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22 Cards in this Set
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Leif Erikson
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*A Viking who sailed from a colony on Newfoundland in the year 1001. *Spent the winter in N.F.L, which they named Vinland
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Christopher Columbus
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makes four trips. 1492: sailed to a small island then sailed to Cuba and Hispaniola. 1493:discovered other islands including Puerto Rico. 1498: Reached the northern coast of South America but thought it was Asia. 1502: attempted to prove his claims.
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Amerigo Vespucci
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*sailed twice to the new lands
*believed that the lands were not part of Asia. *a German mapmaker labeled the region the land of Amerigo. |
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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*explored the Caribbean coast of Panama
*First European to see the Pacific Ocean |
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Ferdinand Magellan
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*Portuguese explorer who set out to find an Atlantic-Pacific passage.
*spent 38 days sailing through the Strait of Magellan. *killed in the Battle with Filipinos. *18 remaining men reached Spain and was the first voyage to circumnavigate the Earth. |
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what are items brought from Europe to America?
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*cows hogs and other animals
*food plants *contagious disease |
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what are items brought from America to Europe?
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*plants and animals
*crops |
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Juan Ponce de leon
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Discovered Florida to find the fountain of youth. Killed by native Americans.(from Spain)
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Hernando Courtes
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conquered the Aztecs and miles their leader Montezuma, gained control of Mexico for Spain, and robbed them of their gold,silver,and jewels. (from Spain )
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Panfillo de Narvaez and Cabeza de Vaca
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Explored the southwest. Narvaez was drowned in Texas. Only 4 out of 300 men stayed alive.
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John Cabot
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tried to seek a shorter route to Asia. Believed to be the first European since since the Vikings to go ashore.
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Francisco Pizzaro
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searched for 3 g's. Conquered the Incas. (robbed them of their riches and claimed Peru for Spain)
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Jaque Cartier
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From France. Had wants to seek a sea route through North America. Discovered the St. Lawrence river and explored it. Named it New France (Canada).
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Hernando de Sote
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from Spain. Wanted the 3 it's. Discovered the Mississippi river and his body was dropped in the river to hide it from Indians.
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Francisco Vasquez de Coronando
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from Spain.Enter to find Colonial ( the seven cities of gold). Spent two years trying to find the city but it was just a poor Indian town. Only 100 out of 300 survived.
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Henry Hudson
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sealed a northwest passage. Discovered and sailed Hudson river and Hudson bay. A settlement was established at the mouth of the river know today as NYC. He is from UK
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ROBERT LaSalle
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From France. He traveled down the Mississippi, discovered the Ohio river, found the mouth of the Mississippi. Claimed it Louisiana, after King Louie
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Samuel Day Champlain
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From France, searching for a route to China, explored the Great Lakes, Founded the fort & settlement Quebec
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Martin Luther
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He wasn't happy with the Catholic Church, he nailed his 95 Theses to the church door
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Vasco Nunez De Balboa
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Founded the South Sea, claimed it in the name of Spain. Magellan the Pacific Ocean.
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What are the 4 reasons why Spaniards made voyages to the new world.
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1. Searching for gold silver etc.
2. Conversion of natives 3. Creating empires 4. Profits from trade. |
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How did the search for a water route to Asia effect Europe and the Americas.
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Both the Crusades and the Renaissance motivated Europeans to look beyond their borders. As European sailers searched for shorter routes to Asia, they made contact with the native American's
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