The document summarizes the exploration of the New World by various groups. It first discusses how nomadic people crossed the Bering Strait into North and South America during the Ice Age. It then outlines key European explorers who explored and attempted to settle in North America, including the Vikings led by Leif Ericsson who established settlements in Vinland (Newfoundland) in 1000 CE, Christopher Columbus' voyage for Spain in 1492, Spanish conquistadors like Ponce de Leon, and French explorers such as Jacques Cartier who explored areas that are now Canada while establishing trade with local tribes. The document concludes by discussing the English colony of Jamestown established under Captain Christopher Newport in 1606.