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14 Cards in this Set
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(Great Britian) Explored the east coast of Canada |
John Cabot |
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(Italy, Sailed for Spain) "Discovered" North American while looking for a western route to India
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Christopher Columbus |
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(Italy) The first to realize the Americas were separate continents from Asia; America is named after him |
Amerigo Vespucci |
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(Spain) First to tech the Pacific by crossing Central America |
Vasco de Balboa |
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(Spain) First to explore Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth |
Juan Ponce de Leon |
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(Spain) First to circumnavigate the globe by sailing around the southern tip of South America |
Ferdinand Magellan |
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(Spain) Conquered Mexico from the Aztecs |
Hernan Cortez |
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(Spain) Conquered the Incan Empire |
Francisco Pizzaro |
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(France) Explored Canada and claimed it for France |
Jacques Cartier |
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(Spain) Discovered Mississippi River |
Fernando de Soto |
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(Spain) Explored the American southwest |
Francisco Coronado |
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(Great Britain) Established English colonies in North America |
Walter Raleigh |
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(Great Britain) Explored northeastern North America and the Arctic |
Henry Hudson |
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(Great Britain) Explored the Pacific; discovered Hawaii |
James Cook |
