Northwest Passage Explorers: England & France

John Cabot:
Italian navigator who searched for a Northwest passage.
Sailed along coasts of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.

Verrazano:
Italian navigator who searched for a Northwest passage.
Sailed along coast of North Carolina to New York.

Cartier:
French navigator gave France claim to eastern Canada.
Sailed up St Lawerence River.

Frobisher:
English sea dog sailed the coast of Greenland.
Discovered Frobisher Bay.

Hudson:
Dutch sent English navigator to search for a Northwest passage.             
Explored Hudson River, gave Dutch a claim in America