It looks like there are some mismatches in the pairs listed. Here’s a corrected version with the proper associations:
- Lived in China for twenty years - Marco Polo
- Searched for the Fountain of Youth - Ponce de León
- First to explore the St. Lawrence River - Champlain
- Began the first permanent French settlement - Champlain (Note: Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec, the first permanent French settlement in North America.)
- Explored the Mississippi with Marquette - Joliet
- Followed the Mississippi to the Gulf - De Soto
- First to round the Cape of Good Hope - Dias
- Discovered the Mississippi River - De Soto
Here are the corrections:
- Cartier can be appropriately associated with early exploration of the St. Lawrence River but should not be confused with the first permanent settlement.
- La Salle should be attributed to claiming the Mississippi River and exploring it further to the Gulf of Mexico but was not listed correctly in this set.
If you need any other corrections or additions, feel free to ask!