as Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and Juan de Onate were some of the first to explore what is now the southwestern region of the United States in the 16th and 17th centuries. They were looking for riches, new lands, and a passage to Asia.