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23 Cards in this Set
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Prince Henry
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set up center for astronomical and geographical studies in portugal.
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Barthlomeu Dias
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Sailed to southern tip of Africa
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Vasco Da Gama
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around africa to India
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Leif Ericsson
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Viking to scandinavia; settled newfoundland
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Christopher Columbus
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1492; Sailed to Bahamas thought it was the indies.
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Ponce De Leon
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Sailed north looking for fountain of youth. Found Flordia.
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Vasco De Balboa
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first to find Pacific ocean, on s. american coast.
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Ferdinan Magellan
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founded strait at southern tip of s. america. circumnavigated.
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Columbian Exchange
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trade system.
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Amerigo Vesspucci
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Distinguished america from asia. America was named after.
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Treaty of Torde Sillas
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line of demarcation for portugal and spain.
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Cortez
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lead spanish into Aztec empire. Mexico
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Diego Velaquez
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Lead spainish troops to conquere cuba
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New Spain
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Cortez order mexico
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Francisco Pizarro
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Controlled Peru. Conquered Incas.
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Francisco Vasqez de Coronado
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Explored S. W. Regionn of N. America. In search of golden cities. Found Buffalo.
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Hernando de Sota
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explored S.E. of north America. Flordia.
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Verrazano
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mapped N. Carolina. to Newfoundland.
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Cartier
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mapped St. Laurence River
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Champlain
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founded quebec, new france.
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Joliet
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worked with Marquette explored mississippi
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Marquette
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traveled with Joliet explored mississippi.
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Lord La Salle
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Rene Robert Cavelier; followed mississippi to new mexico.
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