Effect on Native Americans Explorer Country Land Claims Francisco Coronado Southwest (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah) Spain Spread diseases Conquered Pueblo Indians Forced Pueblo to convert to Christianity Robert de la Salle Mississippi River Valley Traded furs France Samuel de Champlain Parts of Canada (Quebec) France Traded furs John of Eastern Canada (Newfoundland) English Spread diseases
Explorer Country Land Claims Effect on Native Americans Francisco Coronado Spain Southwest (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah) Spread diseases Conquered Pueblo Indians Forced Pueblo to convert to Christianity Robert de la Salle France Mississippi River Valley Traded furs Samuel de Champlain France Parts of Canada (Quebec) Traded furs John English of Eastern Canada (Newfoundland) Spread diseases
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