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36 Cards in this Set
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Pizarro - Personal Background
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Born in Spain as a farmer, uneducated
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Pizarro - Country
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Spain (1524)
Panama (1526) |
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Goals of Pizarro
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to go to South America to find gold and silver
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Goals of Pizarro's Patron
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Steal Inca's gold and to convert Incas to Christianity
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Pizarro's ships/supplies
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3 ships and 200 men
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Pizarro's Route
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West Coast of Spain to Peru
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Pizarro's hardships
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Battle with the natives over religion
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Pizarro's contact with the natives
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Brutal, hostile, violent
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Results of Pizarro's journey
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Found gold, opened west coast of South America for exploration
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Jacques Marquette Louis Joliet - Personal Background
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went from a missionary to a sailor
map maker to explorer |
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Joliet - Country Represented
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France
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Goals of Joliet
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explore the Mississippi gates and water ways
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Joliet's ships and supplies
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canoes, 5 men
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Joliet's route
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From the Mississippi River, followed it down to the Gulf
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Joliet's Hardships
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Indians in South were not friendly and prevented them from making it to the Gulf of Mexico
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Joliet's contact with the Natives
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Natives helped them travel by foot South
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Joliet's results
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Found the Mississippi River emptied into the Gulf of Mexico
Important to fur trade |
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Goals of Joliet's patron
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expand the colonies into the New World
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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado - Personal Background
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Born in Spain, born into wealth
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de Coronado - Country Represented
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Spain
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Goals of de Coronado
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To find the 7 Cities of Gold
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Goals of Coronado's Patron
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gold and silver
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de Coronado's ships/supplies
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men, servants, ships, horses
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de Coronado's Route
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Northwest tip of Mexico to Arizona to Santa Fe to Texas to Oklahoma
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de Coronado's Hardships
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Ran out of food and water
Travel was hard on the land Trails were impassible |
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de Coronado's Contact with the Natives
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befriended several tribes along his journey
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Results of de Coronado's voyage
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Became govenor of Mexico
Contributed to the development of American West |
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Henry Hudson's Personal Background
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married, 3 sons
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Hudson's Country Respresented
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3 voyages for England and 1 for the Dutch
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Hudson's Goals
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Searching for a Western route to Asia
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Goals of Hudson's Patron
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English Muscovy Company - find a passage to the orient
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Hudson's ships and supplies
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well-stocked ships supplied by patron
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Hudson's Route
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Holland to Atlantic to Chesapeake Bay to New York Harbor
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Hudson's Hardships
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Ice near Russia
Starvation Mutiny Winter in New York |
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Hudson's Contact with Natives
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Friendly
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Hudson's results
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Discovered Hudson River
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