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11 Cards in this Set
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Chris Columbus
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Spain
found west indies found carabean |
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vasco de Gama
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Portugal
Sailed around Africa to India |
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Henry Hudson
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Discovered Hudson river/ Hudson bay
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John Cabot
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England
Discovered main land of North America |
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Bartolomeu Dias
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Portugal
First to set sail around southern tip of africa |
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Spain
First trip around the globe |
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Giovanni da Verrazano
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France
Found New York Harbor |
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Vasco Nunaz Balboa
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Spain
First to sight the pacific |
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Samuel de Champlain
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France
Founded Quebec and St. Lawrence rivier |
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Hernando Cortes
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Spain
Conquered Aztec empire in Mexico |
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Francisco Pizzaro
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Spain
Discovered Incan empire then conquered it |
