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10 Cards in this Set
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Wanted a quicker way to Indies
Landed in Bahamas |
Columbus |
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Sailed around the southern tip of Africa |
Vasco DeGama |
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Was a Viking
Credited with being 1st European to reach North America |
Leif Ericsson |
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Wanted silk from China
Traveled on the "Silk Road" |
Marco Polo |
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Set up a fur trading company
Explored the St. Lawrence River |
Samuel Champlain |
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Proved that a ship could sail around the globe |
Magellan |
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Was the 1st European to explore the interior of Canada |
Jacques Cartier |
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Conquered the Incan empire |
Pizarro |
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Conquered the Aztecs |
Hernan Cortes |
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Looking for the North West Passage |
Henry Hudson |
