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13 Cards in this Set
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Marco Polo
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Italy, 1200’s, One of the first explorers sent to India and China to bring back goods.
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Christopher Columbus
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Spain, 1492, First explorer to reach the new world
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Hernan Cortez
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Spain, 1519, Conquers the powerful Aztecs and establishes Mexico City
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Francisco Pizarro
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Spain, 1532, Captures the Incans empire and establishes Peru
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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Spain, 1513, Looking for the Fountain of Youth and discovers Florida
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Coronado
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Spain, 1540, Looks for the 7 Cities of Cibola and find 7 little villages
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Jacques Cartier
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France, 1534, Does not find Northwest Passage but claims Canada for France
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Samuel de Champlain
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France, 1608,Sails up the St. Lawrence River and establishes the city of Quebec
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Robert de la Salle
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France, 1682, Sails down the Mississippi River and establishes the colony of Louisiana
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John Cabot
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England, 1497, 1st English explorer to the New World. Claims Newfoundland for England
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John White
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England, 1587, Establishes the colony of Roanoke
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John Smith
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England, 1608, Becomes the leader of Jamestown and saves the colony
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Henry Hudson
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Netherlands (dutch), 1609, Sails down the Hudson River and establishes the colony of New Amsterdam (Manhattan)
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