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6 Cards in this Set
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Juan Ponce De Leon
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-Spain
-Gold and Fountain of youth -Conflict with Native Americans -Gold in Puerto Rico, first to step foot on U.S. Soil |
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Jacques Cartier
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-France
-Find water route to Asia -Sick sailors and conflict with Native Americans -Explored 1000 miles of St. Lawrence River |
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Henry Hudson
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-Holland
-Find the Northwest passage -Freezing weather, mutiny -Claimed Hudson River area in New York for Holland |
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Vasco Nuez Balboa
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-Spain
-Find land route to Pacific Ocean -Conflict with Native Americans -Discovered Panama, Pacific Ocean |
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John Cabot
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-Spain
-Find quicker route to Asia -No Maps, bad weather, crew didn't get along -Discovered great fishing grounds near Canada |
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Christopher Columbus
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-Spain
-Find quicker trade route to India and China -No maps, scared crew, conflict with Native Americans -Discovered America and Bahamas |
