Matching Pairs explorersOnline version practice information about the explorers and early America by Susan Brown 1 Colonized the middle of America 2 European who founded the New World in 1492 3 4 European who explored and found New York 5 friends 6 Colonized South America and Mexico 7 Colonized the 13 colonies 8 Caused a huge number of Native Americans to die Henry Hudson Christopher Columbus England disease Spain allies Columbian Exchange France