Provides an overview of New York's early explorers, discussing the impact they had on the state's settlement and expansion, their interactions with the region's Native American tribes, the most influential explorers, and other related topics.
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The first people of New York -- Explorers look for new lands -- Exploring North and South America -- Native Americans meet early explorers -- New York's many riches -- An Italian explorer: Giovanni da Verrazano -- A French explorer: Samuel de Champlain -- An English explorer: Henry Hudson -- A Dutch explorer: Adriaen Block -- After the explorers came the colonists.