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13 Cards in this Set
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Who was the Viking that set sail from Iceland and landed on an island that he named Greenland?
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Eric the Red
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Who reached another part of North America, the island that is nowo called Newfoundland?
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Leif Ericson
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What couln't the explorers find that was an all-water route to the treasures of Asia by travelling along the north coast of North America?
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The Northwest Passage
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Who was the Viking that set sail from Iceland and landed on an island that he named Greenland?
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Eric the Red
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Who reached another part of North America, the island that is nowo called Newfoundland?
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Leif Ericson
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What couln't the explorers find that was an all-water route to the treasures of Asia by travelling along the north coast of North America?
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The Northwest Passage
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An island in Canada.
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Newfoundland
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They are tales that originated in Icedland and have passed down through the years.
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Sagas
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Who was the navigator that was sent to seek the Northwest Passage?
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Giovanni da Verrazano
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Who was the leader of the explorers? He explored the St. Lawrence River.
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Jacques Cartier
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What was the European's goal?
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To reach the Grand Banks.
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Who was the British officer who was determined to capture Quebec on September 9, 1759?
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James Wolfe
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A person sent by a church to spread its religion among nono-believers.
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missionaries
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