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15 Cards in this Set
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Spanhish Explorers
Ponce de leon |
spanish explorer looking for the fountain of youth.He claimed Florida for Spain.
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Balboa
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landed in Panama saw the Pacific Ocean.
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Magellan
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1st man to sail around the Earth.
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Coronado
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Looked for the 7 cities of gold expored the southwest.
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Cortes
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a conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
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Pizzarro
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A conquistador who conquered the Incas in Prew.
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Desoto
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He found the Mississippi River.
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french explorers
Verrazano |
Looking for the Norhwest Passage.
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Cartier
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He found the ST.Lawrence River.
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Champlain
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He discovered Quebec,Canada and Lake Champlian.
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Marrquette and Juliet
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exploring the Mississippi River.
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Du Sable
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Started the city of Chicago.
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La Salle
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Sailed down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Englih and Dutch Explorers
Henry Hudson |
He claimed New Yorkfor the Dutch. He clamied parts of Canada near the Hudson bay.
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John Cabot
Sir Francis Drake |
He claimed land on the eastern U.S. for England.
He was a pirate. First Engish man to sail around the world. |
