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10 Cards in this Set
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Prince Henry the Navigator |
1416- Portugal
Set up a school of geography and navigation |
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Bartholemew Dias |
1488- Portugal
Rounded southern tip of Africa in search of a water route to India. |
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Magellan |
1519- Portugal
First voyage around the world, circumnavigate. |
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Cortes |
1521-Spain
Defeated the Aztecs in Mexico city |
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Pizarro |
1533- Spain
Conquered the Incas and gained silver mines in Peru. |
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Jacques Carter |
1535- France
Discovered Montreal by the St. Lawrence river. |
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Samuel de Champlain |
1608- France
Founded first permanent settlement in New France for the French(Quebec, Canada) |
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De la Salle |
1682- Francr
Claimed Mississippi river valley and named it Louisiana after King Louis XIV. |
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John Cabot |
1497-England
Landed on Newfoundland |
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Sir Walter Raleigh |
1585- England
Tried to establish colony on Roanoke island and failed. |
