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| Newport, Christopher Captain Christopher Newport (1560? - 1617) was an English privateer and navigator who transported colonists to the first permanent English colony in America, Jamestown, and sailed back and forth from England to the New World five times between 1606 and 1611, transporting both supplies and colonists. Captain Newport had been hired by the Virginia Company to transport the colonists. On December 19, 1606, Captain Newport sailed from London, England, commanding three small ships, the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, carrying the Jamestown, Virginia settlers, including Capt. John Smith. Jamestown was founded on May 14, 1607, by this small group of English settlers. Newport left the 104 settlers in June 22, 1607, sailing back to England for supplies. That winter, most of the Jamestown settlers died from starvation, attacks, and disease. In 1608, back in Virginia, Newport halted the execution of Captain John Smith (the Jamestown leader who had been accused of causing the deaths of the men on his expedition to obtain food from the Indians); Smith's life had been previously saved by Pocahontas when he was brought before the Indian Chief Powhatan. On his fourth trip to America (in 1609), Newport was ship-wrecked in the Bermuda Islands and did not reach Virginia until mid-1610. After his American adventures, he sailed to Persia in 1613-1614 for the East India Company. Captain Newport died in Bantam, Java in 1617 on a voyage to the East Indies. |
Narvaez, Panfilo de Panfilo de Narvaez (1470?-1528) was a Spanish explorer and soldier. He helped conquer Cuba in 1511 and led a Spanish royal expedition to North America (leaving Spain in 1527). He was born in Valladolid, Spain and died on his expedition to Florida.
De Narvaez was granted the land of Florida by the Emperor Charles V in 1526. He led an expedition there with 300 men, including Cabeza de Vaca. After surviving a hurricane near Cuba, his expedition landed on the west coast of Florida (near Tampa Bay) in April, 1528, claiming the land for Spain. For more information on de Narvaez, click here. |
  NebraskaNebraska is a state in the midwestern United States of America. Its capital is Lincoln. Nebraska was the 37th state in the USA; it became a state on March 1, 1867. |
  NevadaNevada is a state in the western United States of America. Its capital is Carson City. Nevada was the 36th state in the USA; it became a state on October 31, 1864. |
 New EnglandNew England is a region in the far northeast of the United States of America. It is comprised of the states Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. |
  New HampshireNew Hampshire is a state in the northeastern United States of America. Its capital is Concord. New Hampshire was the 9th state in the USA; it became a state on June 21, 1788. |
  New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the northeastern United States of America. Its capital is Trenton. New Jersey was the 3rd state in the USA; it became a state on December 18, 1787. |
  New MexicoNew Mexico is a state in the southwestern United States of America. Its capital is Santa Fe. New Mexico was the 47th state in the USA; it became a state on January 6, 1912. |
  New YorkNew York is a state in the northeastern United States of America. Its capital is Albany. New York was the 11th state in the USA; it became a state on July 26, 1788. |
Nicollet, Jean Jean Nicollet [also spelled Nicolet] (1598 - 1642) was a French explorer who was the first European to travel through the Great Lakes area, visiting Lake Michigan and what are now Wisconsin and Illinois, possibly reaching the Mississippi River. For many years, Nicollet lived among the Native Americans in what is now the Ontario, Canada area.
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| Nixon, Richard M. Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) was the 37th president of the United States. Nixon was born on January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California. During his two partial terms as president (1969-1974) Nixon was the first president to visit China (In 1972); this began a process of developing crucial diplomatic ties with the Chinese Communist regime. He also strengthened ties with the Soviet communist regime (early in his pre-presidential career, Nixon gained popularity by persuing and harassing American communists). In 1972 Nixon was re-elected by a landslide (beating George McGovern). After escalating the US's involvement in the unpopular Vietnam War, Nixon ended it. In 1974, the Watergate scandal occurred in which illegal election campaign activities occured. In 1974 Congress began the process to try to impeach him, but instead, on August 9, 1974, Nixon became the first president to resign from office. Vice-president Gerald Ford then became president. |
  North CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state in the United States of America. Its capital is Raleigh. North Carolina was the 12th state in the USA; it became a state on November 21, 1789. |
  North DakotaNorth Dakota is a state in the northern United States of America. Its capital is Bismarck. North Dakota was the 39th state in the USA; it became a state on November 2, 1889. |
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