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12 Cards in this Set
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Diaz
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1487
Portugal rounds southern tip of Africa |
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Columbus
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1492
Spain first to explore Western Hemisphere |
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da Gama
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1497
Portugal sea route to India by sailing around Africa |
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Cabot
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1497
England explores Newfoundland and Nova Scotia |
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Vespucci
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1499
Spain explores coast of South America |
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Cabral
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1500
Portugal Portugal's claim on Brazil |
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Cortes
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1519
Spain conquest of the Aztecs |
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Magellan
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1519
Spain circumnavigates the world |
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Pizzaro
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1531
Spain Conquest of Peru (the Incas) |
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Cartier
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1535
France explores St. Lawrence River |
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de Soto
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1539
Spain explores lower Mississippi River |
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Coronado
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1540
Spain explores the Southwest |
