28. The French on the Great Lakes. 28．法国人与五大湖 Champlain was the first of many French discoverers. 尚普兰是发现五大湖的众多法国人中的第一个， Some of these were missionaries who left home and friends to bring the b...
Chapter 4 第4章 French Colonists, Missionaries, and Explorers 法国殖民者、传教士和探险者 26.The French in Acadia. 26．法国人在阿卡迪亚 For nearly forty years after the destruction of the colony on the River of May, 大约在五月...
23. Sir Walter Ralegh. 23．沃特罗利爵士 Still another famous Englishman of Elizabeth's time was Walter Ralegh. 在伊丽莎白时代还有一位著名的英国人，他的名字叫沃特罗利， He never saw the coasts of the United States, b...
Chapter 3 第三章 Pioneers Of England 英格兰的开拓者 21. Sir John Hawkins. 21．约翰霍金斯爵士 For many years after Cabot's voyage Englishmen were too busy at home to pay much attention to distant expeditions. 卡伯特的航海之后许...
17. Early French Voyages, 1524-36. 17．早期法国人航海（15241536年） The first French expedition to America was led by an Italian named Verrazano, but he sailed in the service of Francis I, King of France. 法国第一支开往美国的探险...
14. The Great Plains. 14．大平原 Soon, however, a new hope came to the Spaniards, for an Indian told them that far away in the north there really was a golden land. 然而，西班牙人有了新的希望，因为一个印第安人告诉他们远在...
Chapter 2 Spanish And French Pioneers In The United States 第2章 美国的西班牙和法国先驱 10.Stories of Golden Lands. 10．关于黄金地带的故事 Wherever the Spaniards went, the Indians always told them stories of golden lands somewh...
7. John Cabot, 1497. 7．约翰卡伯特（1497年） While Columbus explored the West Indies, another Italian sailed across the Sea of Darkness farther north. 在哥伦布到印度西部探险的同时，另一个意大利人穿过黑海北上， Hi...
4. Columbus. 4．哥伦布 Meantime Christopher Columbus, an Italian, had returned from an even more startling voyage. 一段时间之后，意大利人克里斯托弗哥伦布完成了一次更令人吃惊的航行。 From what he had read, and from...
Chapter 1 The European Discovery Of America 第一章 欧洲人发现美洲 Leif Ericson discovers America in the year 1000. In our early childhood many of us learned to repeat the lines: 列夫埃里克森发现美洲（1000年）多数人在孩提时...
