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14 Cards in this Set
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Marco Polo
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Italy: 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: 1st explorer to reach the new world.
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Hernan Cortez
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Spain: Conquers the powerful Aztecs and establishes Mexico City.
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Francisco Pizzaro
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Spain: Captures the Incans empire and establishes Peru
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Cornando
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Spain: Looked for the 7 Cities of Cibola and found 7 little villages
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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Spain: Looking for the Fountain of Youth and discovers Florida
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Jacques Cartier
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Does not find Northwest Passage but claims Canada for France.
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Samuel de Champlain
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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: Sails down the Mississippi River and establishes the colony of Louisiana.
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John Cabot
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England: 1st English explorer to the New World. Claims Newfoundland for England.
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John White
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England: Established the lost colony of Roanoke.
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John Smith
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England: Becomes the leader of Jamestown and saves the colony
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Henry Hudson
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Netherlands (Dutch): Sails down the Hudson River and establishes the colony of New Amsterdam (Manhattan).
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Peter Stuyvesant
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Netherlands (Dutch): Last governor of New Amsterdam
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