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Giavanni da Verrazano was hired to explore North America and look for a passage to the east in 1524
Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) was the Spanish conquistador that landed on present-day Mexico in 1519.
Juan Ponce de Leon
in present day North Dakota
France claimed the area of present day North Dakota plus much of the United States in 1682. In 1713, England was given the northern part of present day North Dakota. In 1803, the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase which included much of present day North Dakota. In 1818, the United States acquired the northern section from England.