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14 Cards in this Set
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Marco Polo- Italy
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One of the first explorers sent to India and China to bring back goods.
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Christopher Columbus- Spain
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First explorer to reach the new world
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Hernan Cortez- Spain
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Conquers the powerful Aztecs and establishes Mexico City
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Francisco Pizzaro- Spain
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Captures the Incans empire and establishes Peru
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Juan Ponce de Leon- Spain
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Looking for the Fountain of Youth and discovers Florida
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Coronado- Spain
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Looks for the 7 Cities of Cibola and find 7 little villages
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Jacque Cartier- France
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Does not find Northwest Passage but claims Canada for France
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Samuel de Champlain- France
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Sails up the St. Lawrence River and establishes the city of Quebec
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Robert de la salle- France
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Sails down the Mississippi River and establishes the colony of Louisiana
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John Cabot- England
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1st English explorer to the new world. Claims Newfoundland for England.
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John White- England
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Establishes the colony of Roanoke
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John Smith- England
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Becomes the leader of Jamestown and saves the colony
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Henry Hudson- Netherlands (Dutch)
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Sails down the Hudson river and establishes the New Colony of New Amsterdam (Manhattan)
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Peter Stuyvesant- Netherlands (Dutch)
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Last governor of New Amsterdam
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