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21 Cards in this Set
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Vasco da Gama |
Found a sea route to Asia (Portuguese) |
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Hernan Cortes |
Conquered the Aztec (Spanish) |
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Francisco Pizzarro |
Conquered the Inca (Spanish) |
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Juan Ponce de Leon |
Searched for the fountain of youth in Florida (Spanish) |
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Ferdinand Magellan |
First to navigate the world(Spanish) |
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christopher columbus |
Discovered the Caribbean Islands (Spanish) |
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Francisco Coronado |
Conquered and explored the southwest region (Spanish) |
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John Cabot |
Claimed New Foundland for England (English) |
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Robert de Lasalle |
Found Mississippi river (French) |
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Jacques Cartier |
Found St. Laurence river (French) |
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Why did the Portuguese explore? |
To find sea routes to Asia |
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Why did the French explore? |
To create settlements in the Americas, and searching for gold and silver. (Northwest Passage) |
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Where did the Portuguese create settlements? |
West Africa and Brazil |
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Where did the Spanish create settlements? |
Mexico, Americas, and the Caribbean Islands |
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Where did the French create settlements? |
Canada |
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What did the economies of the Spanish and Portuguese settlements rely on? |
Slaves from the Native Americans |
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Which culture visited the Americas before Columbus? |
The Vikings |
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Define, Mission |
Religious Statement |
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Define, Plantation |
A large estate run by owner or manager and farmed by laborors who live there |
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Define, Columbian Exchange |
Exchange of goods, ideas, and people between Europe and the Americas |
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Define, Northwest Passage |
Waterroute to Asia through North America sought by European explorers |
